Secondary

Friday

21st Mar 2025

Natural history GCSE to be finalised after curriculum review
New qualification will focus on nature, climate and conservation, with schools minister saying the DfE will consult on its content after the review has finished
Natural history GCSE to be finalised after curriculum review

Thursday

20th Mar 2025

SQA removes exam from three National 5 practical courses
Three practical subjects will have their exam removed in 2025-26 – but an exam will be retained for National 5 practical electronics, with a decision pending for three other courses
Hayward review calls for end to three years in a row of exams

Tuesday

18th Mar 2025

SQA appoints headteacher to lead ‘schools unit’
The new role will help the body ‘reset relationships and rebuild trust’, says SQA’s new interim chief executive
SQA appoints headteacher to lead ‘schools unit’

Friday

14th Mar 2025

Cheerleaders signal a problem with SQA exam venue rules
Last year Scottish students sat exams in five other countries via the ‘alternative venue’ process – but an update to this guidance is affecting young cheerleaders due to compete overseas
How cheerleaders' plight highlighted new SQA exam venues rules
Teacher retention payments miss schools in worst-hit areas
Extra payments are failing to reach some schools in areas where a significant amount of lessons are being taught by non-specialists, ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis finds
Teacher retention payments miss schools in worst-hit areas
Exclusive

Thursday

13th Mar 2025

SQA chief examiner: ‘We are working our backsides off to make things different’
‘Bridging the gap’ to schools and teachers will be essential for the SQA’s successor body to succeed, says new chief examiner Donna Stewart in an exclusive interview
Building a bridge

Monday

10th Mar 2025

SQA investigates data breach after thousands of documents leaked online
SQA confirms ‘unauthorised use of website-access credentials at a single SQA centre’ but says this is ‘not the result of a cyberattack’
SQA data breach

Wednesday

5th Mar 2025

‘Imperative’ for schools to talk up apprenticeships, report finds
School leavers from minority-ethnic backgrounds will gain most if apprenticeships are put on a par with university and further education, says Skills Development Scotland report
‘Imperative’ for schools to talk up apprenticeships, report finds

Tuesday

4th Mar 2025

Lower school leaving age below 16, say Scottish Tories
The party is proposing that students as young as 14 should be able to leave school – but only if they take on an apprenticeship or go to college
Lower school leaving age below 16, say Scottish Tories

Friday

28th Feb 2025

How teachers’ ‘hinterlands’ could keep low-uptake subjects alive
Latin is one of many subjects struggling to survive in Scotland – but schools owe it to the students who thrive in such subjects to keep them alive, says George Connor
Latin book

Thursday

27th Feb 2025

Schools told to do more to keep pupils out of youth justice system
Children’s commissioner says schools should be required to outline how sanctions like suspensions will trigger additional support
Rachel de Souza

Wednesday

26th Feb 2025

SQA reveals names of CEO and chief examining officer as roles are split
New interim CEO vows to ‘serve with humility’ and learn from the past ‘by being more open to criticism, challenge and scrutiny’
SQA reveals names of CEO and chief examining officer as roles are split