NASUWT comments on Scottish exam results

Commenting on today’s National and Higher results, Dr Patrick Roach, General Secretary of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, said:

“This year’s results were inevitably going to reflect the fluctuation in grades caused by the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Given the particular circumstances of the last few years and the mitigations which were rightfully put in place to account for the disruption to learning, seeking to draw conclusions about or comparisons with the performance of previous cohorts would be unfair and misleading.

“Students and teachers have continued to work as hard as ever to secure these year’s results and they should be congratulated for their efforts.”