HEADTEACHERS' leaders have joined growing calls for the Scottish Government to ensure a level playing field for pupils sitting new secondary school exams.
School Leaders Scotland (SLS), which represents secondary headteachers, said the decision to let one council delay the introduction of exams for a year made a "nonsense" of the system.
The warning came after Michael Russell, the Education Secretary, backed controversial plans by East Renfrewshire Council to delay the introduction of new school exams as part of the roll-out of the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE).
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