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Exams for 15 and 16-year-old in Scotland are to be scrapped in a major shakeup to theCurrently, teenagers are required to sit graded exams when they enter the fourth, fifth and sixth year of secondary school.
But a review of the grading process was launched and is expected to recommend scrapping the exam programme required to achieve the National 5 qualifications.is expected to instead propose that pupils have their coursework assessed as well as a 'Scottish diploma' which factors in extracurricular activities like the Scouts or Girl Guides, playing sports or undertaking voluntary work.
However, it is expected that this move will divide opinions as it could pile more coursework onto teachers and disadvantagedHigher and advanced higher exams for fifth and sixth-year students interested in applying to university are expected to remain in place.Recently, a teachers union advised caution of the new plans for students in
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