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A five-week summer break and a two-week October holiday are proposed, but a school leaders’ union says it is ‘bewildered’ by the plans

Implementing the review of qualifications and assessment would ‘bring about serious change’, says outgoing ADES president

Students are ‘voting with their feet’ and refusing to attend lessons because schools lack the freedom, resources and staff to run engaging courses, MSPs are told

Unite says SQA members have ‘overwhelmingly’ backed strike action, and that walkouts could have an impact on 2024 exam results

The Welsh education minister is also calling for schools and consortia to end mock and mini school inspections

The education secretary’s suggestion that it is low-level disruption – and not violence – that is on the rise has been dismissed by primary school leaders