It’s being described as a “radical shift” in Scottish education – the idea that exams for pupils in fourth year could be scrapped.
The proposal to end Nat 5’s which replaced Standard Grades and O-levels – is being made in a review of qualifications.
The Scottish Government is now considering the issue – while the leader of the country’s biggest teaching union supports the change and says it should have happened years ago.
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