Tag: examinations

Reflections on the SQA Technical Consultation

On Friday 14th August, the SQA announced its Arrangements for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher courses in the 2020-21 session. This included links to the SQA's Technical Consultation on proposals for modifications to the assessment arrangements for the 2021 exam diet. The announcement also included links to a survey which closed for responses on...


Thoughts on Assessment (given all that's been going on)

The recent issues surrounding assessment and certification both in Scotland and around the UK, have prompted a great deal of discussion.With a recent increase in traffic to this blog, mainly to my previous posts on assessment, following a piece I had published in the Times Educational Supplement, I thought it'd be worth putting together an...