Qualifications Scotland

Heard about Your National Qualifications? It's our essential guide to... 🔵 submitting coursework 🔵 preparing for exams 🔵 assessment arrangements ...and much more. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/YourNQ

It's #CareExperiencedWeek! 🎉 We've drafted a set of commitments - how we aim to meet the needs of care experienced learners - which will form part of our next Corporate Parenting Plan 2027-30. Share your views on these commitments: https://ow.ly/I0b4510136s

🔦 EVENT SPOTLIGHT: National 5 Applications of Mathematics. If you teach this subject, then this Understanding Standards event is for you! You’ll have the chance to review & discuss candidate evidence with colleagues.👌 Book to attend in-person or online: info.qualifications.gov.scot/43aQb8y

💭 Do you ever daydream about penning a hard-hitting article, scripting a podcast or producing a radio show? Turn your reveries into reality with our HNC/D Practical Journalism and HNC/D Media and Communication 🖊️ https://ow.ly/npcm50ZXHuG #EveryoneWritesDay

From the use of Artificial Intelligence to avoiding plagiarism, Your National Qualifications helps you stick to the rules when completing coursework.💪 It also contains info about sitting exams, including where to find the 2027 timetable. It’s available now. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/YourNQ

The thousands of teachers who choose to mark for us each year... 💡 deepen their subject knowledge. 💡 gain an inside look at our processes, procedures and national standards 💡 connect with colleagues across Scotland Apply to mark the 2027 NQ exams. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/marker

📣 Our School Partnership Team has been strengthening engagement since its launch in April. In our latest blog, Special Advisor Sarah Brown shares how the team are helping to amplify the voices of schools, teachers, and learners across Scotland. 👉 https://ow.ly/XULS50ZXFkX

📺 Do you teach Higher Media? 📰 At our upcoming Understanding Standards event, we’re focusing on the assignment and question paper 1 (analysis of media content). Book your place today! 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/43aQb8y

🤯There's a lot to consider when producing an exam timetable... ...find out how we went about creating the 2027 timetable, which is online now. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/timetable #QualsScotExams

🙋‍♂️ Teachers! Book onto a ‘Quality Assuring your Assessment Arrangements Decisions’ webinar. 💡They're delivered in partnership with three Scottish secondary schools. Find all the details: https://ow.ly/ehfk50ZQ6EC

🙋 A growing number of people are choosing to undertake our Mental Health and Wellbeing Award at SCQF level 6. It helps you gain knowledge and skills which could help throughout your life. Learn more about this valuable qualification: info.qualifications.gov.scot/473ZjOe #WMHD2026

Your Voice gives you a simple, flexible way to share your views with Qualifications Scotland. From short surveys to the occasional focus group - however you'd like to be involved, we'd love to hear from you. 👉 Sign up here https://bit.ly/3SqXGWQ

📣 Teachers - we've added Assessment Literacy events to our Understanding Standards programme! Examining various aspects of assessment, they are a great opportunity to improve your understanding of this topic. Find out more and book your place: https://ow.ly/1E0t50ZQ7EP

👋 Do you know someone sitting exams in 2027? Tell them about Your National Qualifications - our essential guide to completing coursework and preparing for exams. Download a copy: info.qualifications.gov.scot/YourNQ

Our Children’s Rights Report covers the progress we’ve made under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The full report, including a learner guide is available here 👉 https://info.qualifications.gov.scot/4hxBH9q

🙋‍♂️ Sitting National 5, Higher or Advanced Higher exams next year? 👋 Take a look at our 2027 exam timetable, which we produced following feedback from learners, parents, carers and educators. Find the timetable, and info on how it's created: info.qualifications.gov.scot/timetable #QualsScotExams

📣 Have your say on qualifications reform – take part in our survey! It focuses on National 3, 4 & 5 qualifications, & those designed to prepare learners for work. Find separate surveys for educators, leaners, and parents & carers at the top of the page. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/4j4Cilk

🙋‍♀️ NEW: Your National Qualifications contains all you need to know about completing your coursework. 💡You'll also find useful tips to help you prepare for the 2027 exams. Take a look: info.qualifications.gov.scot/YourNQ

📣 Teachers! We have marker opportunities available across all subjects and levels. 💡 Mark for the 2027 National Qualifications exams and you'll gain fantastic professional development, and knowledge that'll help you in your teaching. Find out more and apply: info.qualifications.gov.scot/marker

📺 Do you teach Higher Media? 📰 At our upcoming Understanding Standards event, we’re focusing on the assignment and question paper 1 (analysis of media content). Book your place today! 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/43aQb8y

📣 Introducing our 'Promoting Inclusion' Excellence Awards finalists. Step forward... 👏 Bo'ness Academy - Winter Leavers Programme 👏 Glasgow Clyde College - 16+ ESOL Programme 👏 Haus Of Seisay Full list of #QualsScotExcellence Awards finalists. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/ExcellenceAwards

📣 Educators, learners, parents & carers - share your views on qualifications reform. We're seeking feedback on National 3, 4 & 5 qualifications, and those designed to prepare learners for work. Find the surveys at the top of the page. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/4j4Cilk

🙋‍♀️ Latest National Courses survey - share your views by Friday 2 October! We're seeking feedback on proposed assessment changes for Media (N5), English (AH), and Music (all levels), as well as additional changes to Higher Geography/Cruinn-eolas Àrd-Ìre. 👉 smartsurvey.co.uk/t/LV6Q1T/

💡 NEW: Assessment Literacy Understanding Standards events. Open to teachers across all curriculum areas, these events and webinars will explore how assessment literacy supports effective teaching, learning and assessment. Book your place! 👉 https://ow.ly/uYe850ZQ7Am

Our 'Innovation' #QualsScotExcellence Awards finalists have delivered fresh ways of thinking, benefitting their learners.👏 Well done to... 🎉 Braes High School 🎉 Hotel School Scotland, Parkhill Secondary School 🎉 Nautilus Barra, Castlebay School 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/ExcellenceAwards

🏃‍♀️‍➡️ Get ahead with our Modern Languages for Life and Work Awards, which are now available in Arabic! They combine practical language skills with employability skills, and are available across 11 languages, including Gaelic (Learners). 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/4dfXQYL #EuropeanDayOfLanguages

💡Qualifications reform survey - share your views by Friday 2 October. It focuses on National 3, 4 & 5, and qualifications designed to prepare learners for work. You'll find surveys for educators, learners, and parents & carers at the top of the page. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/4j4Cilk

📣 Help improve assessment in National Courses - take part in our latest survey! We want to hear from you if you have experience teaching or studying English, Media or Music. The survey also includes a revised question about Higher Geography/Cruinn-eòlas Àrd-Ìre. 👉 smartsurvey.co.uk/t/LV6Q1T/

👋 Spread the word…the deadline to apply to have coursework returned is this Sunday 27 September. This includes non-exam materials for 2026, such as artwork. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/4vuK5we #QualsScotExams

🎉 Meet our 'Qualifications Scotland Champion' Excellence Awards finalists! Congratulations to: 🌟 Alan Deans, Glasgow Veterans Group 🌟 Karen Bale, Glasgow Clyde College 🌟 Linda Malloch, Scottish Drugs Forum SVQ Centre More info: info.qualifications.gov.scot/ExcellenceAwards #QualsScotExcellence

💡Did you know that over 150,000 people across the UK use British Sign Language (BSL) in their everyday lives? If you're interested in joining them, take a look at our BSL Awards at SCQF levels 3-6. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/4hcBkkw #IWDP2026 #InternationalDayofSignLanguages

Our Applications of Mathematics qualifications bring maths into the real world.🌎 Just ask Katie from Strathaven Academy, who says studying it at Higher has given her skills she'll use no matter what career she chooses. 💪 Find out more: info.qualifications.gov.scot/AppsOfMaths #MathsWeekScot

🙋‍♂️Calling all National 5 Dance teachers!🕺 💡 At our Understanding Standards webinar on 29 September, you’ll have the opportunity to chat through the new marking instructions for the choreography review. Book your place! info.qualifications.gov.scot/43aQb8y

📣 Quality Assuring your Assessment Arrangements Decisions - webinar programme 2026-27 We're delighted to be delivering this series in partnership with three Scottish secondary schools. Teachers – take a look at the topics covered and book your place! 👉 https://ow.ly/LPis50ZOLTP

🎉 Huge congratulations to our #QualsScotExcellence Awards 'Centre of the Year' finalists... ⭐ @glasgowclyde.bsky.social ⭐ Scran Academy ⭐ @tigersgroup.bsky.social ⭐ Wuhan University of Technology Well done all! 👏 Learn more about the awards: info.qualifications.gov.scot/ExcellenceAwards

Give it up for our Excellence Awards 'Inspirational Learner of the Year' finalists! 🎉 👏 🤩 Iestyn Hughes, Carnoustie High School 🤩 Mary Devine, West Lothian College 🤩 Robert Toth, Sanctuary Care Ltd Discover all our finalists: info.qualifications.gov.scot/ExcellenceAwards #QualsScotExcellence

Alongside the EAUC we've created a Learning for Sustainability guide for colleges. The guide combines... 🌻 practical advice 🌻 professional development frameworks 🌻 real-world case studies 🌻 a curriculum development toolkit ...and more! Take a look: https://ow.ly/bTg350ZKwlF

📅 Our 2027 exam timetable is online now. #QualsScotExams 💡It includes over 200 exams, across more than 130 subjects and levels - that's a lot of planning! Take a look at the full timetable and learn more about how it's created. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/timetable

📣LAST CHANCE: Join the online meeting of the Qualifications Scotland Board taking place at 10:15am TODAY, Wednesday 16 September. Find all the details: info.qualifications.gov.scot/4qNxToU Everyone is welcome!

💡Teachers, lecturers and training practitioners - head to our Understanding Standards website for resources to help you prepare learners for assessment. And remember you can sign up to attend one of our free online and in-person events. 👉 info.qualifications.gov.scot/43aQb8y

Charlie's heading to the 'Skills Olympics'!🏅 Charlie will be travelling to Shanghai to represent Team UK at WorldSkills. He credits his team selection to the practical skills gained through his NextGen HND in Networking and Cloud Infrastructure. 🙌 Find out more: https://ow.ly/pjUP50ZLYzQ

🙋‍♀️ College lecturers - have you heard about the new Learning for Sustainability (LfS) guide? It's been created to help you embed LfS across teaching & learning. We're delighted to have developed it alongside college practitioners across Scotland.👌 Find out more: https://ow.ly/F8vQ50ZKwgs

The first set of 2026 National Qualifications course reports are now available to download. Course reports highlight areas of the 2026 exams and coursework where learners performed well and any areas that proved challenging. Find out more.👉 https://ow.ly/CYn650ZLQVK

👋 You're invited to observe the first public meeting of the Qualifications Scotland Board. On the agenda is qualifications reform, and updates from our learner and teacher and practitioner interest committees. 🔎 This is part of our commitment to transparency! info.qualifications.gov.scot/4qNxToU

Whatever your thing, there's an HN for that. Build practical skills. Explore your interests. Get ready for your future. Find out more: info.qualifications.gov.scot/4wjTExv

📣You have until Sunday 27 September to request the return of coursework. This is for non-examination material, such as artwork or photography, submitted to us for assessment this year. ⏰It only take 5 minutes to complete our online form: info.qualifications.gov.scot/4vuK5we