Secondary

Thursday

4th Nov 2021

Call to boost catch up funds to close disadvantage gap
Heads say new figures showing widening disadvantage gap in this year’s GCSEs should be a further call to action for the government
GCSEs 2021: How teacher grades changed the landscape
What the latest data reveals about GCSE and A level results during the pandemic

Friday

29th Oct 2021

Year 8 ‘bounce back’ in writing despite high Covid rate
Year group with highest positive cases show signs of recovery from ‘learning decay’

Wednesday

27th Oct 2021

We won’t scrap exams, says Somerville
The Scottish government supports qualifications reform – but externally assessed exams will remain, says minister
No action taken by SQA over sharing of exams online
The exam body told schools to investigate incidents and take action – but collected no data on candidate malpractice in 2021

Tuesday

26th Oct 2021

New SQA guidance on producing teacher estimates
Last year rules on evidence that could be used to support teacher grades was blamed for over-assessment of students

Monday

25th Oct 2021

‘Darker’ events in Scottish history ignored by schools
Almost two-thirds of Scottish secondaries surveyed did not teach about the British Empire during compulsory schooling
Why our memory-based exams system is redundant in 2021
Moving away from the outmoded exam system would help schools genuinely prepare students for the future, says Claire Cowie
School gate ban for ‘idiot’ anti-vaxxers ‘an option’
School leaders’ union welcomes call for exclusion zones outside schools to prevent anti-vaxxers harassing staff and pupils

Friday

22nd Oct 2021

GCSEs 2022 ‘worry’ as Year 11s worst hit by Covid
Exclusive: Ofqual urged to revise exam plan as new data shows Year 11s have had highest absence rates so far this term

Thursday

21st Oct 2021

Teachers demand update on £400 for assessment work
Scottish secondary teachers were promised an extra £400 when the exams were cancelled last year, but some have yet to receive it

Monday

18th Oct 2021

Allow student Covid jabs at walk-in centres, urge heads
Call from unions in response to the slow rollout of the Covid vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds at schools in England