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SQA News 12 September 2024

Art and Design - updated National 4 and Higher documents

We’ve updated the following Art and Design documents:

National 4 Art and Design added value unit specification

We’ve updated the added value unit specification to confirm the assessment standard thresholds for this unit, detailing that 7 out of 10 assessment standards must be achieved.

There is still a requirement for candidates to be given the opportunity to meet all assessment standards. We’ve put the above threshold in place to reduce the volume of re-assessment.

The updated unit specification is available on our National 4 Art and Design web page.

Higher Art and Design course specification

We’ve updated the course specification to include guidance on how to structure responses to the question paper. You’ll find this guidance in the course support notes.

The updated course specification is available on our Higher Art and Design web page.

It’s normal practice for us to review course materials after the marking of exams and coursework is complete.

During marking, our exam teams sometimes identify minor corrections, or areas of the published marking instructions and instructions for candidates that could be made clearer.