STAFF at the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) could go on strike before the agency is scrapped, amid concerns that the change in system could leave staff in limbo. 

The SQA is due to be replaced as part of plans to reform the education system in Scotland, but the Unite branch says staff have not been consulted about their future.

Exams are due to go ahead as normal this year, as the government considers overhauling the system. But staff have raised concerns that talks about the replacement for the SQA could go on for years, leaving staff in the lurch.