US EditionMSPs Pass Legislation to Abolish Scotland’s Exams Body
- MSPs approved the Education Bill late Wednesday, which will dismantle the Scottish Qualifications Authority and establish a replacement organization named Qualifications Scotland.
- This decision comes in the wake of controversies stemming from the cancellation of formal exams during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when the grades of over 124,000 students were lowered based on coursework and predicted assessments.
- The new body will focus more on coursework and classroom assessments with greater input from teachers and pupils, while a new chief inspector will have more inspection powers.
- The bill passed by 69 votes to 47 with no abstentions, but opposition parties criticized it as a superficial rebrand and said the reform is an unfinished job.
- Qualifications Scotland is expected to start operating after this year's exam results in autumn, aiming to support long-term education reform despite ongoing concerns.
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MSPs have passed legislation in Holyrood that will abolish Scotland’s exam body
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New qualifications body and independent inspectorate will be established. The creation of a new national qualifications body, along with an independent education inspectorate, has taken a major step forward after legislation to implement the changes was passed in the Scottish Parliament. The Education (Scotland) Bill was backed by 69 votes to 47 by MSPs tonight. This includes provisions to replace the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) with…
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