Covid in Scotland: Scottish pupils sitting 'exams by another name'
BBC News Published image captionDeni has started a petition asking for these final assessments to be scrapped. Pupils and teachers have told BBC Scotland that assessments some senior pupils will be sitting in the coming weeks are "exams by another name". This year's National 5s, Highers and Advanced Highers were cancelled because of disruption caused by the pandemic. Grades are to be given on "teacher judgement" but that needs to be backed up by evidence gathered in tests. Some schools are setting these tests in conditions which are very similar to exams but with much less preparation. The...
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