National 5 Business Management
Course Specification
This explains the overall structure of the Course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.
Past Papers and Marking Instructions
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Specimen Question Papers
These illustrate the standard, structure and requirements of the question papers learners will sit. These also include marking instructions.
Coursework (Dec 2021)
This section provides information on marking instructions and/or the coursework assessment task(s). It includes information that centres need to administer coursework and must be read in conjunction with the course specification.
- National 5 Business Management Coursework Assessment Task - Assignment Notes
September 2019 - Coursework assessment task for National 5 Business Management
September 2019 - Guidance on conditions of assessment
Assignment template
- Instructions for submitting National 5 and Higher Business Management assignments, and Advanced Higher projects (96 KB) November 2021
- N5 Business Management template
Flyleafs
Information on the production and submission of SQA-assessed coursework for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher.
- Coursework for External Assessment (261 KB)
Understanding Standards (Jan 2022)
Additional resources session 2021-22
New – New materials not previously published
Updated – published in 2020/21 but amended for 2021/22
Carried forward – published in 2020/21 carried forward to 2021/22
- New - Assessment Resource
- New - Audio Presentation, - Assignment (17 minutes) (30.03 MB)
- New - Audio Presentation – Guidance on creating a National 5 Question Paper (7 minutes) (16.03 MB)
- New - Audio Presentation – Reviewing a National 5 Question Paper Composition (7 minutes) (16.98 MB)
- New - Audio Presentation (supplementary materials) - Reviewing a National 5 Question Paper Composition (16.98 MB)
- Carried forward – Question paper guidance audio presentation (30 minutes) (20.93 MB) - additional materials to accompany this audio presentation can be found on the SQA's secure website, you can access these through your SQA co-ordinator.
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Please note: For session 2021-22 there are modifications to this course. Understanding Standards materials should therefore be viewed along with the National Course modification summary available in the Course information 2021-22 section.
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Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries
Course assessment overview
Changes to understanding standards materials
Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.
Course reports
These reports provide information on the performance of candidates which it is hoped will be useful to teachers, lecturers and assessors in their preparation of candidates for future assessment.
Course Reports
- 2016 National 5 Business Management Course Report
September 2016 - 2017 National 5 Business Management Course Report
October 2017 - 2018 National 5 Business Management Course Report
September 2018 - 2019 National 5 Business Management Course Report
September 2019
2021 Key Messages
The Alternative Certification Model included a national quality assurance activity, carried out in May 2021.
This report provides information on any common themes and key points from the evidence submitted.
- National 5 Business Management 2020-21 key messages (140 KB)
June 2021
Verification Reports
CPD
Additional CPD support
Where any particular areas of concern are identified, which are not addressed by our Understanding Standards events or support materials, we will offer free continuing professional development (CPD) training, subject to request. CPD support is subject-specific and can be tailored to cover one or more qualification level. To find out more about this service visit our CPD page.