Gathering evidence for provisional results
National Qualifications in 2021 will be awarded based on provisional results - teachers and lecturers will use their professional judgement of learner evidence to determine provisional results, supported by assessment resources and quality assurance.
More information about the alternative certification model.
Subject-specific guidance
Guidance on gathering evidence for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher is available from our NQ subject pages.
General guidance
National courses: guidance on gathering evidence and producing estimates (320 KB)
Provides general guidance on gathering and judging evidence, with a focus on quality rather than quantity of the evidence. The guidance was develped to support schools/colleges with estimates and has information and principles which may help when gathering evidence for provisional results.
Online course available
We also created an SQA Academy online course: Quality assurance of estimates for National Courses.
Remote assessment
Guidance for managing remote assessment of National Qualifications in 2020-21.
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Contact Information
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