Submission Documents: By Councillor Aileen McKenzie:- "Council notes the alternative certification model, and belatedly announced associated appeals system, in place to issue grades this year, and notes that pupils will begin to receive provisional grades from 24th June. Council further notes that this 'appeals' system could see grades lowered and does not include provision for challenging results on the basis of exceptional personal circumstances. Council believes that this model is in crisis; that this model represents exams by another name; that the level of distress and anguish felt by both pupils and parents is completely unacceptable; that this year potentially represents a bigger crisis than the SQA exams fiasco in 2020; and believes that situation must be addressed urgently. Council therefore resolves to write to the Scottish Government to demand: the introduction of a no-detriment policy in the appeals process; the immediate establishment of an exceptional personal circumstances criteria for appeals; and to express its lack of confidence in the Scottish Qualifications Authority." Help Icon

This is the list of documents available for the submission By Councillor Aileen McKenzie:- "Council notes the alternative certification model, and belatedly announced associated appeals system, in place to issue grades this year, and notes that pupils will begin to receive provisional grades from 24th June. Council further notes that this 'appeals' system could see grades lowered and does not include provision for challenging results on the basis of exceptional personal circumstances. Council believes that this model is in crisis; that this model represents exams by another name; that the level of distress and anguish felt by both pupils and parents is completely unacceptable; that this year potentially represents a bigger crisis than the SQA exams fiasco in 2020; and believes that situation must be addressed urgently. Council therefore resolves to write to the Scottish Government to demand: the introduction of a no-detriment policy in the appeals process; the immediate establishment of an exceptional personal circumstances criteria for appeals; and to express its lack of confidence in the Scottish Qualifications Authority.".

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Item Minute - 24 June 2021 Minute Public Open Document in PDF Format
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