Falling pass rates will fuel calls for exam overhaul – but any new system has to be manageable for school staff, writes Emma Seith

Courses and assessment were modified this year – but students can have confidence in their SQA results, says Scotland’s education secretary

The early years headteacher has become one of the biggest champions for a sector she did not fully appreciate at the start of her career

Results day will be a more familiar process this year but Billy Burke believes some things may have changed for good

National exams may have returned in Scotland but a window has opened for those who want reform, says Henry Hepburn

New episode of our podcast on teachers in movies looks at Richard Dreyfuss’ turn as a prickly but inspirational music teacher

The real world prizes innovative thinking and unpredictability, so school-level assessment should reflect that, says Melvyn Roffe

Young people around Scotland are hoping that results day will bring relief after years of Covid disruption, says student Michael Heffernan

After all the assessment uncertainty created by Covid, the SQA exam results in 2022 bring a different kind of anxiety, says teacher Alan Gillespie

The latest episode of our podcast on teachers in movies looks at Hilary Swank’s portrayal of a young teacher’s toils in a tough school

The full impact of Covid on Scottish schools is unclear – so baseline measures urgently need to be established, MSPs warn

It is no coincidence that teachers are overworked and underpaid – and 80 per cent of them are women, says new EIS general secretary