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exams aren’t everything. Every pupil, and every pupil’s journey, matters
... exams aren’t everything. Every pupil, and every pupil’s journey, matters 31 May 2022 Scotland’s Inclusion Ambassadors have created a new award to celebrate success, writes Enquire’s Lucy Johnson After a turbulent couple of years,...
exams review decision ‘reflects commitment to equalities and values young people’s views’
... exams review decision ‘reflects commitment to equalities and values young people’s views’ 7 October 2020 Children in Scotland has responded to this afternoon’s announcement by the Scottish Government that in 2021 National 5 exams will...
Attainment Education equality exams rights SQA young peopleThe Education Recovery Youth Panel (2020-2021)
...Minister, John Swinney and asked him questions around COVID-19 and education, including vaccines, exams, ASN, and wearing masks. In July 2021 some of the Panel members attended the online Scottish Government Covid Education Recovery Group and...
Inclusion Ambassadors (2016-Present)
‘No detriment on appeals’: call for urgent change to exams certification process ahead of Scottish Parliament Education Debate
... ‘No detriment on appeals’: call for urgent change to exams certification process 3 June 2021 Children in Scotland is supporting calls for an urgent change to the exams appeals process and highlighting wider failures in engagement with...
appeals assessments covid Education exams SQAPandemic as portal: challenges and opportunities revealed by the exams debacle
... Pandemic as portal: challenges and opportunities revealed by the exams debacle 6 October 2020 As the exam diet for 2021 hangs in the balance, Graham Leicester, Director of the International Futures Forum, explores the conundrum of giving out...
New report shares positive stories of inclusion in Scottish schools
...were concerned that, often, when schools measure achievements in learning they talk mostly about exams. Although exam results are important to many pupils, we know that not everyone will sit formal exams. The Inclusion Ambassadors strongly...
Looking to the future with Changing our World
...in their communities LGBTI+ rights will be improved Better access to education, with reviews of exams and qualifications Better public transport, especially for schools, with bus passes made available more widely. Thank you to members of...
And so the work begins - teachers reflect on the first week of term
...procedures, and our headteacher sharing the highlights of our pupils’ attainment in the SQA exams – the results were good! As the head of the ASN Base in the school, I also focus on the achievements of our learners with additional support...
Success Looks Different returns for a second year
...they are supporting the achievements of their pupils with additional support needs outwith formal exams and assessments. Developed by Scotland’s national Inclusion Ambassadors group, the intention of the award is to highlight and celebrate...
Qualifications and assessments 'must prioritise flexibility, individual choice and continuous progress'
...flexibility, individual choice and continuous progress' 12 Jan 2023 There is too much focus on exams and not enough flexibility when it comes to assessments of learning, say the Inclusion Ambassadors. With secondary school pupils across the...
assessment Education exams inclusion Inclusion AmbassadorsScotland’s education system "needs structural and cultural reform"
...of children and young people, wellbeing and learning, additional support for learning, exams and assessments and anti-racist education. Based on extensive consultation work with our members and the wider children’s sector, as well as...
ASL ASN Education exams ManifestoGovernment ‘must be brave’ in leading education reforms, focusing on rights, early years and meeting all learners’ needs
...here for more News, March 2022: Failure to launch The SQA's exams guidance has been widely criticised Click here to...
additional support for learning Children's rights Early years Education education reform inclusion Inclusion Ambassadors learners report‘Involve us in decisions about our education’: core message from young people echoed by OECD report
Inclusion Ambassadors share experiences of school after lockdown
...share experiences of school after lockdown 11 December 2020 The impact of school closures on exams, ongoing issues around teacher support and continued concerns about the spread of Covid-19 are key issues raised by young people in a recent...
additional support for learning ASL ASN Education inclusion Participation"We want a space where conversation and reflection is actively encouraged"
...school, college and university where they are already doing a lot of reading for their courses and exams. Their learning disabilities require them to spend more time on their work than their peers, so when museums use large chunks of text, it can...
Challenging, different and unprecedented times; but we go on
...messages and some inaccurate information. Education, too, was a large concern – the cancelled exams and uncertain fate of the school year, Changing our World discovered, was a source of copious amounts of upset for both students and...
25 Calls response: Young people understand how being physically active can improve mental health. Let's learn from them
...most common piece of feedback from the young people who have taken part in the workshops was that exams, school, and social media have the biggest impact on their mental health. Research suggests (click to read) that 36% of Scots don’t meet...
Schools face new disruption as exams approach
... Magazine / News: Schools face new disruption to learning as exams approach Posted 22 March 2022, by Nina Joynson Covid-19 Education exams SQA A new spike in Covid cases has forced councils to...
Covid-19 Education exams SQAASL Inquiry Education, Children and Young People Committee
...Discussion Submission Click here to access Submission to the Independent Review of exams and Assessments Click here to access Podcast episodes ‘Some Support Assistants are Sound’ Episode 1 Click here to...
College launches National Opportunity Day
...celebrate further education opportunities Posted 03.08.23 by Alice Hinds Education exams higher education School With results day approaching, Glasgow Kelvin College has registered an official awareness day to help...
Education exams higher education SchoolExam helpline launched for Scottish pupils
...helpline opens to support Scottish pupils on results day Posted 27.07.23 by Alice Hinds exams higher education Scottish Schools skills Scottish pupils will be able to access free, impartial career advice after...
exams higher education Scottish Schools skillsPupils offered helpline as results day looms
...as Scottish results day looms Posted 27 July, 2022 by Nina Joynson Education exams schools SQA Support With thousands of young people soon to receive SQA exam results, Skills Development Scotland is...
Education exams schools SQA SupportSQA comes under fire for new revision materials
...9 March 2022, by Nina Joynson Covid-19 Education education reform exams Scottish Schools SQA There are revived calls for the SQA to be replaced as the authority publishes new exam guidance that...
Covid-19 Education education reform exams Scottish Schools SQAStandardised Testing policy fails pupils and teachers
...created the algorithm that overturned the professional judgement of hundreds of teachers after exams were cancelled in 2020. In doing so, the results of thousands of students from working class backgrounds were downgraded. This is doubly...
EducationEducation Recovery plan is missed opportunity
...to the sector. Amongst some of the key commitments are: Further support for learners sitting exams in 2022 Access to in-school mental health and wellbeing support, including counselling Recruitment of 3,500 additional teachers and 500...
Attainment childcare Education health and wellbeingChanging our World: Manifesto campaign work
...meetings we have spoken about the things we think are important. We've spoke a lot about PSE and exams/assessments. We all have different experiences and are at different stages of school but we spoke about how things had been for us and what we...
Podcast
...here to access Episode 20: 'Success is different for everyone: why it's time to reform exams and assessments for all young people' This episode features a conversation between Children in Scotland Senior Policy, Projects and...
News
...focusing on diversity in Scottish education. 7 October 2020 exams review decision ‘reflects commitment to equalities and values young people’s views’ Children in Scotland has responded to...
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exams aren’t everything. Every pupil, and every pupil’s journey, matters
... exams aren’t everything. Every pupil, and every pupil’s journey, matters 31 May 2022 Scotland’s Inclusion Ambassadors have created a new award to celebrate success, writes Enquire’s Lucy Johnson After a turbulent couple of years,...
exams review decision ‘reflects commitment to equalities and values young people’s views’
... exams review decision ‘reflects commitment to equalities and values young people’s views’ 7 October 2020 Children in Scotland has responded to this afternoon’s announcement by the Scottish Government that in 2021 National 5 exams will...
Attainment Education equality exams rights SQA young people‘No detriment on appeals’: call for urgent change to exams certification process ahead of Scottish Parliament Education Debate
... ‘No detriment on appeals’: call for urgent change to exams certification process 3 June 2021 Children in Scotland is supporting calls for an urgent change to the exams appeals process and highlighting wider failures in engagement with...
appeals assessments covid Education exams SQAPandemic as portal: challenges and opportunities revealed by the exams debacle
... Pandemic as portal: challenges and opportunities revealed by the exams debacle 6 October 2020 As the exam diet for 2021 hangs in the balance, Graham Leicester, Director of the International Futures Forum, explores the conundrum of giving out...
New report shares positive stories of inclusion in Scottish schools
...were concerned that, often, when schools measure achievements in learning they talk mostly about exams. Although exam results are important to many pupils, we know that not everyone will sit formal exams. The Inclusion Ambassadors strongly...
Looking to the future with Changing our World
...in their communities LGBTI+ rights will be improved Better access to education, with reviews of exams and qualifications Better public transport, especially for schools, with bus passes made available more widely. Thank you to members of...
And so the work begins - teachers reflect on the first week of term
...procedures, and our headteacher sharing the highlights of our pupils’ attainment in the SQA exams – the results were good! As the head of the ASN Base in the school, I also focus on the achievements of our learners with additional support...
Success Looks Different returns for a second year
...they are supporting the achievements of their pupils with additional support needs outwith formal exams and assessments. Developed by Scotland’s national Inclusion Ambassadors group, the intention of the award is to highlight and celebrate...
Qualifications and assessments 'must prioritise flexibility, individual choice and continuous progress'
...flexibility, individual choice and continuous progress' 12 Jan 2023 There is too much focus on exams and not enough flexibility when it comes to assessments of learning, say the Inclusion Ambassadors. With secondary school pupils across the...
assessment Education exams inclusion Inclusion AmbassadorsScotland’s education system "needs structural and cultural reform"
...of children and young people, wellbeing and learning, additional support for learning, exams and assessments and anti-racist education. Based on extensive consultation work with our members and the wider children’s sector, as well as...
ASL ASN Education exams ManifestoGovernment ‘must be brave’ in leading education reforms, focusing on rights, early years and meeting all learners’ needs
...here for more News, March 2022: Failure to launch The SQA's exams guidance has been widely criticised Click here to...
additional support for learning Children's rights Early years Education education reform inclusion Inclusion Ambassadors learners report‘Involve us in decisions about our education’: core message from young people echoed by OECD report
Inclusion Ambassadors share experiences of school after lockdown
...share experiences of school after lockdown 11 December 2020 The impact of school closures on exams, ongoing issues around teacher support and continued concerns about the spread of Covid-19 are key issues raised by young people in a recent...
additional support for learning ASL ASN Education inclusion Participation"We want a space where conversation and reflection is actively encouraged"
...school, college and university where they are already doing a lot of reading for their courses and exams. Their learning disabilities require them to spend more time on their work than their peers, so when museums use large chunks of text, it can...
Challenging, different and unprecedented times; but we go on
...messages and some inaccurate information. Education, too, was a large concern – the cancelled exams and uncertain fate of the school year, Changing our World discovered, was a source of copious amounts of upset for both students and...
25 Calls response: Young people understand how being physically active can improve mental health. Let's learn from them
...most common piece of feedback from the young people who have taken part in the workshops was that exams, school, and social media have the biggest impact on their mental health. Research suggests (click to read) that 36% of Scots don’t meet...
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ASL Inquiry Education, Children and Young People Committee
...Discussion Submission Click here to access Submission to the Independent Review of exams and Assessments Click here to access Podcast episodes ‘Some Support Assistants are Sound’ Episode 1 Click here to...
Changing our World: Manifesto campaign work
...meetings we have spoken about the things we think are important. We've spoke a lot about PSE and exams/assessments. We all have different experiences and are at different stages of school but we spoke about how things had been for us and what we...
Podcast
...here to access Episode 20: 'Success is different for everyone: why it's time to reform exams and assessments for all young people' This episode features a conversation between Children in Scotland Senior Policy, Projects and...
News
...focusing on diversity in Scottish education. 7 October 2020 exams review decision ‘reflects commitment to equalities and values young people’s views’ Children in Scotland has responded to...
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Schools face new disruption as exams approach
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... Magazine / News: Schools face new disruption to learning as exams approach Posted 22 March 2022, by Nina Joynson Covid-19 Education exams SQA A new spike in Covid cases has forced councils to...
Covid-19 Education exams SQACollege launches National Opportunity Day
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...celebrate further education opportunities Posted 03.08.23 by Alice Hinds Education exams higher education School With results day approaching, Glasgow Kelvin College has registered an official awareness day to help...
Education exams higher education SchoolExam helpline launched for Scottish pupils
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...helpline opens to support Scottish pupils on results day Posted 27.07.23 by Alice Hinds exams higher education Scottish Schools skills Scottish pupils will be able to access free, impartial career advice after...
exams higher education Scottish Schools skillsPupils offered helpline as results day looms
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...as Scottish results day looms Posted 27 July, 2022 by Nina Joynson Education exams schools SQA Support With thousands of young people soon to receive SQA exam results, Skills Development Scotland is...
Education exams schools SQA SupportSQA comes under fire for new revision materials
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...9 March 2022, by Nina Joynson Covid-19 Education education reform exams Scottish Schools SQA There are revived calls for the SQA to be replaced as the authority publishes new exam guidance that...
Covid-19 Education education reform exams Scottish Schools SQAStandardised Testing policy fails pupils and teachers
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...created the algorithm that overturned the professional judgement of hundreds of teachers after exams were cancelled in 2020. In doing so, the results of thousands of students from working class backgrounds were downgraded. This is doubly...
EducationEducation Recovery plan is missed opportunity
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...to the sector. Amongst some of the key commitments are: Further support for learners sitting exams in 2022 Access to in-school mental health and wellbeing support, including counselling Recruitment of 3,500 additional teachers and 500...
Attainment childcare Education health and wellbeing