Scottish Qualifications Authority

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Pupils have raised concerns about this year’s Higher maths paper

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National 5 maths is compulsory in most schools.

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Results day will be a time of celebration for many across Scotland

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Almost a third of A-level students in Northern Ireland received a top A/A* grade.

Ex-teacher appointed to lead exams body months before it is scrapped

Scottish students will find out how they did in their exams in August

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Students sit an exam. Picture: John Devlin

Breaking Exams to be scrapped for pupils taking 3 subjects in Scottish schools

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Scottish pupils sitting an exam. Image: John Devlin

SQA's new 'early warning' system to prevent Higher History row repeat

Scottish school pupils sitting an exam. Image: John Devlin

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Students sitting an exam. Image: John Devlin

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Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth meets Advice Direct Scotland chief executive Andrew Bartlett and deputy chief Executive Pamela Stewart at the launch of academy.scot

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Students sitting an exam

'Poor' pupil performance blamed for falling Higher History pass rate

Some pupils received a blank space on their emails where they should have got their results in an error the Scottish Qualifications was forced to fix

SQA chief reveals why blank exam emails were sent to 7,500 pupils

The wait for exam results is stressful enough without technical glitches heightening the tension even further (Picture: Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images)

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Pupils (from left to right) Erin Boothman, Charlotte Findlay, Dan Griffiths and Sean Bull celebrate receiving their exam results at Williamwood High School

SNP accused of failure as attainment gap widens amid exams chaos

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth meets with students at Madras College in St Andrews, Fife. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

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The results in terms of pass rates for Highers by council area can be viewed with our interactive map

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Pupils will get their exam results next week (Pic: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) building in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

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Education secretary Jenny Gilruth (Picture: Nick Mailer)

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The use of AI is being considered by Scottish education authorities.

What do Scottish teachers really think about using AI in schools?

Education secretary Jenny Gilruth. (Picture: Nick Mailer)

Analysis Why John Swinney should keep Jenny Gilruth as education secretary

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Internal shake-up at Education Scotland as bosses prepare for reforms

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) building in Edinburgh, amid plans for the exams body to be scrapped in the wake of a major review of education north of the border. Picture: PA

'Damning e-mails' reveal how expert quit Scottish Government education panel

Pupils (L-R) Tess Worley, Abbie Hart and Leah Mathieson from Craigmount High School in Edinburgh look at their exam results during SQA results day in 2023. SQA strikes could impact the delivery of exam results next year. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

SQA staff vote to strike over pay as impact on exam results looms

Pupils exam in classroom

Why only 1 in 10 Scottish pupils got better grades after exam result appeal

Exclusive Edinburgh cuts attainment gap after dramatic improvement in exam results

Analysis: When will the Scottish Qualifications Authority be replaced? Calum Ross

The exam results are out

Ministers under fire over widening attainment gap between richest and poorest

Exams could be axed for S4 pupils and Scottish Diploma of Achievement created

Teenage Students In Uniform Sitting Examination In School Hall

Drop in proportion of Scottish school leavers heading for university

Teenage Students In Uniform Sitting Examination In School Hall

Expert: AI threat should have delayed key review of school exams
Professor Lindsay Paterson said the Hayward report should have been postponed last year

One MSP says children should be taught about ChatGPT in schools to help equip them for the future.

Calls for ChatGPT to be taught in Scottish schools

Jenny Gilruth speaking to Auchmuty High School pupils in 2017

'There’s a real potential crisis in the future'

The SSTA teaching union has issued a warning over the return of Scottish assessments. Picture: David Jones/PA Wire

Teaching union' ready to boycott' Scottish assessments

Outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and outgoing Deputy First Minister John Swinney (left) arrive for her last First Minster's Questions. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Swinney said he tried to leave Government years ago, but Sturgeon stopped him

PABest Students (from left) Sophie Thwaites, Aaliyah McLaine, Michael Stewart, Aaron Boyack and Claire McNab at Auchmuty High School in Glenrothes, Fife, check their results as high school pupils across Scotland find out their exam results. Picture date: Tuesday August 9, 2022.

Landmark Scottish education review calls for 'significant reduction' in exams

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As Scotland's cultural crisis claims another victim, the future looks bleak

Most younger children in Midlothian would no longer have access to any musical instrument tuition under the proposals put forward by the council.

Musical instrument lessons for most children to be axed in Scottish council area

Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has been criticised by opposition parties

Ministers attacked for 'rebadging not reforming' embattled and scrapped SQA

Teachers have rejected a pay offer

Secondary teachers reject pay offer as 70% back strike action

The Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) said there was ‘no statistical manipulation’ of exam result figures this year. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Analysis: Why the exam results are so shocking

Picture: John Devlin

SNP ministers accused of betraying poorer children over attainment gap

Pupils across Scotland will find out their exam results on Tuesday. Picture: John Devlin

'More anxiety' impacting young people ahead of exam results day

Scottish exam results are due to be released on Tuesday

Leader: Testing times for Scottish education

Scottish exam results are due to be released on Tuesday

Scottish exam results will be 'manipulated' to ensure more students fail

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