John Swinney: Improving Scottish education is my mantra

By The Newsroom
Published 20th Feb 2019, 13:21 BST
Updated 20th Feb 2019, 14:26 BST
John Swinney has said he has a “relentless focus” on improving the education system in Scotland, despite concerns being raised over standardised assessments.

Speaking to the Education Committee at Holyrood on Wednesday, the Education Secretary said the tests work as a “diagnostic tool” for teachers in identifying where pupils need to improve.

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Scottish national standardised assessments (SNSA) were introduced for P1, P4, P7 and S3 pupils to help measure the attainment gap in schools.

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John Swinney, Deputy First Minister of Scotland. Picture: John Devlin.