Pressure mounts to reduce the number of exams pupils sit as Scotland receives results IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 4
Calls to end ‘antiquated’ exam system as 150,000 pupils receive their results The Scottish Greens have urged the Government to implement the recommendations of an expert review from 2023 The Independent UK · Aug 4
Scottish pupils to sit fewer exams as education reforms given go ahead School pupils will sit fewer exams as the Government seeks to “rebalance” the approach to assessments, the Education Secretary has said ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 19, 2024
Exams to be scrapped for 15 and 16 year-olds in schools across Scotland Exams for 15 and 16 year-olds are to be dropped for 15 and 16 year-old school pupils in Scotland, with proposals suggesting pupils should be graded on coursework alongside extra-curricular activities. Glasgow Live · Jun 16, 2023
Exams set to be scrapped for fourth-year pupils in education shakeup EXAMS for 15 and 16-year-old pupils in Scotland are set to be scrapped as the education system is set for reform. The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2023
Exams for fourth year pupils in Scotland set to be scrapped Currently, teenagers in their fourth year of secondary school sit a graded exam to achieve a National 5 qualification - previously called an Intermediate exam. Daily Record · Jun 16, 2023
Scotland's education secretary slams 'unacceptable' violence in schools A growing trend of bullying and attacks in schools has been highlighted by the Record's Our Kids...Our Future campaign. Daily Record · May 13, 2023
Scottish school exams may look ‘radically different’ in future, Jenny Gilruth says Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said that school exams may look “radically different” in the future ahead of an education overhaul. The National (Scotland) · Apr 24, 2023
Mother diagnosed with cancer after noticing blood in her stool: ‘It’s hard to accept I’m dying’ Single mother-of-three Louise Hayward has less than a year to live The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
Mother diagnosed with cancer after noticing blood in her stool: ‘It’s hard to accept I’m dying’ Single mother-of-three Louise Hayward has less than a year to live The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
‘It’s hard to accept I’m dying’: Mother diagnosed with cancer after noticing blood in her stool Single mother-of-three Louise Hayward has less than a year to live The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
'How do I tell my kids I'm dying of cancer?' - single mum shares heartbreaking dilemma Louise Hayward, 48, from Whitchurch, Bristol, has been told she is dying of bowel cancer and she is worried about the future for her children, feeling the diagnosis has been "unfair" on them Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2023
‘It’s hard to accept I’m dying’: Mother diagnosed with cancer after noticing blood in her stool Single mother-of-three Louise Hayward has less than a year to live The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
‘It’s hard to accept I’m dying’: Mother diagnosed with cancer after noticing blood in her stool Single mother-of-three Louise Hayward has less han a year to live The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023