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Website Updates - 31/03/26 Status Change
Higher Applications of Mathematics - Course overview UPDATED Updated data booklet published.

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Website Updates - 24/03/26 Status Change
Experiences of National 4s, National 5s, Highers and Advanced Highers 2024-25 UPDATED Experiences of National 4s, National 5s, Highers and Advanced Highers 2024-25 research published.

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Website Updates - 23/03/26 Status Change
PDA Floorcovering SCQF level 6 UPDATED Information on PDA in Floorcovering SCQF level 6 (GTQV 46) has been published. PDA in Floorcovering SCQF level 6 (GR9J 46) This group award has been replaced by GTQV 46. It enters its lapsing period on: 31/07/2026 It finishes on: 31/07/2028
Advanced Higher Physical Education - Course overview UPDATED Submission instructions updated
National 5 Physical Education - Course overview UPDATED Submission instructions updated

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Website Updates - 20/03/26 Status Change
Physical Education UPDATED Common questions for physical Education published

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Website Updates - 19/03/26 Status Change
National 5 Art and Design - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Art & Design Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 16/03/26 Status Change
Sports Education / Leisure UPDATED Added links to NC Sport and Physical Activity SCQF level 5 and SCQF level 6.
NC Sport and Physical Activity SCQF level 6 UPDATED New page created for NC Sport and Physical Activity SCQF level 6.
NC Sport and Physical Activity SCQF level 5 UPDATED Information added for NC Sport and Physical Activity SCQF level 5.

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Website Updates - 11/03/26 Status Change
Higher Photography - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published a series of audio discussions for Higher Photography on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 09/03/26 Status Change
Higher Art and Design - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Art & Design Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Design and Manufacture - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Design and Manufacture Question Paper 2025 on the Understanding Standards website.
Advanced Higher Music - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Advanced Higher Music Assignment on the Qualifications Scotland Secure Site you can access these materials through your Qualifications Scotland coordinator.

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Website Updates - 04/03/26 Status Change
National 5 Engineering Science - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have removed the National 5 Engineering Science Assignment 2016 commentaries and evidence from the Qualifications Scotland Secure site. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.
Higher Engineering Science- Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have removed the Higher Engineering Science Question Paper 2015 commentaries and evidence from the Understanding Standards website. We have removed the Higher Engineering Science Assignment 2015 commentaries and evidence from the Qualifications Scotland Secure site. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.
Advanced Higher Engineering Science UPDATED Understanding standards We have removed the 2016 Advanced Higher Question paper commentaries and evidence from the Understanding Standards website. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.
National 5 Chemistry - Course overview and resources UPDATED We have removed the National 5 Chemistry Webinar (recording 19 06 2017) from the Understanding Standards website. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.
Higher Chemistry - Course overview and resources UPDATED We have removed the Higher Chemistry Webinar (recording 11 06 2018) from the Understanding Standards website. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.
Advanced Higher Chemistry - Course overview and resources UPDATED We have removed the Advanced Higher Chemistry Webinar (recording 17 06 2019) from the Understanding Standards website. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.

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Website Updates - 26/02/26 Status Change
Higher Photography - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Photography Project on the SQA secure site you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.

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Website Updates - 25/02/26 Status Change
NPA Exercise and Fitness Leadership SCQF level 6 UPDATED Added information about NPA Exercise and Fitness Leadership GS6V 46.

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Website Updates - 17/02/26 Status Change
SQA Publication Scheme UPDATED Updated publication scheme.

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Website Updates - 16/02/26 Status Change
National Qualifications - prior verification UPDATED NQ Prior Verification form updated.

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Website Updates - 13/02/26 Status Change
NPA Building Services Engineering SCQF level 5 UPDATED Information about NPA Building Services Engineering SCQF level 5 (GE5H 45) published.
Physical Education UPDATED Added information about Scottish Disability Sport resources.

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Website Updates - 12/02/26 Status Change
Higher Media - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards We have published a webinar (recording) along with candidate evidence and commentaries for Higher Media Question Paper 2 on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 09/02/26 Status Change
Practical Electronics UPDATED New Electronics course and unit codes confirmed for session 2026-27 onwards.
National 5 Media UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for National 5 Media on the Understanding Standards site.
National 5 Media UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published a webinar (recording) [with candidate evidence] for National 5 Media on on the SQA secure site you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.
National 5 Accounting - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Accounting Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Accounting - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Accounting Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 06/02/26 Status Change
National 4 People and Society UPDATED Understanding Standards materials removed. We have removed the National 4 People and Society Investigating Skills Unit commentary and evidence pack published in June 2016 from the SQA secure site. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.
Higher ESOL - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the ESOL Higher Performance on the SQA secure site, you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.
National 5 ESOL - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the ESOL National 5 Performance on the SQA secure site, you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.
National 4 Biology - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for National 4 Biology Added Value Unit on the SQA secure site you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.

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Website Updates - 05/02/26 Status Change
National 5 Administration and IT UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published an audio Discussion for National 5 Administration and IT Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 04/02/26 Status Change
National 5 Sociology UPDATED Understanding Standards We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Sociology Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Sociology - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Sociology Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 02/02/26 Status Change
Dental Nursing SCQF level 7 UPDATED added Instructions for centres.
HNC Oral Health Care: Dental Nursing UPDATED added Instructions for centres.
National 5 Physical Education - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards materials removal. We have removed the National 5 PE webinar recording and Question and Answer document published in 2017 from the Understanding Standards website. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.

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Website Updates - 29/01/26 Status Change
Contact SQA - How to get in touch UPDATED Added a statement about phone lines being down until 2 February during transition to Qualifications Scotland.
New board members appointed to Qualifications Scotland NEW New board members appointed to Qualifications Scotland news published.
SQA Advanced Certificate/Diploma Cyber Security UPDATED New SQA Advanced Certificate/Diploma in Cyber Security available

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Website Updates - 28/01/26 Status Change
National 5 ESOL - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards material revisions. We have removed all Outcome 4 materials and republished the 2016 National 5 Unit (everyday life) pack on the SQA secure site. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files revised.
Higher Photography - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Photography Question paper on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 ESOL - Course overview and resources UPDATED We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 ESOL Question Paper (Writing) on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher ESOL - Course overview and resources UPDATED We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher ESOL Question Paper (Writing) on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 27/01/26 Status Change
Higher Photography - Course overview and resources UPDATED We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Photography Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 26/01/26 Status Change
Advanced Higher Computing Science UPDATED Revised Past exam questions for revised Advanced Higher Computing Science published.
Higher Computing Science - Course overview and resources UPDATED Revised Past exam questions for revised Higher Computing Science published.
National 5 Computing Science - Course overview and resources UPDATED Revised Past exam questions for revised National 5 Computing Science published.
Practical Cake Craft UPDATED Published common questions document.

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Website Updates - 22/01/26 Status Change
Advanced Higher Accounting UPDATED added Top tips when using ICT in the question paper.
Higher Accounting - Course overview and resources UPDATED added Top tips when using ICT in the question paper.
National 5 Accounting - Course overview and resources UPDATED added Top tips when using ICT in the question paper.
Practical Electronics UPDATED Update: Practical Electronics to be renamed Electronics from next session.
National 5 Fashion and Textile Technology - Overview UPDATED We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Fashion and Textile Technology Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website
Higher Fashion and Textile Technology UPDATED We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Fashion and Textile Technology Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website

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Website Updates - 20/01/26 Status Change
NC Applied Sciences SCQF level 5 UPDATED January 2026 QST minutes published
Advanced Higher Health and Food Technology UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Advanced Higher Health and food Technology Project on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 19/01/26 Status Change
Higher History - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published webinar (recordings) with Q&A document for Higher History Question Papers and Assignment on the SQA subject page and on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 16/01/26 Status Change
Floorcovering (Construction): Resilient/Textile SCQF level 6 UPDATED Published information related to SVQ Floorcovering (Construction): Resilient/Textile SCQF level 6 (GW2M 23).

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Website Updates - 14/01/26 Status Change
National 5 History - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published a webinar (recording) with Q & A document for National 5 History Question Paper on the SQA subject page and on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 09/01/26 Status Change
National 4 Engineering Science UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 4 Added Value Unit on the SQA secure site you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.
National 5 Physical Education - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published a webinar (recording) with Q&A document for National 5 Portfolio on the SQA subject page and on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 07/01/26 Status Change
National 5 English - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published a webinar (recording) for National 5 English Critical Essay on the SQA subject page and on the Understanding Standards website.
SQA Board of Management and Board Minutes UPDATED Minutes of the Board of Management meeting held on 8 October 2025 have been published.
Advanced Higher Physical Education - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards materials removal. We have removed the Advanced Higher Project commentaries and evidence published in 2021 and 2019 from the Understanding Standards website. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.

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Website Updates - 06/01/26 Status Change
Higher Drama - Course Overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published a webinar (recording) for Higher Drama Performance on the SQA subject page and on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 Art and Design - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published a webinar (recording) with Q&A document for National 5 Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Art and Design - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published a webinar (recording) with Q&A document for Higher Art and Design Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 18/12/25 Status Change
Higher Geography - Course overview and resources UPDATED Gàidhlig course specification updated
National 5 Geography - Course overview and resources UPDATED Gàidhlig course specification updated

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Website Updates - 17/12/25 Status Change
Become a marker UPDATED added new case studies

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Website Updates - 11/12/25 Status Change
Higher Fashion and Textile Technology UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Fashion and Textile Technology Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 ESOL - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the SCQF level 5 Living in Scotland unit on the SQA secure site you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.
National 4 ESOL UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the SCQF level 4 Living in Scotland unit on the SQA secure site you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.
National 3 ESOL UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 3 Living in Scotland unit on the SQA secure site you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.

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Website Updates - 10/12/25 Status Change
Exam support - forms and guidance UPDATED 2026 Exam flyleafs uploaded.
Flyleafs UPDATED 94 subject flyleafs uploaded.

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Website Updates - 09/12/25 Status Change
SQA announces changes to 2026 National Qualifications exam timetable NEW SQA has made changes to the 2026 exam timetable.
Exam timetable and learner apps UPDATED Updates have been made to the 2026 National Qualifications exam timetable, the following subjects have been updated: Health and Food Technology Music Music: Portfolio Urdu
Higher Applications of Mathematics - Course overview UPDATED Gaelic medium coursework updated
National 5 English - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published a webinar (recording) for National 5 English (RUAE and Scottish Text) on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 08/12/25 Status Change
About assessment arrangements - Guidance and support UPDATED An updated version of the following guidance document has been published: Use of a bilingual dictionary for learners who have English as an additional language

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Website Updates - 04/12/25 Status Change
Quality assurance documents and videos UPDATED Updated Qualifications Verification Guidance documents have been published for Schools, Scotland's Colleges and Employers and Training Providers.

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Website Updates - 03/12/25 Status Change
National 5 Philosophy - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Philosophy Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher English Critical Reading Question Paper Research UPDATED Higher English Critical Reading question paper research published
Our recent research UPDATED Higher English Critical Reading question paper research published

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Website Updates - 02/12/25 Status Change
Advanced Higher Physical Education - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Advanced Higher Physical Education Project on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher English - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher English Question Paper - Critical Reading and Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 27/11/25 Status Change
National 5 English - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 English Question Paper 2 Critical Essay on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 26/11/25 Status Change
National 5 Fashion and Textile Technology - Overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Fashion and Textile Technology Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 English - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 English Portfolio on the Understanding Standards website.
Equality impact assessments UPDATED Web filtering equality impact assessment document added under SQA internal and staff.

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Website Updates - 25/11/25 Status Change
NPA Sports Coaching at SCQF levels 5 & 6 UPDATED The 2025 SQA and sportscotland annual CPD event webinar has been published.

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Website Updates - 24/11/25 Status Change
National 5 Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Question Paper and Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
Advanced Higher Health and Food Technology UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Advanced Higher Health and food Technology Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Economics - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Economics Assignment on the Understanding Standards website

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Website Updates - 21/11/25 Status Change
National 5 Psychology - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Psychology Question Paper and Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
Advanced Higher Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Advanced Higher Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Project -dissertation and Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 19/11/25 Status Change
National 5 English - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Question Paper Critical Reading (Scottish Text) on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Philosophy - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Philosophy Question Papers on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 Latin UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Latin National 5 Question Papers on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Latin - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Latin Higher Question Papers on the Understanding Standards website.
Advanced Higher Latin UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Latin Advanced Higher Question Papers on the Understanding Standards website.
Business and Administration SCQF level 5, 6, 8 UPDATED We have published Powerpoint slides from the Network Event in October 2025
Higher Administration and IT - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Administration and IT Question Paper and Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 Administration and IT UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Administration and IT Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 English - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the English National 5 Question Paper 1 on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher English - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the English Higher Portfolio on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 18/11/25 Status Change
National 5 Philosophy - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Philosophy Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 Classical Studies UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 5 Classical studies Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 Business Management - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published an audio presentation for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Business Management - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published an audio presentation for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher on the Understanding Standards website.
Advanced Higher Business Management - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published an audio presentation for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 Economics - Course overview and resource UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Economics National 5 Assignment and Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.
Advanced Higher Economics UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Advanced Higher Economics Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Physical Education - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Physical Education Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Media - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Media Question Paper and Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 13/11/25 Status Change
Construction - Operative and Specialisms UPDATED Added link to new SVQ Formwork (Construction) (Formwork Erector and Striker) SCQF level 5.
Formwork (Construction) (Formwork Erector and Striker) SCQF level 5 NEW New page created for SVQ Formwork (Construction) (Formwork Erector and Striker) SCQF level 5.
Construction - Operative and Specialisms UPDATED Added link to new SVQ Formwork (Construction) (Formwork Carpenter) SCQF level 5.
Formwork (Construction) (Formwork Carpenter) SCQF level 5 UPDATED New SVQ Formwork (Construction) (Formwork Carpenter) SCQF level 5 content published.

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Website Updates - 12/11/25 Status Change
National Qualifications - external verification UPDATED Updated submission guidance for the 2025-26 session has been published under the "What evidence do you need to provide for verification?" section
National 4 Science UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 4 Science unit - Human Health and the National 4 Assignment on the SQA secure site you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.
National 3 Science UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the National 3 Science unit - Fragile Earth on the SQA secure site you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.
Higher Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies (RMPS) UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Question Paper and Project on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Childcare and Development UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Childcare and Development Project on the Understanding Standards website.
Advanced Higher Geography - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Advanced Higher Geography Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Applications of Mathematics - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Applications of Mathematics Question Paper and Project on the Understanding Standards website.
Advanced Higher Economics UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Advanced Higher Economics Project on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 10/11/25 Status Change
Procurement UPDATED A new version of our Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement and the Procurement Annual Report for the financial year of 2024-25 have been published.

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Website Updates - 06/11/25 Status Change
Policies for SQA centres UPDATED Updated Adverse Circumstances Support Policy and Contingency Review Policy published.
Higher Modern Languages UPDATED 2025 Gaelic (Learners) course report published
SQA research UPDATED A new research report has been published: Exploring Perspectives on National Qualification Marker Recruitment, Retention and Experiences
Recent SQA research UPDATED A new research report has been published: Exploring Perspectives on National Qualification Marker Recruitment, Retention and Experiences

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Website Updates - 30/10/25 Status Change
Advanced Higher Physics - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
Higher Physics - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
National 5 Physics - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
Recent SQA research UPDATED New research has been published: Generative artificial intelligence in Scottish education: Learner experiences and attitudes in Schools and Colleges
Higher Environmental Science - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
National 5 Environmental Science UPDATED 2025 course report published
Advanced Higher Classical Studies UPDATED 2025 course report published

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Website Updates - 29/10/25 Status Change
Higher Psychology - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Psychology Question Paper and Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
Complaining to SQA UPDATED We have published the SQA Awarding 2025 Annual Complaints Handling Report

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Website Updates - 28/10/25 Status Change
Higher Business Management - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards materials removal. We have removed the Higher Assignment evidence (Conclusions and Analysis and Evaluation) published in 2022 from the Understanding Standards website. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.
Advanced Higher Business Management - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards materials removal. We have removed the Advanced Higher Project commentaries and evidence published in 2022 from the Understanding Standards website. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.
National Qualifications (NQ) - homepage UPDATED Added links to Your National Qualifications booklet and webpage.
Scottish Qualifications Authority UPDATED Added links to Your National Qualifications booklet

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Website Updates - 27/10/25 Status Change
Advanced Higher Music Technology UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Advanced Higher Music Technology Project on the SQA Secure site.
Advanced Higher English - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Advanced Higher English Portfolio-writing and Question Paper- Literary Study on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Music - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published an audio presentation for National 5-Advanced Higher Music Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
Advanced Higher Music - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published an audio presentation for National 5-Advanced Higher Music Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 Business Management - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Business Management National 5 Question Paper and Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Business Management - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Business Management Higher Assignment on the Understanding Standards website.
Advanced Higher Business Management - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Business Management Advanced Higher Project on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 24/10/25 Status Change
Equality impact assessments UPDATED Two EQIAs have been published in the SQA Learners section relating to new policy documents: EQIA Adverse Circumstances Support Policy and EQIA Contingency Review Policy
Policies for SQA centres UPDATED We have published two new policies: Adverse Circumstances Support Policy and Contingency Review Policy
Learner support for National Qualifications UPDATED Added a link to exam timetable for 2026
MySQA get exam results by text or email UPDATED Information on signing up to get your exam results by text or email

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Website Updates - 23/10/25 Status Change
Advanced Higher History - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
Advanced Higher Modern Languages - Course overview UPDATED 2025 German and Italian course reports published
Higher Modern Languages UPDATED 2025 German and Italian course reports published
National 5 Modern Languages - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 German and Italian course reports published
Advanced Higher Geography - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
Higher Classical Studies - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published

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Website Updates - 16/10/25 Status Change
National 5 Gàidhlig UPDATED Published National 5 Gaidhlig 2025 Course Report
Higher Administration and IT - Course overview and resources UPDATED Published Higher Admin and IT 2025 course report
Advanced Higher Mathematics - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards materials removal. We have removed the Advanced Higher Question Paper materials commentaries and evidence published in 2016 and 2018 from the Understanding Standards website. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.
Advanced Higher Mathematics - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Advanced Higher Mathematics Question Paper 1 and 2 on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 15/10/25 Status Change
Advanced Higher Modern Languages - Course overview UPDATED Visiting Examining documents updated.
Advanced Higher Gàidhlig UPDATED Visiting Examining documents updated.

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Website Updates - 13/10/25 Status Change
Construction - Operative and Specialisms UPDATED Updated qualification structure for SVQ Plant Operations (Construction) SCQF level 5 statement published.
Recent SQA research UPDATED Recent research reports added: 'HN Certifications and the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation', and 'Investigating the Recent Decrease in Higher National Certifications'.

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Website Updates - 10/10/25 Status Change
SQA Advanced Diploma Marine Electro-Technology UPDATED Added Withdrawal of Maritime qualifications statement.
HND Marine Electro-Technology UPDATED Added Withdrawal of Maritime qualifications statement.
SQA Advanced Certificate/Diploma Nautical Science UPDATED Added Withdrawal of Maritime qualifications statement.
HNC/HND Nautical Science UPDATED Added Withdrawal of Maritime qualifications statement.
SQA Advanced Certificate/Diploma Marine Engineering UPDATED Added Withdrawal of Maritime qualifications statement.
HNC/HND Marine Engineering UPDATED Added Withdrawal of Maritime qualifications statement.

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Website Updates - 09/10/25 Status Change
Advanced Higher Modern Languages - Course overview UPDATED 2025 course report published
Higher Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies (RMPS) UPDATED 2025 course report published
Higher Politics - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
Higher Physical Education - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
National 5 Philosophy - Course overview UPDATED 2025 course report published
Advanced Higher Modern Studies - Course overview UPDATED 2025 course report published
Advanced Higher Modern Studies - Course overview UPDATED 2025 course report published
Higher Modern Studies - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
National 5 Modern Studies - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
Advanced Higher Latin UPDATED 2025 course report published
Higher Latin - Course overview UPDATED 2025 course report published
National 5 Latin UPDATED 2025 course report published
Advanced Higher Gàidhlig UPDATED 2025 course report published
Higher Gàidhlig UPDATED 2025 course report published
National 5 Modern Languages - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 French course report published
Higher Business Management - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
National 5 Accounting - Course overview and resources UPDATED 2025 course report published
Higher Drama - Course Overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Higher Drama Question Paper on the Understanding Standards website.
Higher Geography - Course overview and resources UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published a webinar (recording) for Higher Geography on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 08/10/25 Status Change
Mental Health and Wellbeing SCQF level 4 and 5 UPDATED 2025 Qualification Verification Summary Report Mental Health and Wellbeing published.
Scottish Studies SCQF levels 1 - 6 UPDATED 2025 Qualification Verification Summary Report Scottish Studies published.
Scots Language SCQF level 3, 4, 5 and 6 UPDATED 2025 Scots Language Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Religion, Belief and Values SCQF level 3, 4, 5 and 6 UPDATED Religion, Belief and Values Qualification Verification Summary Report 2025 published.
Skills for Work: Travel and Tourism National 5 (SCQF level 5) UPDATED 2025 Qualification Verification Summary Report Travel and Tourism published.
Creative Industries National 5 (SCQF level 5) UPDATED 2025 Creative Industries Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Laboratory Science National 5 (SCQF level 5) UPDATED 2025 Qualification Verification Summary Report Laboratory Science published.
Rural Skills National 4 (SCQF level 4) UPDATED 2025 Rural Skills Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Skills for Work: Health Sector National 5 (SCQF level 5) UPDATED 2025 Qualification Verification Summary Report Health Sector published.
Skills for Work: Early Learning and Childcare National 5 (SCQF level 5) UPDATED 2025 SfW Early Learning and Childcare Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Retailing National 5 (SCQF level 5) UPDATED 2025 Retailing Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Energy National 5 (SCQF level 5) UPDATED 2025 Skills for Work Energy Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Skills for Work: Engineering Skills National 5 (SCQF level 5) UPDATED 2025 Skills for Work Engineering Skills Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Skills for Work Hairdressing: National 5 (SCQF level 5) UPDATED 2025 Hairdressing Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Skills for Work: Sport and Recreation National 5 (SCQF level 5) UPDATED 2025 Skills for Work Sport and Recreation Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Scottish Baccalaureate in Social Sciences UPDATED 2025 Scottish Baccalaureate Social Sciences Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Scottish Baccalaureate in Science - Course information UPDATED 2025 Scottish Baccalaureate Science Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Scottish Baccalaureate in Languages - Course information UPDATED 2025 Scottish Baccalaureate Languages Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
Scottish Baccalaureate in Expressive Arts - Course information UPDATED 2025 Scottish Baccalaureate Expressive Arts Qualification Verification Summary Report published.
HNC Applied Sciences UPDATED Added 3 October 2025 HN Science QST minutes.
HND Applied Biological Sciences UPDATED Added 3 October 2025 HN Science QST minutes.
HND Applied Chemical Sciences UPDATED Added 3 October 2025 HN Science QST minutes.
HND Applied Sciences UPDATED Added 3 October 2025 HN Science QST minutes.
HND Industrial Biotechnology UPDATED Added 3 October 2025 HN Science QST minutes.
PDA Laboratory Science SCQF level 7 UPDATED Added 3 October 2025 HN Science QST minutes.
Quality assurance documents and videos UPDATED Qualification Verification Guidance for Scotland¿s Colleges published.

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Website Updates - 07/10/25 Status Change
Learning and Development UPDATED An updated version of the Assessor and Verifier Competence document has been published.

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Website Updates - 02/10/25 Status Change
Scottish Baccalaureate in Social Sciences UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Baccalaureate Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Project on the Understanding Standards website.
Scottish Baccalaureate in Science - Course information UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Baccalaureate Science Interdisciplinary Project on the Understanding Standards website.
Scottish Baccalaureate in Languages - Course information UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Baccalaureate Languages Interdisciplinary Project on the Understanding Standards website.
National 5 Practical Woodworking - Course overview UPDATED 2025 course report published
National 5 Practical Electronics UPDATED 2025 course report published
National 5 Physical Education - Course overview UPDATED 2025 course report published
Higher Design and Manufacture - Course overview UPDATED 2025 course report published
Scottish Baccalaureate in Expressive Arts - Course information UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for the Baccalaureate Expressive Arts Interdisciplinary Project on the Understanding Standards website.

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Website Updates - 01/10/25 Status Change
National 4 Chemistry - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards materials removal. We have removed the Chemistry National 4 Added Value Assignment commentaries and Evidence packs published in 2015 and 2016 from the SQA secure site. Please see the Changes to Understanding Standards materials section of the subject page for details of files removed.
National 4 Chemistry - Course overview UPDATED Understanding Standards. We have published commentaries and evidence for Chemistry National 4 Chemical Changes and Structure, Chemistry in Society and Nature¿s Chemistry ¿ outcome 1 and the Added Value Unit Assignment on the SQA secure site you can access these materials through your SQA coordinator.

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