On 1 February 2026, Qualifications Scotland replaced SQA and became Scotland’s new national awarding body. The documents on this page remain current and you can continue to use them. We’ll update them in the style of Qualifications Scotland when they’re next due for review.

We’ve removed the National 5 Practical Cookery assignment from session 2026-27. The course is now assessed through the question paper (now worth 35 marks) and the practical activity (now worth 65 marks).

As we’ve revised the structure of the course assessment by removing the assignment, the course now has a new course code - C885 75.

Please see the National 5 Practical Cookery page for details and to access the updated course specification and specimen coursework assessment task.

These changes are part of ongoing improvements to assessment in some of our current National Courses, based on feedback from educators and learners. Our high-level summary table gives an overview of these changes.