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Literacy and Numeracy: Curriculum for Excellence Management Board Update

SQA welcomes the Curriculum for Excellence Management Board's proposals for the formal recognition of literacy and numeracy through the new qualifications system.

Literacy and Numeracy: CfE Management Board Update

Deadline for MySQA exam results service looms

Students who want to receive their school exam results a day early only have a week left to register for their details with MySQA.

Deadline for MySQA exam results service looms

2010 Exams Results Released

The Scottish Qualifications Authority today (Thursday, 5 August, 2010) announces details of the 2010 National Course results.

National Assessment Bank Support Material

Lists of currently available National Assessment Bank support material have now been published on the website.

Closure of 5-14 National Assessment Bank (NAB)

The 5-14 National Assessment Bank will be closed on 2 July, at the end of the summer term this year.  This decision has been made by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning.

National Qualifications: Online Question Paper Survey 2010

We'd like to invite teaching colleagues involved in a number of subjects to take a few moments to complete our online survey.

NQ Question Paper Survey 2009

Our annual question paper survey gives you an opportunity to pass on any comments you may have about a particular question paper or papers to qualification development teams and Assessment Panels.

NQ Report: Development work on National Qualifications 2009/10

The report on development work relating to National Qualifications - National Units, National Courses, and Group Awards made up of National Units (Awards, National Certificates, National Progression Awards and Professional Development Awards) is now available.

Looking for Principal Assessor or Senior Verifier reports?

Principal Assessor reports for 2008 are now known as External Assessment reports, and Senior Verifier reports are now known as Internal Assessment reports. These can still be found in the 'Subject-specific links' menu of the relevant subject page.

Curriculum for Excellence and the review of National Qualifications: Update

Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, has announced that the next generation of National Qualifications will be introduced for pupils in the 2013/14 session.

Status Report and Development Schedule for NQ Group Awards

Status Report and Development Schedule for NQ Group Awards: National Certificates and NPAs. The most recent National Qualification Group Award (NQGA) Status Report is now available.  This report will be updated and published on the website monthly.

NQ Quick Guide

This guide gives you the basic facts about National Qualifications (NQs) in Scotland and tells you about the range of qualifications available.