Does this article capture exactly what teachers across the country are feeling? "lack of clarity and the multiple missteps and muddled communication from SQA and Government sources continue ..." says @roffeme https://t.co/PMWARUSsnS
Harriet Sweatman - the 2019 Scottish Review Young Writer of the Year - on Curriculum for Excellence and the role of exams in Scottish education:
https://t.co/Rc42HIWBNc
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What on earth does this quote actually mean? Always been against labelling children and young people. Fought hard against ‘PEF pupils’ etc but this👇is just as bad if not worse
Let's also remember who will be expected to mark all these additional 'non-exams' That'll be the teachers then for no additional recompense? What a mess. You'd never think they had more than a year to work it out! @JohnSwinney@sqanews@NicolaSturgeon@EISUnion
Did you hear screams & sounds of anguish 3.5 hours ago? That was Easter holidays crashing to end for Scottish teachers "No requirement for pupils to sit an exam or a prelim this year - teacher judgement is at the centre" says @NicolaSturgeon but @SQAnews advice says ........
so many contrary things! Many senior pupils up and down the country are preparing for 'timed assessments', assessments under exam conditions, top exams or extended tests' which their teachers have prepared - following SQA guidance.
Exclusive: Scotland’s poorest pupils are more likely to fail Highers than achieve an A grade, according to new figures which expose the country’s hidden attainment gap.
https://t.co/0wqwDvnuh0
Another example - in an ever lengthening list - of lack of leadership from the top - and we don't mean school leaders! "True test of leadership is how well you function in a crisis" B Tracey and many found wanting in 2020 and 21
A new piece uploaded today. It is a thoughtful piece and adds to the debate. Let's keep the voices coming and the pressure on for reform @robin_macp@MrMcEnaney @neiledinburgh @CoradCor1 @GilchristGeorge https://t.co/FYscn4Gms8
We asked "what is future of assessment?" See below for your headline responses. Paper to follow soon Interesting in light of recent political criticism @sqanews and @EducationScot How can you get your voice heard? Contribute to https://t.co/Iy5jpq47IM - DMs open
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@examscot@robin_macp@CoradCor1@MrMcEnaney@isaboyd ...not to repeat the mistakes of the past. Assess a wider range of skills, in a wider number of ways and reduce the weighting given to final exams...
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We've had a bit of a break during the run-up to Christmas, but #examscot posts are back with this piece by Peter McNally, looking at possible changes to SQA exams in his subject of English https://t.co/lPq6ELeeUe >