Teachers have defended a controversial Higher Maths paper after pupils told the BBC it was “unrecognisable” from the paper they had prepared for in class.
More than 14,000 people have signed a petition calling for a review of the paper, which states it was “poorly worded, inconsistently structured, and out of step with every previous paper”.
Pupils told BBC Scotland News that the wording of the questions was confusing so they did not know what was being asked, but teachers have said it was fair and not unlike previous exams.
Newly created exam body Qualifications Scotland said all papers were checked to make sure they were “clear, fair and suitable”.
It is the first year of exams under Qualifications Scotland, which replaced the controversial Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) earlier this year.
The SQA was disbanded following criticism from teachers and politicians, partly for how it handled exam grading during the Covid pandemic and partly for its handling of the 2024 Higher history exam paper.
The Higher Maths exam is split into two papers and both have caused problems for pupils – though the petition only complains about paper one.
Katy Scott
BBC Scotland
