Higher Art and Design

Explains the structure of the Course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.

• Higher Art and Design Course Specification
  September 2018

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.

• Coursework assessment task for Higher Art and Design - Expressive portfolio
  September 2020
• Coursework assessment task for Higher Art and Design - Design portfolio
  June 2018
• Higher Art and Design - Design portfolio evaluation template
  August 2018
• Higher Art and Design - Expressive portfolio evaluation template
  August 2018
• National 5 and Higher Art and Design Evaluation Instructions
  August 2018

More information on the submission of Art and Design portfolios can be found on our Art and Design Practical Assessment web page

• Guidance on conditions of assessment

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

• Coursework for External Assessment (261 KB)

Provides information on the performance of candidates - which is useful to teachers, lecturers and assessors in their preparation of candidates for future assessment.

Course Reports

• 2017 Higher Art and Design Course Report
  October 2017
• 2019 Higher Art and Design Course Report
  September 2019
• 2018 Higher Art and Design Course Report September 2018
• Art and Design: Quality Assurance - external verification

Verification Reports

• Art & Design Verification Key Messages Round 1
  March 2017
• 2019 Higher Art and Design Course Report
  September 2019
• 2018 Higher Art and Design Course Report September 2018
• March 2017
• Art and Design: Quality Assurance - external verification

Course information for 2020-21

Please note: For session 2020-21 there have been modifications to this course. The material below should therefore be viewed along with the National 5 to Advanced Higher Course information for 2020-21.

The following audio visual presentations exemplify the guidance for National 5 and Higher portfolios for Diet 2021.

• N5 and Higher assessment Guidance for Design portfolio assessment - presentation with audio (25 minutes) (71.58 MB)
• N5 and Higher assessment Guidance for Expressive portfolio assessment - presentation with audio (25 minutes) (60.56 MB)

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

• Overview of course assessment - presentation with audio (10 minutes) (9.16 MB)

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.