Fiona Robertson: Last News

Proposals have been launched which will see the streets of Ayr town centre completely redesigned.

"Ugly" To Let signs are being removed from Perth city centre in a bid to make it look more attractive for visitors to Perth Museum.

Thirty per cent of exam appeals were upgraded in the 2022 exam diet, according to figures released by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).

of no confidence in the education secretary.” Cllr Ian Harrow, the Conservative group’s education spokesperson, said: “The fact that a school’s past performance was taken into account is the most concerning part of this whole shambles.“We encourage our pupils to try harder yet they were penalised by the performance of those who have gone before.“ What does that teach a student who wants to break out of the poverty they may be in? How does that encourage pupils to try harder?”SQA chief executive Fiona Robertson said: “Everyone at SQA fully acknowledges the strength of feeling about last week’s results among individual learners, their parents and carers and among wider colleagues in the education system.“As the deputy first minister has

SNP Government U-turn. Fiona Robertson, from the Scottish Qualifications Authority, will appear before MSPs at Holyrood as part of a probe into downgraded exams which appeared to penalise pupils in poorer areas.

pupil grading system is to give evidence to a Holyrood committee. Fiona Robertson of the Scottish Qualifications Authority will be asked to account for a new set up that has seen over 100,000 results downgraded.

The new SQA exam system is set to be ‘profoundly unfair' and will 'widen gap' between richest and poorest students, according to the Scottish Greens.