Mr Swinney told the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday that Higher and Advanced Higher exams are being cancelled for the second year in a rowAll exams in Scotland have been cancelled because of the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on pupils, Education Secretary John Swinney has announced. Mr Swinney told the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday that Higher and Advanced Higher exams are being cancelled for the second year in a row after an earlier decision to scrap tests at National 5. Instead, we need a model that is more flexible to the specific circumstances of the individual pupil.”Highers & Advanced Highers join Nat 5s in having their 2021 exams cancelled and replaced. At this point SNP exams policy is Green exams policy, just six months late. And school pupils are preparing for or even sitting prelims for exams which will not now happen.

Source: Irish Independent December 08, 2020 18:33 UTC