Holyrood’s education committee heard how teachers are still anxious about the new exams, which most pupils will take for the first time in May.
The success of pupils who sat the new National 4 and 5 exams last summer should not be used to justify a similar lack of support for the Highers, according to Richard Goring of the Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA).
“The results last year, which were very commendable, are in spite of a lack of support. It’s more a tribute to the sheer industry and determination of teachers to get through the course and make the best of what they had,” he said.
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