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This year, just two-thirds of students attained an A-C pass for Higher history – with the SQA blaming ‘a drop in performance’ in the exam

We show the percentage mark that students needed to pass an SQA Higher course in each subject, as the 2024 results data is published

This year’s Scottish Qualifications Authority annual results data shows pass rates down and the attainment gap is now wider than it was in 2019 at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher

Ramping up internal assessment and reducing reliance on exams requires more teachers – but councils say they can’t afford them and universities are struggling to recruit

The EIS union highlights that the pay offer for teachers in Scotland is significantly below the 5.5 per cent rise for teachers south of the border

Uptake of the ‘preference waiver payment’ scheme in Scotland has fallen for the third year, according to new figures