The announcement comes after a review stated that the current exam system is 'no longer fit for purpose'
Secretary said ahead of an education overhaul that exams may look “radically different” in the future.
Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth, when asked about the report, told Good Morning Scotland: “I’m not sure I would say it’s unmanageable but I think a good teacher uses a range of different assessment methods throughout the school year, and it’s important that pupils are assessed throughout the school year using continuous assessment.
“I think the system that we have in place the now is a good one and I want to put on record again my best wishes to pupils and learners, of course, who will be sitting many of them formal examinations for the very first time today as I know we have a range of qualifications today being sat in PE and Mandarin.
Around 130,000 candidates are expected to sit National 5’s, Highers and Advanced Highers on Monday in subjects ranging from chemistry and English to art and design and environmental science.technology and PE, the performance and practical elements of the assessments have been taking place over the last several weeks.
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