Education Scotland Audit: Most schools ready for Nationals 4 & 5

Education Scotland’s ‘deep audit’ of readiness for the new national exams has found that almost all schools and local authorities are ready for the implementation of Nationals 4 and 5. With the exception of East Renfrewshire, not a single school, department or local authority has requested a delay in introducing the new exams. Of the 367 secondary schools in Scotland, Education Scotland found just 21 departments which were making only limited progress and would require additional support. The audit has been criticised by teaching unions who claim there was a lack of consultation with teachers. Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell MSP, said today: “We will continue to work with teachers and all other partners to keep implementation under review and ensure we stay on track in every subject and in every school and get on with the task of implementing Curriculum for Excellence, as parents and school committees clearly want to see happen.” More details can be found at: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6241769