Exam limbo must come to an end, says Ayrshire MSP on mission to see pupils have 'normal school experience'

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Every pupil in Ayrshire must be able to sit their exams this year as planned, an MSP has stressed. Conservative MSP for South Scotland, Sharon Dowey, is calling on the Scottish Government to guarantee that every pupil in Ayrshire will be able to sit national school exams, stating that “pupils deserve certainty”.

Her call comes after SNP education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said that a decision on whether exams will be cancelled may not be made until the end of March.Mrs Dowey says pupils and parents "cannot be left in the dark" until then, after the upheaval of the last two years of the pandemic.She said: “The SNP must assure every pupil in Ayrshire that they will be able to sit their exams this year as planned.“After years of dither and delay, pupils deserve certainty over what is already a stressful period for them.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.“Our young people, teachers and parents in Ayrshire cannot be left in the dark until the end of March.

That is far too late to be making such an important decision.“Pupils in Ayrshire deserve a return to a normal school experience, rather than the SNP continuing to cancel exams year after year.“I will continue to push the SNP education secretary to make this decision as soon as possible.“Scotland used to be the envy of the world on education, and it’s time these standards were restored to the levels they