Exam results sent by text message in Scotland

About 60 pupils at four schools in the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland will receive their exam results by SMS, reveals BBC News.

As part of a pilot scheme, the Scottish Qualifications Authority will send a message asking the pupils to reply "yes", before their results are forwarded.

The SQA has agreed text abbreviations for subjects, level of qualification and result details. They will contact pupils a few days later to see if they found the service satisfactory, before deciding whether to extend it.

Chris Martin, of the SQA's information technology department, said: "We feel it's important that we use technology to make our work more accessible. Texting is becoming second nature, to young people in particular, so we felt that we should explore this option to understand whether it suits our candidates, while we protect the confidentiality of the information we're sending."

Regine | 4:23 PM | SMS and Students |
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