Latest Understanding Standards materials
Our wide range of Understanding Standards materials explain and illustrate the standards required in SQA assessments.
We regularly review and update these materials to ensure they remain relevant and useful, and we are continuing to publish new materials throughout session 2022–23 where needed.
We have recently published the following new materials:
Design and Manufacture: National 5 design assignment – candidate evidence and commentaries (available on SQA Secure)
We have published exemplars of evidence submitted by candidates for the 2022 National 5 Design and Manufacture design assignment. Alongside these exemplars, we have published commentaries written by an SQA senior examiner, which explains how many marks were awarded to each candidate and why.
Design and Manufacture: Higher question paper – candidate evidence and commentaries
We have published examples of evidence submitted by candidates for the 2022 Higher Design and Manufacture question paper, with finalised marking instructions. Alongside these examples, we have published commentaries written by an SQA senior examiner, which explains how many marks were awarded to each candidate and why.
Practical Cookery: National 5 practical assessment – ‘guidance for assessors’ PowerPoint presentation (available on SQA Secure)
We have published a presentation which provides guidance for assessors of the National 5 Practical Cookery practical assessment.
Access these materials
These new materials will help you to strengthen your own understanding of the national standards required in assessments, so you can feel more confident about preparing your learners.
You can access the materials referenced above (with the exception of materials marked as available on SQA Secure) from our Understanding Standards website at www.understandingstandards.org.uk.
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SQA Secure
As identified above, the following materials are only available from the Understanding Standards section of the SQA Secure website:
- Design and Manufacture: National 5 design assignment – candidate evidence and commentaries
- Practical Cookery: National 5 practical assessment – ‘guidance for assessors’ PowerPoint presentation
You can arrange access to these through your SQA co-ordinator. Please store these materials securely (for example, in a password-protected folder) and treat them as confidential.