2020-21 candidate evidence and commentary materials
Candidate evidence and commentary materials are available for every subject. They contain examples of assessments completed by candidates, with a written commentary from an SQA examiner that explains why the candidate has or has not met the national standard.
These include video and audio recordings of candidate performances in subjects like Dance, Physical Education and Music.
We published the following new candidate evidence and commentary materials in session 2020-21:
Available from the Understanding Standards website
- Accounting - Higher question paper (republished)
- Biology - Higher question paper
- Biology - Advanced Higher question paper (republished)
- Classical Studies - National 5 question paper
- Dance - Higher question paper
- Design and Manufacture - Advanced Higher question paper
- Economics - Advanced Higher project
- English - Additional Higher portfolio
- English - Advanced Higher dissertation
- ESOL - National 5 question paper writing
- ESOL - Higher question paper
- Fashion and Textile Technology - additional Higher question paper examples
- Geography - Advanced Higher project-folio
- Graphic Communication - Advanced Higher project
- History - National 5 question paper (revised commentary)
- History - National 5 short essay (revised commentary)
- History - Accompanying candidate evidence for National 5 webinar
- History - Higher question paper 1: British, European and World History
- History - Higher question paper 2: Scottish History
- History - Advanced Higher project-dissertation
- Human Biology - Higher question paper
- Latin - Advanced Higher project-dissertation
- Media - National 5 assignment
- Media - National 5 question paper
- Modern Studies - National 5 question paper
- Modern Studies - Advanced Higher dissertation
- Physical Education - additional National 5 portfolio examples
- Physical Education - Higher question paper
- Physical Education - Advanced Higher project
- Psychology - Higher assignment
- Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies - National 5 assignment
Available from the SQA Secure website
- Computing Science - Advanced Higher project
- Dance - National 5 performance
- Dance - National 5 practical activity
- Dance - Higher performance
- Dance - Higher practical activity commentary
- Dance - Higher practical activity video examples
- Drama - National 5 performance
- Drama - Higher preparation for performance
- Drama - Higher performance commentary
- Drama - Higher performance video examples
- Drama - Advanced Higher assignment
- Drama - Advanced Higher performance
- Drama - Advanced Higher performance video example
- ESOL - National 5 performance
- ESOL - Higher performance
- Fashion and Textile Technology - National 5 assignment
- Fashion and Textile Technology - National 5 practical activity
- History - Advanced Higher project-dissertation
- Music - National 5 to Advanced Higher performance
- Music - National 5 to Advanced Higher performance (bagpipes)
- Music - National 5 to Advanced Higher performance (pipe band drumming) examples
- Music - National 5 to Advanced Higher performance: candidate videos (supplementary files)
You can arrange access to these secure materials through your SQA Co-ordinator. Please store these materials securely and treat them as confidential.