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Education Secretary John Swinney has defended the assessment system which replaced the Covid-hit exams after it was a branded a mess .
The Scottish Conservatives Jamie Greene warned it is fast becoming the first scandal of this new parliament.
The criticism comes after an independent parents group challenged the fairness of the assessments.
Mr Swinney told MSPs that pupil grades will be determined by teachers and will not be challenged.
During parliamentary questions Mr Greene said there is growing and widespread concern over the Scottish Qualification Authority s assessments and awards process.
He added that the author of a review into the fallout of the 2020 exams diet, Prof Mark Priestley, described the present situation as an unfolding debacle .
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image captionFormal exams were cancelled but students are sitting assessments on which their grades will be based
The Scottish Qualifications Authority has written to schools about very serious incidents of students sharing details of assessments on social media.
Formal exams were cancelled this year because of Covid but students are instead sitting assessments.
Each school has its own arrangements but the SQA has provided question papers which they can use.
It has emerged that pupils who have already sat the exams have been sharing information on the Tiktok app.
Following reports of thousands of students discussing the questions on social media, the SQA wrote to schools on Monday to tell them they needed to investigate candidate malpractice and apply the appropriate penalties .
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An end date for face masks in schools has been demanded by a parents group.
All secondary school pupils have been required to wear face coverings in class and around school buildings since they returned after the Easter holidays, unless they are exempt.