Secondary

Independent schools have best success rate with SQA appeals, while there are also significant differences by subject and level of deprivation, official data shows

Sharp 44 per cent year-on-year increase in entries to GCSE English language from Year 13s, Ofqual data shows

Students from both state and private schools saw A-level average point scores increase, but the gap in outcomes between the two remains

Robert Burns also no longer features as a discrete writer after low uptake, as SQA adds ‘more modern and diverse texts’ to the list

Curriculum and assessment review submission sees union call for new literacy and numeracy assessments

Exam board also talks up high-stakes end-of-year exams as a way of assessing students efficiently and fairly

Researchers say state school students performed better in English, maths and science but private schools still perform better in creative arts subjects

Subject experts call on curriculum review to ensure science learning reflects students’ interests in sustainability and climate change

As SQA prepares to change into Qualifications Scotland in late 2025, it says it wants to ‘win back trust’ among teachers and students and use technology to ‘streamline’ services

How boys perceive masculinity can profoundly affect their lives in school and beyond – so they need non-judgmental spaces to explore their identities, School Leaders Scotland told

An increase in truancy in English-speaking countries since Covid is being fuelled by girls skipping school, research shows

Changing use of PEF money shows that schools are asked to do too much to fix societal problems, says education secretary at School Leaders Scotland annual conference