June 2021. Joint briefing from the Scottish Youth Parliament and the Commissioner on human rights issues surrounding education and Alternative Certification Models.
SQA Consultation on Appeals
March 2021. We’ve responded to the Scottish Qualification Authority’s consultation on proposals for the 2021 National Qualifications Appeals Process.
Submission to Education and Skills Committee: Session with Young Advisers
March 2021. Submission to the Scottish Parliament Education and Skills Committee ahead of a session with Commissioner Bruce Adamson and four of his young advisers.
Right to Education and School Closures
December 2020.The Commissioner wrote to John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills on 22 December 2020, outlining the support children will need to ensure their rights are realised while schools are closed to most children.
Exam cancellations: Letter to Deputy First Minister (16th December)
December 2020. Letter to Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills John Swinney MSP outlining concerns around the breach of the right to education as a result of decisions around exam cancellations in 2021.
SQA Exam diet 2020 and the Priestly Review
November 2020. Our office made a submission to the Education and Skills Committee ahead of their consideration of the Priestley Review of the cancellation on the 2020 exam diet.
Response to Priestly Review: A Rapid Review of National Qualifications experience 2020
September 2020. Our response to this review from the Scottish Government.
Exams 2020: Correspondence with SQA
April-September 2020. All correspondence between our office and the SQA over the decision to cancel exams in 2020 and its consequences.
Exams 2020: Letter to Deputy First Minister (17th August)
August 2020. Letter to the Deputy First Minister on issues around 2020’s SQA results including the appeals process, university admissions, and acknowledging unfairness.
Exams 2020: Letter to Deputy First Minister (7 August 2020)
August 2020. Our letter to Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP calls on him to confirm changes will be made so that the appeals process around exams becomes directly accessible to young people and centered on their individual attainment.