Question reference: S5W-33900
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 8 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will advise pupils, teachers, parents and school staff regarding whether exams will go ahead in 2021.
Answer
I announced to Parliament on 7 October 2020 that National 5 exams would be cancelled in 2020-21, and on 8 December 2020 that Higher and Advanced Higher exams would also be cancelled in 2020-2021. They will be replaced by a process of teacher and lecturer judgement of learner attainment evidence supported by a quality assurance process working with the Scottish Qualifications Authority.