Biology

Contact the Qualifications Manager for this subject area
Margot McKerrell GRAPHIC: email icon.

Subject-specific Information

Subject-specific information is available from the right-hand 'related links' menu.

MER promotional event

Biology teachers are invited to a promotional event for Courses in Managing Environmental Resources on 19th September 2008, to be held in a venue near Perth. The aim of the event is to illustrate the nature, content and delivery of MER Courses, and it is ideally suited to those centres who do not currently offer MER but are interested in doing so in future.

For more information and booking details, please refer to the Managing Environmental Resources subject page:

Managing Environmental Resources

Guide to Assessment in the Sciences

IMAGE: Guide to Assessment in the Sciences cover. This binder draws together appropriate information on assessment from the Arrangements documents, National Assessment Bank materials and update letters for National Qualifications in the Sciences. It is intended to provide an easy access point for information on assessment and it is envisaged that it will be particularly useful to faculty heads, newly qualified teachers (NQTs) and teachers presenting more than one Science. It is an additional resource to be used in conjunction with SQA Arrangements documents and National Assessment Bank materials (NABs).

Related downloads

Download the Guide to Assessment in the Sciences
Download Appendix 2 - Standard Grade Investigation Booklet
Note: This is an A5 booklet set up to be printed on A4 paper.
If printing this document double sided, ensure that the option for duplex on the short edge is selected.
Download the Guide to Assessment in the Sciences - amendments (May 2008)

Professional Development Directory Sep 07- Feb 08

IMAGE: Professional Development Directory Aug 06-Jan 07 front cover. Did you know there is an SQA event for this subject listed in our new Professional Development Directory Sep 07-Feb 08?

The Professional Development Directory details Professional Development Workshops and customer events. All our events will be led by subject specialists who are looking forward to welcoming you to their workshops.

Follow this link for the Professional Development Directory

Advanced Higher

IMAGE: Introducing Advanced Higher leaflet cover. Advanced Highers are, as the name suggests, advanced qualifications. They are usually taken in the sixth year at school or at college. People who take Advanced Highers have normally passed Highers. Advanced Highers are National Courses. They are usually made up of three National Units and an external assessment - normally an examination or project.