Scottish education system to be overhauled after damning OECD report

Independent review said curriculum had not kept pace with changes, and exams and inspections were in need of reform

Scotland's exams agency and its schools inspections system are to be substantially reformed after a damning report said the current system was cumbersome and over-complex.

An independent review by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, a Paris-based agency, found the Scottish education system had failed to keep pace with the latest best practice and had no long-term strategies or vision.