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Official Report: search what was said in Parliament

The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 23 December 2024
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Education, Children and Young People Committee

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Liam Kerr

I understand.

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Liam Kerr

That makes sense. I am grateful for—

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Liam Kerr

I want to close out the issue of the appeals process. You have pointed out that there was a pre-pandemic system and a during-pandemic system and that we now have—if you like—a post-pandemic system. What is your early thinking on what the future system will be? Is this year’s system now the standard for the appeals structure, or will there be further revisions?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Liam Kerr

How did the SQA evaluate and quantify the impact of the pandemic before setting grade boundaries?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Liam Kerr

I am grateful, convener.

I would like to continue the line of questioning on grade boundaries and the sensitive approach. I appreciate that people who are watching will have heard you using terms such as “grade boundaries”, “-2” and so on. In your submission, you say that grade boundaries are “not pre-determined” and are “based on evidence”, and you have said that the median grade boundary adjustment is zero. Are you able to set out concisely what you mean by “grade boundaries”, what is being adjusted and what evidence you use to do that?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Liam Kerr

I am very grateful, convener.

Do you believe that the new body will be in place by the time of the exam diet in 2026?

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Liam Kerr

That is really helpful. I have a question about the adjustments. In your submission, you say that, when you looked at setting grade boundaries, the SQA took into account

“the legacy impact of the pandemic upon learning and teaching.”

Education, Children and Young People Committee

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Meeting date: 13 September 2023

Liam Kerr

I am very grateful. That makes it clear. It begs one final question. Is it your intention to take the sensitive approach next year? If not, is that because you have concluded that there is no longer a legacy impact from the pandemic?

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Scottish Government Priorities

Meeting date: 27 June 2023

Liam Kerr

If I may, convener.

Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee

Scottish Government Priorities

Meeting date: 27 June 2023

Liam Kerr

I am grateful for the clarification, cabinet secretary. However, it begs the question whether the climate compatibility test that you just talked about could prevent the full dualling of the A96 from Inverness to Aberdeen, if its conclusions are that doing so is not climate compatible.