Additional resources for session 2020-21
We have also published additional subject-specific resources for session 2020-21, in response to feedback from teachers and lecturers, to support with gathering evidence and determining provisional results.
These resources are tailored to each subject and include published guidance, examples of assessments, workbooks and recording sheets, and resources to help teachers and lecturers devise their own assessment materials.
Additional resources on the Understanding Standards website
- Art and Design - guidance on reducing the volume of evidence in National 5 and Higher design portfolios.
- Art and Design - guidance on reducing the volume of evidence in National 5 and Higher expressive portfolios.
- Art and Design - Frequently asked questions on the gathering evidence audio presentation (National 5 to Advanced Higher)
- Biology - National 5 guidance on assessment construction and marking assessments.
- Biology - National 5 question paper analysis resource
- Biology - Higher guidance on assessment construction and marking assessments.
- Biology - Higher question paper analysis resource
- Biology - Advanced Higher guidance on assessment construction and marking assessments.
- Biology - Advanced Higher question paper analysis resource
- Business Management - National 5 assessment resource: question paper
- Business Management - National 5 assessment resource: marking instructions.
- Business Management - National 5 assessment resource: topics
- Chemistry - National 5 guidance on assessments and gathering evidence.
- Chemistry - Higher guidance on assessments and gathering evidence.
- Chemistry - Advanced Higher guidance on assessments and gathering evidence.
- Classical Studies - National 5 guidance on constructing a question paper.
- English - overview of Understanding Standards materials for National 5
- English - overview of Understanding Standards materials for Higher
- English - overview of Understanding Standards materials for Advanced Higher dissertation
- English - overview of available resources for National 5 to Advanced Higher
- English - additional guidance on the Advanced Higher literary study
- Environmental Science - guidance on gathering evidence.
- Environmental Science - National 5 question paper skills tagging tables.
- Environmental Science - Higher question paper skills tagging tables.
- Fashion and Textile Technology - National 3 to Higher pattern and instructions for practical skills videos
- Fashion and Textile Technology - National 5 marking instructions, workbooks and recording sheets.
- Fashion and Textile Technology - Higher marking instructions, workbooks and recording sheets.
- Gàidhlig - questions and answers about gathering evidence and determining provisional results for National 5 to Advanced Higher.
- Gàidhlig - overview of National 5 assessment resources
- Gàidhlig - overview of Higher assessment resources
- Gàidhlig - overview of Advanced Higher assessment resources
- Health and Food Technology - National 5 marking instructions, workbooks and recording sheets.
- Health and Food Technology - Higher marking instructions, workbooks and recording sheets.
- Human Biology - Higher guidance on assessment construction and marking assessments.
- Human Biology - Higher question paper analysis resource
- Mathematics, Applications of Mathematics, Mathematics of Mechanics and Statistics - frequently asked questions
- Modern Languages - Questions and answers about gathering evidence for National 5 to Advanced Higher
- Modern Languages - overview of National 5 assessment resources
- Modern Languages - overview of Higher assessment resources
- Modern Languages - overview of Advanced Higher assessment resources
- Music - National 5 to Advanced Higher support pack
- Photography - Higher photography basics videos
- Physics - National 5 guidance on gathering evidence.
- Physics - National 5 question paper skills tagging tables.
- Physics - Higher question paper skills tagging tables.
- Physics - Advanced Higher question paper skills tagging tables.
- Politics - Higher question paper 1 presentation
- Politics - Higher question paper 2 presentation
- Practical Cake Craft - National 5 candidate workbook and recording sheets.
- Practical Cookery - National 5 marking guidelines and recording sheets.
- Psychology - Questions and answers on the Higher assignment
Additional resources on the SQA Secure website
- Accounting - National 5 advice for producing assessments.
- Accounting - National 5 adapted exemplar question paper
- Accounting - National 5 adapted exemplar workbook
- Accounting - National 5 adapted question paper and marking instructions.
- Administration and IT - National 5 advice for producing assessments.
- Administration and IT - National 5 question paper adapted exemplars.
- Administration and IT - National 5 question paper adapted exemplar e-files.
- Administration and IT - National 5 question paper adapted exemplar marking instructions.
- Administration and IT - National 5 question paper adapted exemplar teacher instructions.
- Administration and IT - National 5 assignment adapted exemplar.
- Administration and IT - National 5 assignment adapted exemplar e-files.
- Administration and IT - National 5 assignment adapted exemplar marking instructions.
- Administration and IT - National 5 assignment adapted exemplar teacher instructions and advice on producing assessments.
- Design and Manufacture - Advanced Higher candidate evidence record.