Ryan, a pupil at the Glasgow Gaelic secondary school, was one of the unlucky pupils who received a blank email this morning.

Luckily his headteacher was on hand to tell him he got 5As at Higher.

Teenagers at a training camp at the National Sports Centre in Largs have gathered this morning for their usual breakfast meeting - and many of the young athletes have started receiving exam results.

Logan, from Whitburn Academy, was one of the first to open his National 5 results.

“I’m really happy I did well, I exceeded what I had to do,” he told BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland. “I got AAAAAB so I can relax now.

“I’ve mostly been focusing on gymnastics but today the nerves really kicked in.

“My mum and dad were really happy for me. I’m hoping to go to university and also train alongside that so I can become a professional gymnast and a dentist as well.”

If you haven’t received your results by text, email or post, don’t panic.

Contact your school or college and they'll be able to help.

If there’s anything missing or wrong with your certificate, call the SQA Candidate Advice line on 0345 279 1000.

Unfortunately, it has already been a stressful start to exam results day for many pupils.

Skills Development Scotland may not be immediately able to help with blank email queries, but it has launched its 2024 Results Helpline to offer advice on what your next move could be.

The number is 0808 100 8000 and it will be open on Tuesday and Wednesday from 08:00 until 20:00 and on Thursday and Friday from 09:00 to 17:00.

Qualified advisers from Scotland’s national skills agency are waiting to offer advice about colleges and universities, Ucas confirmation and clearing, apprenticeships, jobs and other training, volunteering, or staying on at school.

Lachlann and Sylvie, who are pupils at the Glasgow Gaelic secondary school, are delighted with their results which have been sent to them as planned.

Sylvie got 2 Bs in Advanced Higher English and Higher photography. She’s going to Dundee University to study English and film.

Lachlann received 5 As at Higher and hopes to study biomedical engineering.

The SQA says it is "working urgently" to resolve the issue with blank results emails.

A spokesperson said: "We know there is an issue impacting candidates who signed up to receive their results by email only.

"Texts are not impacted and the vast majority of learners who signed up to MySQA are receiving their results as expected.

"All learners across Scotland will also recieve their physical certificate today via post."

The SQA helpline has said results should be coming through within the next half hour for those who haven’t had them yet.

Cameron Falconer, 16, hasn’t received his marks yet.

He signed up for the email and text service as he knew he would be away from home at a gymnastics training camp in Largs when the results were due to arrive.

Cameron, from East Kilbride, received an email at 08:10 that was blank in the section where his results should be.

He says: “It’s making me feel more nervous. When I saw it at first I thought I’d got no qualifications. It’s making me feel quite upset to be honest”.

We are getting reports of emails being received by candidates with no results in them.

The SQA helpline has told some parents there have been a few inquiries about empty emails and that the authority is looking into it.

The space where results should be is blank.

Pupils who signed up to MySQA should receive a text at some point and a certificate in the post.

Back to that Good Morning Scotland interview with Education Secretary Jenny Giilruth...

The questions turn to the SQA exams body and the fact the Scottish government announced it was being scrapped three years ago.

The exams body is going to be changed to Qualifications Scotland from next autumn, but how will it differ from the SQA?

Jenny Gilruth says it's really important that education reform is used as "an opportunity to transform Scotland's educational landscape".

The education secretary highlights the impact of the pandemic and she stresses the importance of the new qualifcations body working with teachers and supporting Scotland's young people.

She says she is bringing forward legislation to replace the SQA during the next parliamentary session.

Jenny Gilruth has been telling BBC News that, in Scotland, exams have largely returned to the pre-pandemic norm.

Let's take a closer look at that.

In music, practical exams - which include performances - went to back to pre-pandemic performance times for the first time.

But some adjustments have been kept.

The National 5 English course previously saw pupils submit two pre-prepared pieces of work to the SQA. During the pandemic this was changed to one piece of work produced in a controlled environment - a change the SQA have now implemented permanently.

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Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth tells the Good Morning Scotland programme she has seen this year's full exam results, but explains she can't discuss them until 09.30 today when they are officially published.

"First and foremost I want to say a huge congratulations to Scotland's young people this morning," she says.

Gilruth also wishes those waiting for their exam results in the post the very best of luck.

She says this year is the first year we've seen the full return to the qualification requirements that existed before the pandemic.

The education secretary says pupils have shown "remarkable resilience" throughout the Covid disruption.

Lauren Anderson, a pupil at Larbert High School, told BBC Radio’s Good Morning Scotland she was hoping to get good grades to eventually study politics at university.

“For the most part my exams were ok,” she said. “I had a couple that were right after each other which was a bit of a struggle.”

Like Lauren, Amy Murray - who has just finished her fifth year at Airdrie Academy - opted to get her results in the mail instead of over text first thing in the morning.

“I think my exams results are too big a thing to just receive over a little text in the morning,” said Amy. “That’s way too anticlimactic.”

Amy told BBC Scotland that she would be the first member of her family to go to university if she got the marks she needed to study English literature.

“I am nervous but I’m just telling myself there’s nothing I can do to change the results now,” she said. “I’m just trying to hope for the best.”

Well, it's 08:00 and that means exam results are now being sent out to pupils across Scotland.

Good luck to everyone!

And stick with us for reaction and advice on what your next move could be.

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The first minister has also highlighted the advice which will be on offer from the Skills Development Scotland team.

John Swinney posted on social media platform X: "All good wishes to young people in Scotland receiving their results today. You have worked hard to get to this point. If you need any advice on next steps @skillsdevscot, external helpline will be open today."

Remember, that helpline number is 0808 100 8000 and advisors can take your calls from 08:00.

It's not long now until pupils across Scotland start to find out their all-important results.

Erin Bartley, a careers advisor at Skills Development Scotland, tells the Good Morning Scotland programme that this is an "emotionally charged day" for many.

She says: "Help is at hand, the first thing to do is not to panic, to take stock of the situation."

The agencies number for getting help is 0808 100 8000. We'll remind you of this number throughout the day.

There's a team of professionally-qualified careers advisors waiting to take calls from pupils or parents from 08.00.

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We will have a clear picture of how well Scotland's students have done when the SQA releases a breakdown later.

But last year, the proportion of those awarded an A, B or C at Higher was 77.1%.

This was a drop from 78.9% in 2022 and 89.3% in 2020.

The pass rate was 74.8% in 2019.

It was a similar picture for National 4s and 5s and for Advanced Highers.

The pass rate for National 5 qualifications was 78.8%, which was down from 80.8% in 2022 and 85.8% in 2021 but up from 78.2% in 2019.

At Advanced Higher level, 79.8% passed.

That was down from 81.3% in 2022 and 93.1% in 2020. The pass rate was 79.4% in 2019.

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) will send out candidates' results following the completion of exams and coursework earlier in the year. If you have signed up for digital alerts on MySQA, these will come via text message or email from about 08:00.

At about 09:30, we’ll get an overview of the results from the SQA and after that we will hear from the authority's chief executive Fiona Robertson.

Traditional certificates will arrive by first class post - this will depend on when your mail normally arrives.

Read more here: SQA Results Day 2024: When do exam results come out?

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage as pupils in Scotland wait for their exam results to be released.

About 145,000 individuals will receive the verdict on their work - including candidates in Nationals, Highers and Advanced Highers.

The more vocational National Progression Awards, Skills for Work Awards, and National Certificates will also land today.

Stay here to follow the latest news, results and reaction.