Secondary

The arts and humanities are suffering, and students are more likely to choose A levels from the same subject group, a report finds

This year, just two-thirds of students attained an A-C pass for Higher history – with the SQA blaming ‘a drop in performance’ in the exam

Ahead of A-level results day, the education secretary has pledged to tackle disadvantage gaps that the head of Ofqual has branded a ‘scandal’

Ofqual chief regulator says it would be ‘difficult’ to allow a special grade uplift for students in schools where the presence of collapse-prone concrete has disrupted learning

We show the percentage mark that students needed to pass an SQA Higher course in each subject, as the 2024 results data is published

This year’s Scottish Qualifications Authority annual results data shows pass rates down and the attainment gap is now wider than it was in 2019 at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher

Ramping up internal assessment and reducing reliance on exams requires more teachers – but councils say they can’t afford them and universities are struggling to recruit

What are the dates for university clearing 2024? Get all the information you need to make the most of the clearing process this year

Exams watchdog says GCSE and A-level grading standards will be maintained from last year, when there was ‘some protection’ against disruption from the pandemic

Funding is needed to prevent ‘cliff edge’ in post-16 education, think tank warns

Adjustments will be made to grading standards for GCSE computer science, French and German this summer

Ucas introducing structured questions into the personal statement for university applications will provide ‘much needed clarity’, says union