Secondary

Tuesday

25th Feb 2025

Attainment gap widens for 2023-24 Scottish school leavers
Official figures also show more Scottish students leaving school earlier – over 8,000 school leavers were in S4 in 2023-24, at just over 14 per cent of the cohort
Attainment gap widens for 2023-24 Scottish school leavers

Wednesday

19th Feb 2025

SQA chair: ‘Much to be proud of - but much to do’
The way Higher history is assessed will be reviewed but there will be no independent review of pass-rate fall, says SQA – as it vows to rebuild trust
Man cutting a topiary garden hedge

Monday

17th Feb 2025

Short GCSE maths course should be introduced, OCR says
Exam board’s proposed short-course maths qualification would form the first half of the GCSE and be taken at the end of Year 10
OCR has recommended introducing a short maths GCSE course

Monday

10th Feb 2025

Teachers call for more clarity on cheating with AI
Teachers in Scotland want detailed subject-specific guidance ’on what you can accept or not’ so they are equipped to prevent cheating, finds new SQA research
School sign with a 'No ChatGPT' sign

Monday

3rd Feb 2025

Multi-level language classes ‘challenging’ for Scottish teachers
Research shows Scottish government failing to deliver its language-learning policy in secondary schools
Multi-level classes causing ‘concern’ for languages in Scottish secondaries
SQA announces changes to 2025 exam timetable
Exams in 14 subjects are now moving to different dates, while others will stay on the same date but change time
SQA announces changes to 2025 exam timetable

Thursday

30th Jan 2025

SQA promotes anti-racism by changing language used in courses
Scotland’s exam body also calls on schools to stop using textbooks that contain ‘outdated language and depictions of enslavement and colonialism’
SQA takes steps to promote anti-racism by changing language used in courses
Experts call for chemistry teacher CPD revamp
Royal Society of Chemistry report says teachers need ‘up-to-date information’ to link their curriculum to careers in the field
Teacher showing pupil a chemistry experiment

Wednesday

29th Jan 2025

Free school meals rolling out to some Scottish students in S1-3
The Scottish Greens secured the secondary free lunches pilot in exchange for backing the Scottish Budget
Free school meals

Wednesday

22nd Jan 2025

History teachers give ‘damning’ evidence in row over SQA grading
The drop in the Higher history pass rate has led to ‘anger’, ‘anxiety’ and loss of confidence among teachers, who say their concerns are being ‘brushed under the carpet’ by the awards body
History teachers give ‘damning’ evidence in row over SQA grading

Wednesday

15th Jan 2025

Cambridge International: Qualifications uptake hits all-time high
The international exam body says entries for its November series grew by 7% on 2023, with more students taking Cambridge exams in 2024 than in any previous year
Cambridge International: Qualifications uptake hits all-time high in 2024

Thursday

9th Jan 2025

Get ‘head out of sand’ over Higher history, Gilruth told
Calls continue for an independent review into the drop in the Higher history pass rate after survey of teachers is ‘overwhelmingly critical’ of SQA’s internal investigation
Jenny Gilruth with a bucket and spade