This is an unprecedented situation, and the closure of schools for an extended period will affect almost every family across Scotland.

The Scottish Qualifications Authority has recently been working through a range of scenarios in relation to the exam diet, including disruption and postponement. However, as the Deputy First Minister has outlined in Parliament today, the exam diet in 2020 cannot go ahead.

Fiona Robertson (Chief Executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority and Scotland’s Chief Examining Officer) has been asked by the Deputy First Minister to develop an alternative certification model.

Full details of this statement can be accessed on the SQA website.