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Stress-Free Exams
Exams and tests can be just as stressful for teachers as they are for students, but there’s no need for you to dread the exam season as well. Here are a few handy tips to keep you at the top of your game. Stay motivated It’s hard to stay on track – why not plan…
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Teachers back National 4 exam change
The majority of Scots teachers support the motion to introduce a formal exam for National 4 qualifications, new research from the Scottish Qualifications Authority has found. Nat 4s, which were introduced in 2014, currently rely on coursework and internal assessment. Some have branded the qualification as ‘worthless’ due to the lack of exam. The SQA…
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Exam season is underway
This week, exam season kicked off in Scotland, with more than 127,000 Scots readying themselves to sit the papers that could define their futures. SQA-regulated exams will be sat at 470 schools and colleges nationwide over the next four and a half weeks, at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher level. Dr Janet Brown, Scottish…
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De-stress your students
You’ve handed out the mind maps and delivered your best ‘don’t stress’ speech, but still you can feel your pupils’ panic rising. Is there any more you can do to help? We speak to Janey Downshire, expert and author of Teenagers Translated, to see what more teachers can do to help tackle stress in the classroom REMEMBER THAT…
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Advanced Highers under threat in Scots schools
Scottish Schools are considering dropping their Advanced Higher courses altogether due to the vast amount of workload they add for teachers and pupils. Forty-five percent of schools have decided to delay going through with the new Higher exam, which was introduced last August, sticking to the old-style Higher instead. Teaching unions, such as EIS, have suggested…
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