Stakeholder toolkit: National Qualifications

Help spread the word on Qualifications Scotland learner resources

Thank you for helping to share the information and support available to learners.

This year, Results Day is on Tuesday 4 August 2026.

Within this toolkit page, you’ll find resources and graphics to help you spread the word to learners through social media. We will update this page throughout the year.

Please feel free to use this content in its current format, or the information provided to help you shape your own content.

Content currently available:

  • Your National Qualifications
  • Your Exams

Questions? Please email social.media@qualifications.gov.scot.

Use the tabs below to open each section individually. Alternatively you can show all the sections.

Qualifications Scotland learner hub

This is our one-stop shop for useful resources, hints and tips to help support learners through preparing for, taking exams and awaiting results. We keep this page up to date with new and updated information throughout the academic year.

https://info.qualifications.gov.scot/learners

Qualifications Scotland on social media

Feel free to tag us in our posts about exams, results or our general work together.

Your National Qualifications

This is our resource designed to provide learners, parents and carers with everything they need to know about coursework and preparing for exams. This includes information on using sources, word counts, deadlines – as well as information on plagiarism and using Artificial Intelligence. Your National Qualifications is available as a downloadable, digital resource only.

Ensuring learners download and understand the information and rules associated with submitting their coursework is important to help them avoid malpractice situations.

https://sqa.org.uk/yourNQ

Your Exams

Your Exams provides learners, parents and carers with everything they need to know about preparing for and sitting exams. This includes information on the exam timetable, prohibited items, exceptional circumstances and getting exam results. Your Exams is again available as a downloadable, digital resource only.

Ensuring learners understand the information and rules associated with sitting exams is important to help them avoid losing marks, getting a lower grade or having their exam entry cancelled.

https://info.qualifications.gov.scot/YourExams

This section contains messaging and assets to help you spread the word about Your Exams.

Social media suggested copy

Please feel free to tag us across social media. You’ll find our handles and profiles in the General information section of this webpage.

Your Exams booklet is now available to download from Qualifications Scotland!

It contains everything you need to know about National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher exams: https://info.qualifications.gov.scot/YourExams

Social media graphics

Newsletter/email suggested copy for parents

Qualifications Scotland’s learner booklet – Your Exams – is available to download from their website. The booklet contains important information for learners sitting National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher exams. It also highlights the rules that learners must know and follow to ensure they are not penalised. Please encourage your learner to download and read the booklet. If you have any problems accessing the booklet please ask your learner to speak to their pupil support.

Download Your Exams