Below is a list of our latest Understanding Standards materials, organised by publication date. This also includes new Understanding Standards materials published on the SQA Secure website.
We regularly update this list as new materials are published.
KEY: | ||
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N1 = National 1 | N2 = National 2 | N3 = National 3 |
N4 = National 4 | N5 = National 5 | H = Higher |
AH = Advanced Higher | HN = Higher National | Bac = Baccalaureate |
SCQF = SCQF Units | FA = Foundation Apprenticeships | NPA = National Progression Award |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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18 Mar | H | Design and Manufacture | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
13 Mar | H | Art and Design | Expressive Portfolio | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
13 Mar | AH | Design and Manufacture | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
13 Mar | N5 | Design and Manufacture | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
12 Mar | N5, H | Environmental Science | Assignment | Audio presentations |
12 Mar | AH | Physics | Project | Audio presentation |
12 Mar | H | Physics | Assignment | Audio presentation |
12 Mar | N5 | Physics | Assignment | Audio presentation |
7 Mar | H | Biology | Assignment (Revision to 2019 materials) | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
5 Mar | AH | RMPS | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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21 Feb | H | Media | Question Paper | Webinar |
21 Feb | H | Media | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
21 Feb | AH | Biology | Project | Audio presentation |
19 Feb | AH | Biology | Question Paper | Audio presentation |
15 Feb | N5 | Media | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
15 Feb | N5 | Media | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
14 Feb | AH | Chemistry | Project | Audio presentation |
14 Feb | N5, H | Chemistry | Assignment | Audio presentation |
14 Feb | N5 | Art and Design | Expressive Portfolio | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
13 Feb | H | Care | Project | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
13 Feb | H | Care | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
13 Feb | H | Psychology | Question Paper | Candidate evidence, commentaries and Q & A |
8 Feb | N5, H | ESOL | Question Paper, Writing | Webinar and Q & A |
8 Feb | H | ESOL | Question Paper, Writing | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
8 Feb | N5 | ESOL | Question Paper, Writing | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
7 Feb | H | Art and Design | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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30 Jan | AH | Statistics | Question Paper | Residual plots guidance |
29 Jan | AH | Classical Studies | Assessment | Webinar |
23 Jan | H | English | Critical Reading | Essays and Scottish Text Audio presentations |
18 Jan | N5, H | Biology | Assignment | Audio presentations |
18 Jan | H | Human Biology | Assignment | Audio presentation |
15 Jan | H | Health and Food Technology | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
15 Jan | H | Health and Food Technology | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
11 Jan | AH | History | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
11 Jan | N5, H | Accounting | Assignment | Webinar |
9 Jan | N5 | Practical Cake Craft | Question Paper and Assignment | Webinar |
8 Jan | N5, AH | Health and Food Technology | Question Paper and Assignment | Webinar |
8 Jan | AH | Health and Food Technology | Project | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
8 Jan | N5, H | Geography | Assignment | Audio presentation and Q & A |
5 Jan | H | Photography | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
5 Jan | AH | Health and Food Technology | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
4 Jan | AH | Economics | Project | Candidate evidence, annotated evidence and commentaries |
4 Jan | AH | Economics | Question Paper | Candidate evidence, annotated evidence and commentaries |
4 Jan | N5 | Art and Design | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
4 Jan | H | Economics | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
4 Jan | N5 | Economics | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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20 Dec | H | Childcare and Development | Project | Candidate evidence and commentary |
20 Dec | N5 | Fashion and Textile Technology | Assignment | Webinar and Q & A |
20 Dec | H | Fashion and Textile Technology | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentary |
20 Dec | H | Fashion and Textile Technology | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentary |
20 Dec | AH | Graphic Communication | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
20 Dec | H | Graphic Communication | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
19 Dec | N5 | Graphic Communication | Assignment | Additional candidate evidence and commentaries |
19 Dec | AH | Biology | Project | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
19 Dec | N5 | Biology | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
15 Dec | N5 | Physical Education | Portfolio | Candidate evidence and commentary |
15 Dec | H | English | Various | RfUAE, Critical Reading, Portfolio |
13 Dec | AH | RMPS | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
13 Dec | N5 | Fashion and Textile Technology | Assignment | Additional candidate evidence and commentary |
13 Dec | H | Media | Assignment | Commentary on example briefs |
11 Dec | H | History | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
11 Dec | AH | Chemistry | Project | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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28 Nov | AH | Statistics | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
28 Nov | H | Human Biology | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
28 Nov | H | Drama | Question Paper 2022 | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
28 Nov | AH | Mathematics | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
28 Nov | AH | Physics | Project | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
28 Nov | H | Physics | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
28 Nov | N5 | Physics | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
28 Nov | H | Applications of Mathematics | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
28 Nov | H | Applications of Mathematics | Project | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
27 Nov | H | Classical Studies | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
27 Nov | N5 | Classical Studies | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
27 Nov | H | Chemistry | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
27 Nov | N5 | Chemistry | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
27 Nov | AH | Drama | Project-dissertation | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
27 Nov | AH | Drama | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
27 Nov | H | Biology | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | H | Politics | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | H | Politics | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | N5 | Drama | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | N5 | Drama | Question Paper and Performance | Webinar and Q & A |
23 Nov | AH | RMPS | Project-dissertation | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | H | RMPS | Question Paper | Candidate evidence, annotated evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | N5 | RMPS | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | N5 | RMPS | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | H | Modern Studies | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | H | Modern Studies | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | N5 | Modern Studies | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | N5 | Modern Studies | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | H | Media | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | H | Media | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | AH | Mathematics of Mechanics | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | H | Mathematics | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | N5 | Mathematics | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
23 Nov | N5 | History | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
22 Nov | H | Environmental Science | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
22 Nov | N5 | Environmental Science | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
22 Nov | H | Dance | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
22 Nov | H | Geography | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
22 Nov | N5 | Geography | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
22 Nov | N5 | Applications of Mathematics | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
21 Nov | H | Physical Education | Question Paper | Video, candidate evidence and commentaries |
21 Nov | AH | Physical Education | Project | Video, candidate evidence and commentaries |
20 Nov | N5 | English | Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
16 Nov | H | Philosophy | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
9 Nov | N5 | Sociology | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
9 Nov | H | Sociology | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
7 Nov | N5 | Dance | Question Paper | Audio presentation and supplementary files |
6 Nov | N5 | Graphic Communication | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
2 Nov | AH | English | Textual Analysis | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
1 Nov | N3 | English | Producing Language | Candidate evidence |
1 Nov | N4 | English | Creation and Production | Candidate evidence |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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19 Oct | N5 | English | Critical Reading | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
18 Oct | N5 | English | Portfolio | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
12 Oct | AH | English | Project-dissertation | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
12 Oct | H | Graphic Communication | Question Paper | Audio presentation |
11 Oct | Bac | Science | Interdisciplinary Project | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
11 Oct | Bac | Expressive Arts | Interdisciplinary Project | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
11 Oct | Bac | Social Sciences | Interdisciplinary Project | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
10 Oct | H | Drama | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
9 Oct | AH | Modern Studies | Project-dissertation | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
9 Oct | AH | Modern Studies | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
9 Oct | AH | Geography | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
5 Oct | N5, H | Modern Languages | Assignment Writing | Webinar |
4 Oct | N5, H | Gaidhlig | Assignment Writing | Webinar |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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26 Sept | N5, H, AH | Music | Assignment | Customised assignment |
19 Sept | H | Geography | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
19 Sept | N5 | Geography | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
19 Sept | SCQF | Biology | SCQF 3 - 7 | Audio presentation |
4 Sept | AH | Accounting | Question Paper | Candidate evidence, annotated evidence and commentaries |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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30 Aug | AH | Latin | Question Paper - Translating verse | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
30 Aug | AH | Latin | Question Paper - Translating verse | Video presentation |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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19 Jul | N5 | Fashion and Textile Technology | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
13 Jul | H | Drama | Course assessment | Audio presentation - Updated 2018 |
5 Jul | N1, N2 | National 1 & 2 | Assessment | Unit materials |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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22 Jun | HN | HN Science | SCQF 7 & 8 | Pro formas |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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11 May | NPA | Science NPA's | SCQF 4 - 6 | Audio presentations |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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27 Apr | N5 | Chemistry | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
27 Apr | N5 | Physics | Question Paper 2017 | Candidate evidence and commentary - Reivised Apr 2023 |
25 Apr | AH | Art and Design | Expressive Portfolio | Candidate commentaries |
24 Apr | N5 | Design and Manufacture | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
13 Apr | H | Fashion and Textile Technology | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
13 Apr | H | Fashion and Textile Technology | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
Date | Level | Subject | Component | Link to published materials |
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30 Mar | AH | Design and Manufacture | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
30 Mar | AH | Chemistry | Project | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
30 Mar | H | Chemistry | Assignment | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
22 Mar | H | Design and Manufacture | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
15 Mar | N5 | Art and Design | Expressive Portfolio | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
9 Mar | AH | Graphic Communication | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
9 Mar | H | Art and Design | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
9 Mar | H | Art and Design | Expressive Portfolio | Candidate evidence and commentaries |
2 Mar | H | Photography | Question Paper | Candidate evidence and commentaries |