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SQA results day takes place on Tuesday 5 August 2025. Here are all the key details and dates

New school qualifications will become fully available by 2032, an official document reveals. But as it was published with so little fanfare, Emma Seith asks if schools and teachers are even aware

Recruitment has begun for the board of new body Qualifications Scotland, which will include five teachers and lecturers

But applications for the fund close on 20 August – the day some Scottish schools reopen to pupils after the summer break

Scottish government wanted ‘initial reductions in contact time’ in time for the start of the 2025-26 school year – but councils rejected the plans

But local authorities say that government funding to date does ‘not come close’ to the true cost of delivering the policy and it could have ‘a detrimental impact’ on pupils