Experts and stakeholders told the Education and Skills Committee that the controversial Scottish National Standardised Assessments may result in unofficial league tables and an obsession with percentages.

It remains unknown what legal advice the Scottish Government received on parents’ rights to opt out of the new national standardised tests, or whether it supports their position

THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT has been urged to release legal advice regarding parents' rights to opt out of controversial standardised tests, after an FOI confirmed that Ministers have received legal advice.