Some teachers call for removal of SQA Exams

https://www.tes.com/news/heads-call-cancellation-and-shortening-sqa-exams
So a bunch of teachers have apparently called for the cancellation of 2021 exams ("At National 5, BOCSH – which comprises 20 headteachers from 19 local authorities – calls for "the removal of exams to be replaced by teacher predicted grades and internal assessment".

At Higher, it states that "the exam diet should remain but at a later date and with shortened exams and reduced content".

At Advanced Higher, it suggests "removing the final exam, increasing the weighting of the dissertation and introducing assessment windows throughout the session for moderated graded assessments to take place".")

Personally, I am very against this and I think that it should be the government and the SQAs priority to ensure that the 2021 exams do go ahead safely. I just think that that doing exams is actually a very important part of education, and I think they are vital because there isn't really any other way where you can show your academic ability no matter your background, and they do teach things like self-discipline and work ethic. I also would miss the sense of achievement having done my exams. Of course, exams aren't for everyone which is why coursework-based courses exist but I don't think the blanket removal of exams is the answer. What does everyone else think?

For the higher bit I agree (So I won’t have to do 2 essays for english hehehe) but I am absolutely against removal of the exam diet. We already suffered from crappy moderation and abrupt government u-turn. I don’t want this to happen AGAIN.

They should make amendments which are fair and proportionate. for the hardship suffered.
If they do teacher predicted grades , then they know they will end up getting record marks and students will spend more time being nice to teacher.

As its SQA am not that bothered, but they will just end up devaluing the qualification and unis will change entrance requirements. This years A levels are known to be ridiculously generous in overpredictions and do not have the same credibility as students in the past who did the revision and sat the exams, unless you believe it is the brightest co hort since exams began, not just by a little, but significant amounts.

I think the ideal situation (aside from the fact there's a lot wrong with the system generally) would be for the exams to go ahead...But, I think that with that comes a large degree of uncertainty - they could well be cancelled again last minute. This year, I don't think the fact they were cancelled was the problem (e.g. in Ireland students were left hanging on about whether they would be sitting them for weeks, which didn't do anyone any good really), but rather the last minute nature of the system that did get put in place meant it was a flawed system. This year, we really need to be ready for them to happen, and ready for them to be cancelled, with a more robust back up plan in place well in advance if they do. It's too early to have any idea what May will be like - I think the best that can be done for just now is keeping the options open