Update at 16:40pm – Edited in the light of thoughts on the deliberately different targets adopted in Scotland and in rUK.vvv From tes 4 August 2026: The attainment gap between the most and least disadvantaged students – a key measure of success set by the Scottish government – narrowed slightly for each of the three qualifications: from 16.4 percentage points to 15.6 at National 5; from 16.8 percentage points to 15.9 at Higher; and from 13.3 percentage points to 12.1 at Advanced Higher. https://www.tes.com/magazine/news/secondary/qualifications-scotland-exam-results-2026-pass-improve Meanwhile in England, from FE week, avoiding the almost certainly catastrophic ‘class-based’ comparisons carefully, and based on the … Continue reading Update – After two years UK Labour Government accused of betraying children as attainment gap there widens while narrowing in SNP Scotland