Stakeholder toolkit: National Qualifications

Help spread the word on SQA 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

Questions? Please email social.media@sqa.org.uk.

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SQA 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. SQA keeps this page up to date with new and updated information throughout the academic year.

https://www.sqa.org.uk/learners

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

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

Social media suggested copy

Please feel free to tag @sqanews across Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X. You can also find us on Bluesky, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Your National Qualifications contains everything you need to know about the dos and don’ts of completing your coursework.

It also answers questions you may have about the 2026 exams. Download your copy now from @sqanews: https://www.sqa.org.uk/yourNQ

Social media graphics

Learner presentation and Know the Rules video

These presentations are designed for schools, colleges and training providers to share with learners in group settings such as assemblies.

The following video is also present in the presentations above but it can also be used separately.

Digital poster

The following resource can be downloaded to help you spread the word to learners through assemblies and throughout your school or college.

Newsletter/email suggested copy to be sent to parents

SQA’s learner booklet, Your National Qualifications, is available to download from their website.

The booklet contains important information for learners creating and submitting coursework for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher. It also highlights the rules that learners must know and follow to ensure they are not penalised. Please encourage your child to download and read the booklet. If you have any problems accessing the booklet, please ask your child to speak to their pupil support.