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Calls for exams to be scrapped have grown louder in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. But rather than getting rid of exams, we may just need to reimagine them, says Daisy Christodoulou

Curriculum for Excellence data shows levels in Scotland have not yet returned to where they were before the pandemic

Scottish Attainment Challenge ‘stretch goals’ aim for pre-pandemic levels in primary schools – but the government is told not to pass the buck to local councils

ChatGPT has been live for just over a week and concerns are already being raised about its uses in education – here, Kate Parker explores the implications

Accreditation of qualifications would not be independent enough of government if advice of Muir report is followed, insists education secretary

Three prominent education experts explain why too many people’s willingness to pretend the pandemic had no impact on learning outcomes is creating a dangerous situation for the future

SQA analysis also finds that independent schools had higher appeal rate in 2022 than state schools – and their appeals were also more likely to be successful

Exclusive: Trust leader says cuts to sixth forms could be ‘catastrophic’ for students if local A-level provision disappears

Ofqual doesn’t expect schools to determine teacher-assessed grades this year but has set out what’s needed in case formal exams can’t go ahead in summer

New exam body will continue to both award and regulate qualifications – fuelling accusations that ongoing Scottish education reform is just a ‘rebrand’

The sector must guard against false confidence in simple times table recall as true maths learning, warns E-ACT’s national director for primary education

The personal statement in the university applications process should be replaced with a series of short-response questions to address ‘unfairness’, warns HEPI