Nicola Sturgeon urged to cancel Higher exams as concerns mount over covid absences from Scottish schools
dailyrecord.co.ukscrapping exams should be made before the Christmas holidays.Willie Rennie, the Scottish Lib Dem leader, echoed the call.Education Secretary John Swinney has already cancelled exams at a National 5 level and is under pressure to make the same decision for Highers and Advanced Highers.Critics believe there would not be a level playing field for pupils from poorer backgrounds if an exams diet went ahea.The Scottish Government is considering the matter.Harvie, whose party wants exams replaced by a "robust system of continuous assessment", raised the issue at First Minister's Questions.In a statement, he said: “This week the education secretary told parliament that one in four S4-6 pupils have already experienced a COVID-related absence, so it.
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