Henry Hepburn

4 ways to make this a great year for Scotland’s new teachers Too often new teachers suffer unfair pressures in their first year, says Nuzhat Uthmani, who recommends ways schools can better support them

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What SQA data says about the state of languages in Scottish schools www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

What SQA data says about the state of languages in Scottish schools www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

4 ways to make this a great year for Scotland’s new teachers Too often new teachers suffer unfair pressures in their first year, says Nuzhat Uthmani, who recommends ways schools can better support them

'4 ways to make this a great year for Scotland’s new teachers' www.tes.com/magazine/ana... @nuthmani.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

4 ways to make this a great year for Scotland’s new teachers Too often new teachers suffer unfair pressures in their first year, says Nuzhat Uthmani, who recommends ways schools can better support them

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Teachers head back to school next week,with many new ones joining for the 1st time. Yet data tells us the first year is unnecessarily made hard by the way many are treated.This needs to change.Here are some of my thoughts.
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Why Scottish teachers’ training needs should be top priority We know that high-quality teaching drives better pupil outcomes - so why is there ‘extraordinarily little’ talk about the professional development of teachers in Scotland, asks Georgea Hughes

'Why Scottish teachers’ training needs should be a top priority' www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

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Which SQA courses are most likely to deliver A grades? SQA results day data for 2025 reveals big subject-by-subject disparities in the proportion of students who get an A grade at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher

Which SQA courses are most likely to result in A grades? Our analysis finds big subject-by-subject disparities at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher www.tes.com/magazine/new...

What a disparity between A at N5 Art & Design and Higher!

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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Which SQA courses are most likely to deliver A grades? SQA results day data for 2025 reveals big subject-by-subject disparities in the proportion of students who get an A grade at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher

Which SQA courses are most likely to result in A grades? Our analysis finds big subject-by-subject disparities at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Are fluctuating grade boundaries necessary? #EnglishScotland

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 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 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

All the key stats on SQA results day 2025 👇

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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 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

SQA exams 2025: requests for special arrangements hit nearly 120,000 www.tes.com/magazine/new... @emmaseith.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

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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

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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Important Storm Floris update from @sqanews.bsky.social ahead of results day tomorrow: www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/114508.h...

SQA SQA - Scottish Qualifications Authority

Important Storm Floris update from @sqanews.bsky.social ahead of results day tomorrow: www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/114508.h...

Great time to download the @tesmagazine.bsky.social app, in time for our coverage of SQA results day tomorrow: www.tes.com/campaign/dow... @emmaseith.bsky.social

I'm back after a summer break - and straight into @sqanews.bsky.social results tomorrow. Look out for updates from me and @emmaseith.bsky.social tomorrow. @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Why prison education faces many of the same challenges as schools Henry Hepburn visits Scotland’s highest-security prison to learn about a new approach to education behind bars and the parallels with priorities in modern schools

New: @henryhepburn.bsky.social visits Scotland’s highest-security prison - HMP Shotts - to learn about a new approach to education behind bars and the parallels with priorities in modern schools

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I'm catching up on my Scottish education news after a lovely three-week break

If you're in the same boat head to the Tes Scotland website for stories on the new SQA chief exec; the timeline for curriculum and quals reform, and much more

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What children in Scotland want teachers to know about online harm The fear and anxiety young people feel about the dangers of being online is 'appalling', says Mary Glasgow

'What children in Scotland want teachers to know about online harm' www.tes.com/magazine/ana... @childrenfirst.bsky.social