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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

Qualifications Development/Revision Planner

As part of SQA's commitment to continuous improvement, we have established a planning tool for the development/revision of all Group Awards.

Developing Higher National qualifications: a toolkit for centres

Forms to support the toolkit for developing Higher National qualifications.

HN Key Partners Group

At the final meeting of the former HN Key Partners’ Group, a remit for the reconstituted group was proposed. The remit will be confirmed at the first meeting of the reconstituted HN Key Partners’ Group in May/June 2009.

HN & PDA Annual Report 2010-11

We are pleased to introduce the Higher National (HN) and Professional Development Award (PDA) Annual Report for session 2010?11. The report provides details on various development work in HN and PDAs, and is aimed at SQA Co-ordinators and practitioners in Scotland?s colleges.

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.

COLEG Project News

Keep up to date with the current developments of Scotland's colleges with COLEG's bi-monthly project news.

The Cervical Cancer and HPV Immunisation Programme

The fight cervical cancer website contains everything you need to know about the new HPV vaccine for girls which will help reduce their risk of cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine is now being offered to eligible girls throughout Scotland - find out if you are eligible for the HPV vaccine.

Catalogue of Higher National Units

This catalogue lists all Higher National Units, including Graded Units. It includes both  consortium-developed Units (Units in popular subject areas which are developed directly under the management and guidance of SQA) and specialist Units (Units devised by an individual centre or small group of centres and validated by SQA to meet a specific need).