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MSPs have passed legislation which will see Scotland's school exams agency replaced. The Scottish Qualifications Authority is to be scrapped in favour of a new body called Qualifications Scotland. The ...

Scotland's exams body - the SQA - has been scrapped and a new organisation called Qualifications Scotland is taking its place from Tuesday. Critics have called the change a "superficial rebrand", ...

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Scotland’s exams chief is facing fresh calls to resign from the qualifications regulator after the body was found to have regularly failed to meet its legal human rights and equalities duties. Did you ...

The new chief executive of Scotland's examination body was today urged to cut organisational links to the Saudi government as she faced a barrage of hostile questions from MSPs. Did you know with a ...

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Workers at the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) have accepted a new pay offer. The deal will see the pay of hundreds of staff increase by between 5.9% and 8.9% depending on their salary.