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‘Saying there’s no need for exams lets down schools’
Yesterday, Nicola Sturgeon said there is no requirement for exams this year – here’s why teachers are outraged, writes this school leader
Secondary
7 April 2021
‘I’ve been threatened with being stabbed in the throat’
It is a common misconception that abuse from students is only something that certain teachers endure, says this leader
6 April 2021
‘This 19th-century examination mentality must end’
Upcoming assessments are ‘cruel’ imitations of exams – and were entirely avoidable, says this teacher
Secondary
31 March 2021
‘A typical day right now is intense and uncertain’
Since school opened up, the pressure has been huge – some days I get home and it’s all a blur, says this leader
Strategy
23 March 2021
Why GCSEs 2021 are another shambles waiting to happen
Teachers are now being lined up to take the blame for the government’s inept exams planning, warns one school leader
Staff Management
16 March 2021
‘The government is showing its contempt for teachers’
From this week all pupils are due back in Scottish schools – ministers have given us a huge headache, says one school leader
General
15 March 2021