Secondary
Thursday
19th Sep 2024
Hayward response finally revealed by education secretary
Plan to scrap S4 exams rejected – but ‘internal and continuous assessment will contribute to a greater percentage of a final grade’, says Jenny Gilruth
Cambridge International students’ university and subject choices revealed
Cambridge survey shows the countries emerging alongside the UK, USA, Canada and Australia as popular destinations for university study
A third of students set to resit English or maths GCSE
Analysis from FFT Education Datalab suggests that numbers having to resit will be similar this year compared with 2022-23
Wednesday
4th Sep 2024
Exams to be removed from some practical subjects in next school year
Scottish programme for government states that the exams will no longer feature in 2025-26, as part of national qualifications reform
SQA: PE update will open up subject to disabled students
As of this school year, Scottish students will be able to be assessed in Paralympic sports such as boccia and goalball in order to gain national qualifications in PE
SQA exams start date delayed after heads raise concerns
Some students would have started exams the day after returning from the Easter break under the Scottish Qualifications Authority’s original plans