exams
Majority of headteachers want 75% or more rebate on exam fees this summer – poll
Teaching union chief: SQA should be replaced, not reformed
Sturgeon forced to defend exam results system amid claims second crisis looms
Schools ‘should be transparent with pupils on grading decisions to cut appeals’
Black students have to ‘work harder’ to connect with assessments and curriculum
FMQs: Nicola Sturgeon urged to guarantee pupils will not be marked down for appeals
Ross challenges Sturgeon to ‘do the right thing’ over appeals on grades
‘Simply unforgivable’: School pupils face ‘perverse gamble’ as appeals process unveiled
Chris Deerin: Never mind the kids, parents might not survive this year’s excessive exam stress
Shirley-Anne Somerville to unveil school exams appeals process next week
Pupils face new exams ‘fiasco’ and need details of appeals process, Labour warns
Struggling pupils could be given four years to do GCSEs rather than two – tsar
Swinney and exams body ‘sleepwalking into crisis’, Labour warns
Ministers ‘should pause primary school tests to give children time to catch up’
Majority of schools will ‘prioritise exam-style papers when deciding grades’
Willie Rennie seeks to woo SNP voters left ‘disillusioned’ by Covid exam chaos
Union chief launches attack on Gavin Williamson and compares him to Pinocchio
GCSEs and A-levels should be replaced with ‘more flexible’ assessments – union
Students ‘may attempt to submit plagiarised work as evidence for teacher grades’
MPs fear ‘Wild West’ of grades and ‘chaos’ around university places this summer
Not enough evidence to remove face masks in classrooms after Easter – union
Parents placing pressure on teachers to award high grades ‘could be malpractice’
2020 In Review: What happened in July, August and September?
