National 5: Practical Cookery

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.

• National 5 Practical Cookery Course Specification
  July 2019

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.

In 2019, a single qualification verification summary report replaced the verification key messages.

• Practical Cookery Qualification Verification Summary Report June 2019
  June 2019
• 2018 National 5 Hospitality: Practical Cookery Course Report
  September 2018
• Practical Cookery Verification Key Messages Round 2
  June 2018
• Practical Cookery Verification Key Messages Round 1
  March 2017
• Practical Cookery Verification Key Messages Round 2
  June 2017
• 2017 National 5 Hospitality: Practical Cookery Course Report October 2017
• 2016 National 5 Hospitality: Practical Cookery Course Report October 2016
• 2015 National 5 Hospitality: Practical Cookery Course Report October 2015

These illustrate the standard, structure and requirements of the question papers learners will sit. These also include marking instructions.

• Hospitality: Practical Cookery Specimen Question Paper National 5
  September 2017

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.

• Specimen coursework assessment task for National 5 Practical Cookery
  July 2019

• Guidance on conditions of assessment
   

We are currently updating Coursework for External Assessment document and it will be available from the beginning of October.

Information on the production and submission of SQA-assessed coursework for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher.

• Coursework for External Assessment (261 KB)

Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries

• Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries 

Further examples of candidate evidence and commentaries can be found on SQA’s secure website and you can access these through your SQA co-ordinator.

Course assessment overview

• Video overview of course assessment from session 2017-18 (31 minutes)
• Overview of course assessment presentation with audio (11 minutes)
• Revised National 5 course assessment  (January 2018)

Changes to understanding standards materials

• Changes to published Understanding Standards materials for all subjects

Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.

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.