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Emma Seith
Emma Seith

Emma Seith is senior Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland reporter at Tes magazine

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Back to school: 6 key areas that must be tackled this academic year
As the dust settles on the results of the first SQA national exams in three years, those in Scottish education look ahead to 2022-23 and the potential it holds
General
17 August 2022
Long read scotland
Law providing free period products comes into force
The law requiring schools to provide free sanitary products comes into force in Scotland today – but already there are calls for more to be done
General
15 August 2022
Sanitary
Let’s learn from the Covid-era SQA results - not ignore them
The return of SQA exams after three years poses big questions for the future of assessment in Scotland, says Emma Seith
Secondary
11 August 2022
Learn from Covid-era SQA results - don’t draw a veil over them
High stakes exams ‘discredited’, say Scottish school leaders
Scottish secondary leaders body calls for assessment system overhaul – as headteachers predict ‘huge’ appeals workload
Secondary
10 August 2022
Results
SQA exam results day 2022: what we’ve learned
The results of the first national Scottish Qualifications Authority exams since 2019 have been published today
Secondary
9 August 2022
SQA exam results day 2022: what we’ve learned
SQA exams overhaul will need proper resourcing
Falling pass rates will fuel calls for exam overhaul – but any new system has to be manageable for school staff, writes Emma Seith
Secondary
8 August 2022
SQA exams overhaul will need proper resourcing