The 2021 Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) results were published on Tuesday, after the second year in a row when there were no national exams.

Now, as schools and colleges around the country are on tenterhooks waiting for an announcement about 2022 exams, here - across 20 pieces - is a recap of how we covered the before, during and after of an SQA results day like no other before.

And, of course, the story does not end here - we’ll have news and analysis of developments in the days, weeks and months to come.

4 August

Exclusive: SQA boss on exams turmoil and 18 months of Covid

5 August

A year like no other: How we got to SQA results day 2021

6 August

Long read: What teachers really think about the alternative certification model

7 August

Brighter days lie ahead: After Scottish results day 2021

8 August

A school leaver’s view: What now after ‘most stressful’ year?

A school leader’s view: ‘Don’t scrap exams in push for change’

9 August

Future grade inflation or past grade deflation? Are exams best guarantee of fairness?

The year of the ACM: What was teachers’ experience of a year without national SQA exams?

10 August (SQA results day)

Live blog: SQA results day 2021

SQA 2021 results: Pass rates drop across the board

‘A’ grades: A-grade passes hit record high on SQA results day 2021

FE view: Students ‘should be proud’ on SQA results day

Results divide: Attainment gaps wider than in 2020 but remain narrower than before the Covid pandemic

Expert analysis: What now for SQA exams reform?

By the numbers: Key statistics from SQA results day 2021

11 August

What next? Announcement on 2022 SQA exams ‘in next few days’

A teacher’s view: Why were there so many A grades in the SQA results?

Podcast: Reflections on SQA results 2021

12 August

Subject by subject breakdown: Rise in A grades in all but one subject at Higher

Analysis: Grade gender gaps widen during pandemic

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