Plans to scrap the traditional end-of-year exams for 15 and 16-year-olds in Scotland are expected to be unveiled before the school summer holidays.
A review of secondary school assessment ordered by the Scottish government is widely anticipated to recommend ditching the intense exam diet currently required to achieve National 5 qualifications.
Instead, pupils are likely to be judged on coursework alongside a “Scottish diploma” which recognises extra curricular activities such as attending the Girl Guides or Scouts, playing sport and volunteering. Louise Hayward, an expert on educational assessment at Edinburgh University, is chairing the review of secondary school qualifications and is due to report her final recommendations within the next fortnight.
