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BBC News Published 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 . ....
Face masks in school rule must have an end date says parent group When will school pupils be able to attend class without face masks? For the latest news and developments affecting children, parents and teachers across Tayside and Fife, sign up for our weekly Schools and Family newsletter. Thank you for signing up to our Schools and Family newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up 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. ....
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SNP to promise more help with cost of school day for poorer Scots pressandjournal.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressandjournal.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.