New teachers and lecturers
Your co-ordinator
Every school and college has a co-ordinator. This person is the main contact between your centre and us.
Make sure you know who your co-ordinator is. All our correspondence, materials and publications are sent to this person and they are responsible for important operational aspects such as candidate entries.
Our qualifications
All of our qualifications are developed in partnership with schools, colleges, training providers, employers and the Scottish Government. Our qualifications are recognised across the UK and internationally.
Subject pages
We try and put all the information relating to the course/subject on the respective webpage.
Quality assurance
All of our qualifications are quality assured to ensure that national standards are being maintained, wherever and however the qualifications are being delivered.
- More about our quality assurance
Resources
Guide to Assessment
Our Guide to Assessment provides support for everyone who assesses our qualifications.
- Guide to Assessment (712 KB)
Understanding Standards
Understanding Standards support teachers and lecturers who are delivering our qualifications. The courses and materials develop their understanding of the national standards required for assessment and help to build their confidence in preparing and assessing learners.
The Understanding Standards includes:
- training events and webinars
- Understanding Standards materials
Core Skills
Core Skills are the five skills that have been identified by employers as those most likely to be needed in a work environment, ranked between levels 2 and 6. They are built into many courses and units.
The five Core Skills are:
- Communication
- Numeracy
- Problem solving
- Using information technology
- Working with others
Academy
Academy offers a wide range of training courses and resources for teaching professionals.
Contact us
If you need to speak to someone call our Customer Support Team. They are available Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 5.00pm.
Call 0303 333 0330 or complete our enquiry form.