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Swinney: Schools ‘anchor institutions’ when it comes to tackling poverty First minister makes ‘plea’ for better use to be made of the ‘trusted relationships’ schools have with families

ICYMI: John Swinney's speech to mark 10 years of the Scottish Attainment Challenge - what did he say? www.tes.com/magazine/new... @emmaseith.bsky.social

New SQA CEO: Qualifications Scotland will be ‘very different’ But changes ushered in by SQA replacement body Qualifications Scotland will take time, new chief executive Nick Page says in a Tes Scotland interview

Essential reading for today - @emmaseith.bsky.social interviews new SQA chief executive Nick Page www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

New SQA CEO: Qualifications Scotland will be 'very different' But changes ushered in by SQA replacement body Qualifications Scotland will take time, new chief executive Nick Page says in a Tes Scotland interview

Out now: Tes Scotland speaks to new SQA boss, Nick Page

He talks about qualifications reform; if the levies paid by councils can remain fixed; why Qualifications Scotland "can't be a rebrand"; and why it's "sensible" to review accreditation in 2 years

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7 ways Scottish schools can be better prepared for a pandemic A Scottish Covid Inquiry report shares the views of 2,000 young people on what schools and teachers should do to protect learning in the event of another pandemic

A Scottish Covid Inquiry report shares the views of 2,000 young people on what schools and teachers should do to protect learning in the event of another pandemic

@henryhepburn.bsky.social reports

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Revealed: The 'difficulty' ratings SQA gives Higher subjects Every year the SQA gives subjects a 'difficulty' rating - and, in response to this data, physics teachers warn their subject is too tough and students are being put off

📢New: The ‘difficulty’ ratings SQA gives Higher subjects

Every year the SQA gives subjects a ‘difficulty’ rating – and, in response to this data, physics teachers warn their subject is too tough and students are being put off

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Most requests for specialist places in S1 are rejected Support for ASN pupils in mainstream schools is becoming ‘unmanageable’ as families are struggling to find specialist provision, warn secondary school leaders

New: Most requests for specialist places in S1 are rejected, new data shows - with secondary heads saying support for ASN pupils in mainstream schools is becoming ‘unmanageable’

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Most requests for specialist places in S1 are rejected Support for ASN pupils in mainstream schools is becoming ‘unmanageable’ as families are struggling to find specialist provision, warn secondary school leaders

NEW: Support for ASN pupils in mainstream schools is becoming ‘unmanageable’ as families are struggling to find specialist provision, warn secondary school leaders www.tes.com/magazine/new... @emmaseith.bsky.social

10 years of the Scottish Attainment Challenge: has it been a success? Today marks exactly a decade since Nicola Sturgeon’s landmark speech on Scottish education - Emma Seith looks at the legacy of a career-defining promise by the former first minister

Yesterday marked exactly a decade since Nicola Sturgeon’s landmark speech on education – @emmaseith.bsky.social looks at the legacy of the former first minister’s career-defining promises tes.com/magazine/ana...

£46K spent on failed recruitment for top Scottish education jobs The Scottish government has twice been unable to fill the posts of chief inspector of education and chief executive of Education Scotland - Tes Scotland uncovers the costs of this recruitment failure

New: The Scottish government spent tens of thousands of pounds on two failed attempts to recruit a chief inspector of education and a chief executive of Education Scotland, Tes Scotland can reveal.

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Sturgeon: ‘I did not succeed in all I set out to do on education’ ‘That is on me,’ says former first minister in her memoirs - while also taking aim at the ‘many’ political opponents who wanted her ‘to fail’

What does Nicola Sturgeon say about education - which she described as her top priority while first minister - in her new memoirs? We take a look at every aspect of her education record that she goes into. www.tes.com/magazine/new... @emmaseith.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Sturgeon: ‘I did not succeed in all I set out to do on education’ ‘That is on me,’ says former first minister in her memoirs - while also taking aim at the ‘many’ political opponents who wanted her ‘to fail’

What does former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon say about education – which she described as her top priority while in the role – in her new memoir ‘Frankly’? @emmaseith.bsky.social explores

Sturgeon: ‘I did not succeed in all I set out to do on education’ ‘That is on me,’ says former first minister in her memoirs – while also taking aim at the ‘many’ political opponents who wanted her ‘to fail’

"I did not succeed in all that I set out to do on school education - and that is on me," writes Nicola Sturgeon, in her memoirs

However, she also takes aim at the "many" political opponents who wanted her "to fail" and councils who didn’t always "play ball"

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Scottish school leaders’ workload ‘unsustainable’ Budget cuts, staff shortages, lack of support for ASN students - as well as ‘harassment from parents’ - are leaving heads at risk of burnout, finds School Leaders Scotland

New: Budget cuts, staff shortages, lack of support for ASN students – as well as ‘harassment from parents’ – are leaving heads at risk of burnout, finds a new survey from School Leaders Scotland

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4 key priorities for Scottish teachers starting a new job The new school year arrives across much of Scotland this week, and thousands of staff will find themselves in a new role - but this needn’t be a daunting experience, says Paul Bisland

The new school year arrives across much of Scotland this week, and thousands of staff will find themselves in a new role – depute head, Paul Bisland, offers some advice...

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Which SQA subjects are gaining popularity - and which are falling away? SQA data from results day 2025 shows how the uptake of subjects offered in Scotland’s schools has fluctuated in recent years

Which SQA subjects are gaining popularity - and which are falling away? We look at SQA data on entries for N4, N5, Higher and Advanced Higher. www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

SQA grade boundaries: pass marks by subject and qualification What percentage mark did students need to pass National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher with a grade C in each subject? Tes explores this year’s grade boundaries

What were the C-grade boundaries in today's SQA results? We look at every subject across National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher www.tes.com/magazine/new... @emmaseith.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

SQA exam results for 2025 show ‘Covid recovery’ Pass rates are up slightly at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher - with the overall attainment gap also narrowing

📢Updated: our main SQA results day story which has everything you need to know about

-pass rates
-the attainment gap
-A-grade attainment
-Higher history
-dual entry at N5 and N4
-and how teacher estimates compare to final grades

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SQA grade boundaries: pass marks by subject and qualification What percentage mark did students need to pass National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher with a grade C in each subject? Tes explores this year’s grade boundaries

At Higher, the lowest C-grade boundary is 46.4% (geography) and the highest is 52.5% (administration and IT)

@henryhepburn.bsky.social with the full subject breakdown - as well as the C-grade boundary data for N5 and Advanced Higher by subject

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SQA exams: requests for special arrangements hit nearly 120,000 The most common requests were for extra time and separate accommodation to sit exams - but headteachers warn a crisis is looming, with schools running out of space

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SQA exams: requests for special arrangements hit nearly 120,000 The most common requests were for extra time and separate accommodation to sit exams - but headteachers warn a crisis is looming, with schools running out of space

New: The number of requests for special arrangements during Scottish Qualifications Authority exams - including more time and completing the paper outside the exam hall - rose again in 2025

Heads say the situation is "not at all sustainable"

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SQA exam results for 2025 show ‘Covid recovery’ Pass rates are up slightly at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher - with the overall attainment gap also narrowing

Our main piece for SQA results day 2025 includes interactive graphs. We'll have updates and follow-up pieces over the next few hours - follow me and @emmaseith.bsky.social tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

SQA exam results for 2025 show ‘Covid recovery’ Pass rates are up slightly at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher - with the overall attainment gap also narrowing

All the key stats on SQA results day 2025 👇

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Good luck to all those receiving their results today!

For the national picture @henryhepburn.bsky.social and I will be reporting on how candidates this year have performed.

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SQA to pay out over £2m in holiday pay to appointees Over 19,500 SQA appointees - including exam markers and invigilators - will receive an additional payment for holiday pay after a tribunal ruled they have ‘worker’ status

Exclusive: @‌sqanews.bsky.social‬ is to pay out over £2m in holiday pay to thousands of appointees - including exam makers and invigilators - after an employment tribunal ruled they were 'workers' and entitled to paid leave.

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SQA to pay out over £2m in holiday pay to appointees Over 19,500 SQA appointees - including exam markers and invigilators - will receive an additional payment for holiday pay after a tribunal ruled they have ‘worker’ status

Exclusive: @‌sqanews.bsky.social‬ is to pay out over £2m in holiday pay to thousands of appointees - including exam makers and invigilators - after an employment tribunal ruled they were 'workers' and entitled to paid leave.

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SQA results day 2025: what to look out for Results for Scottish qualifications and courses will be published next week, so what can we expect?

Results for Scottish qualifications and courses will be published next week, so what can we expect?

Will pass rates go up - and how meaningful is it if they do?

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Slight rise in Scots from deprived areas starting full-time degrees New data also shows a steady rise in Scottish care-experienced students undertaking their first full-time degree

Scottish students from the most deprived areas made up 16.7% of first-time uni entrants in 2023-24 - which is equal to the previous high recorded in 2020-21

But critics say @scotgov remains a long way from hitting its target of 20% by 2030

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Address sexist views of ‘sizeable minority’ of Scottish boys, say researchers A third of boys agree that a girl wearing revealing clothing is ‘asking for trouble’, finds survey involving thousands of Scottish secondary students

Address sexist views of ‘sizeable minority’ of Scottish boys, say ‪@uofglasgow.bsky.social‬ researchers

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