All you need to know about your exams 2022...

SQA Exams 2022

Your exams- what to expect

Please click on the link to find out important information about your exams.  This contains information about how to prepare for your exams and what happens on the day.   You will also find information about results day and appeals.   

Individualised timetables will be issued when we return after Easter. 

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SQA Timetable

Easter School.

 ​We look forward to seeing  all the pupils who have already signed up to Easter Supported Study! If you haven't done this yet, please click on the form below and fill in which sessions you intend to go to. If you have any question please come and speak to Miss Findlay or Ms McMillan.
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Remember, there are study skills classes which will provide you with skills to aid you with your revision.  Please remember. that even though you may not have applied for an Easter Revision class, please do not sit at home and panic if you find yourself struggling with your revision.  Come in to school during scheduled times- we will not turn you away!
Good Luck, you can do it!!

How to revise for your Exams

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Transport arrangements for exams on In service days and holidays.

This will be uploaded after Easter

SQA Updates regarding exams

Information on the 2022 National Qualifications exams and appeals service – a message for parents and carers.


Given the level of disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic over the last two years, and that many learners will be sitting national exams – at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher – for the first time, we understand that you and your child are likely to be seeking information about what to expect.
SQA has produced a booklet – Your Exams 2022 – which tells learners what they need to know about their upcoming exams. The booklet can be downloaded from our website, and your child should also receive a hard copy from their school or college.
This blogpost outlines some of the information provided in Your Exams 2022, including preparing for exams, what to expect on the day, and this year’s appeals service.
Preparing for examsExams start on Tuesday 26 April and finish on Wednesday 1 June 2022. Exams will only be cancelled by the Scottish Government if public health advice restricts physical gatherings at the time of the exams.
You can view the exam timetable, which shows the dates and times of all exams, on our website. You may also wish to download the MyExams app, which allows you to create a timetable showing only the exams that your child is sitting.
To help your child organise their revision, they can create a personal study plan by downloading the MyStudyPlan app.
In recognition of the significant levels of disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the education system has worked together to provide a package of services.
This includes SQA’s modifications to the exams and coursework for this year to enable more time for learning and teaching. Revision support is also available to help your child prepare for this year’s exams.
As part of the National e-Learning Offer e-Sgoil is running a series of Easter Study Support webinars for learners. The live and interactive webinars will cover 66 courses across National 4, National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher, and will be delivered by subject specialist teachers. Registration closes at the end of the day on Wednesday 6th April. e-Sgoil also continues to offer an ongoing Study Support programme for 2021/22.
Your child can also prepare for their exams by practising with previous exam papers. You can download past papers, together with instructions for marking them, from our website.
Support during examsThe Your Exams 2022 booklet contains essential information and rules which your child must be aware of before they sit their first exam. The rules are there to make sure that exams are fair for everyone.
If your child needs additional support while sitting their exams, arrangements can be made to give them an equal chance to demonstrate their knowledge and skills. ‘Assessment arrangements’ allow learners who are disabled, and/or have additional support needs, to use different ways to complete an exam. These arrangements will be put in place by your child’s school, college or training provider and you should speak to them if you require more information.
Our exam exceptional circumstances consideration service is in place to support your child if they are unable to sit an exam. It is applicable in the following scenarios:
  • If your child is unable to attend an exam due to unforeseen circumstances, such as a medical condition or bereavement.
  • If there has been disruption at your child’s school, college or training provider on the day of the exam, which means the exam cannot take place.
Your child’s school, college or training provider must submit exceptional circumstances requests to SQA within 10 days of the exam, so it is important that you or your child contacts them as soon as possible, explaining what has happened.
If your child needs to use the exam exceptional circumstances service, their school, college or training provider will send evidence of their assessments to SQA to be reviewed by subject experts, who will judge it against the national standard for that course to determine their grade.
Receiving resultsYour child will receive their results by post on results day, Tuesday 9 August.
If they do not receive their certificate on results day, they should contact their school, college or training provider immediately, who will be able to tell them their results and will work with us to find out what has happened to their certificate.
If your child wants to receive their results by text or email, they need to register online for the MySQA service. They will still receive their certificate by post.
Appeals 2022As in any year, it is important that there is as process available for learners who want to appeal their SQA results.
For each of your child’s courses, their school, college or training provider will submit an estimated grade to SQA, prior to the exams starting. This estimate is based on their performance in assessments that they have taken during the year and forms an important part of the eligibility criteria to appeal.
Your child’s teacher or lecturer should inform your child of their estimate for each course before submitting it to SQA. If your child has any queries about their estimate, they should discuss this with their teacher or lecturer as soon as possible.
If your child’s final grade is lower than the estimate their school, college or training provider submitted to us before the exams they may be able to appeal. After receiving their results, your child should speak to their school, college or training provider if they have any questions about their results, or if they are considering submitting an appeal.
The appeals service is free and will be open for learners to appeal either directly to SQA, or through their school, college or training provider, from 9am on results day, Tuesday 9 August.
Appeals process
Once an eligible appeal is submitted, we will carry out a clerical check on the exam script(s) and coursework where applicable. SQA appointees – practising teachers and lecturers – will also review evidence of your child’s assessments from throughout the year that their school, college or training provider sends to us, to determine the final grade.
An appeal can be prioritised if your child has a conditional place at university or college, or in training or employment that depends on their grade. Please ensure your child confirms with their school, college or training provider if they have a conditional offer as all priority appeals must be validated by the school, college or training provider.
Further information on the appeals process for 2022 will be available after the exams have taken place.
Keeping you informedTo stay up to date, please visit sqa.org.uk/nq2022 and follow us on Facebook @ScottishQualificationsAuthority.
   
Support - Certificate Day

Results
Your results will arrive by post on 9th August 2022. To make sure you receive your certificate on results day, check that we  have the correct details for you, including your correct name and address. If any of your personal details change, or are going to change over the summer, you must tell us your  before you finish for the summer break. 
If you have applied to a university or college through UCAS, they will also receive your results. If you don't receive your certificate on results day, contact the school  immediately. We will be able to tell you your results and will work with us to find out what has happened to your certificate

Ms McMillan and other members of the SMT will be available from 10am on Tuesday 9th August 2022.  If you need advice please phone the school.
Below is some information on options available to you if you did not get the grades you hoped for or require for a University place.
 Exam Results- Tuesday 9th August 2021


SQA Candidate Advice Line
The Candidate Advice Line will run from Tuesday 9th until Friday 11th August 2022, providing general information to candidates and answering questions about the Scottish Qualifications Certificate. The Candidate Advice Line operators will not have access to candidates' results. Candidates enquiring about their results will be advised to contact their school or college.
The Candidate Advice Line will be open from 8am until 6pm on 9 August, and from 8.30am until 5pm on 9, 10 and 11 August.
Candidates can telephone 0345 279 1000 or complete a Candidate Enquiry Form on our website at www.sqa.org.uk/candidateenquiryform
Candidates should also seek general information from www.sqa.org.uk

Something missing?

If something is wrong or missing from your certificate, call the  school who will contact the SQA.
Contact the SQA advice line. Hours: Tues 9th Aug: 8am – 6pm, Wed 10 th to Fri 11th Aug: 8:30am – 5pm

Exam Results Helpline
Skills Development Scotland will run an Exam Results Helpline from 8am - 8pm on 10th and 11th August, and from 9am - 5pm on 6 - 7 August, offering candidates impartial careers advice and information. Candidates can telephone 0808 100 8000 or visit www.myworldofwork.co.uk/examresults




Skills Development Scotland

National helpline
Skills Development Scotland have set up a dedicated phone line for any young person who wants to talk about their provisional results. It is open between now and the day before results day (Tuesday 9th August). Young people can call 0800 917 8000 on Mondays to Friday between 9am and 5pm.
In addition, Skills Development Scotland will have their national results helpline – 0800 100 8000 – open from 9th August at 8am. Further details of all help and support by Skills Development Scotland is available on the My World of Work website.
www.myworldofwork.co.uk/resultshelpline  

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Revision

2. SQA Revision
 
Exam timetable The 2020 exam timetable is available to access from the SQA Exam Timetable web page
Results day will be 9th August 2022.


Useful revision resources The following resources may be helpful to candidates preparing for exams.
Past papers Past papers are question papers that have been used for exams in previous years. They also come with marking instructions. You can access past papers by using our past paper service. 
Specimen Question Papers Specimen Question Papers were produced during the design and development of the National Qualifications to show what the exams would look like. They include marking instructions and can also be used for revision purposes. Specimen Question Papers are available from the relevant subject pages where they can be downloaded from the 'Assessment support' section.
Exemplar Question Papers Exemplar Question Papers are made up of older past paper questions which have been updated for the current National Courses. They also include marking instructions. Exemplar Question Papers are available for Higher and Advanced Higher and can be downloaded from the 'Assessment support' section of the relevant subject pages.
Hodder Education model papers Hodder Education has produced a range of revision materials aimed at those studying for National Qualifications. This includes model question papers.
BBC Bitesize website The BBC Bitesize website includes revision materials and quizzes for the National Qualifications. 

National 5: Revision in a Nutshell

http://www.npfs.org.uk/national-5-revision-in-a-nutshell/

These Revision in a Nutshell National 5 subject guides supplement learning and revision in class. They are organised alphabetically, by subject, covering 20 subjects which have exams and for which the SQA has provided relevant past paper questions. Please check with your teacher to ensure that the guides are relevant to you.  The SQA Specimen Paper and the marking instructions are the most important documents to look at – the BBC Bitesize guides are also really helpful and provide different revision materials.  See our Pointers for Parents and Pupils for more information.  Feedback on these is very welcome.   Good luck!
Our general guide to revision for parents and pupils, which contains links to key SQA and Education Scotland information,  is Pointers for Parents and Pupils: pointersforparents
View the SQA National 5 Specimen Papers for every subject with an exam here http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/69284.html
BBC Bitesize revision resources are available in most National 5 subjects here http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/z6gw2hv
PDFs for National 5 Revision subject guides:
Biology: nutshells_revision_N5_biology
Business Management:  nutshells_revision_N5_businessmanagement
Chemistry:nutshells_revision_N5_chemistry
Classical Studies: nutshells_revision_N5_classicalstudies
Drama:nutshells_revision_N5_drama
Computing Science: nutshells_revision_N5_computingscience
Design & Manufacture:nutshells_revision_N5_design&manufacture
Engineering Science:nutshells_revision_N5_engineeringscience
English: nutshells_revision_N5_english
French: nutshells_revision_N5_french
Geography: nutshells_revision_N5_geography
German:nutshells_revision_N5_german
Graphic Communication: nutshells_revision_N5_graphiccommunication
Health & Food Technology: nutshells_revision_N5_health&foodtechnology
History: nutshells_revision_N5_history
Mathematics: nutshells_revision_N5_mathematics
Modern Studies: nutshells_revision_N5_modernstudies
Physics: nutshells_revision_N5_physics
Religious, Moral & Philosophical Studies: nutshells_revision_N5_RMPS
Spanish: nutshells_revision_N5_spanish


National Parent Forum Scotland.

Use the following link to access helpful material for parents.
http://www.npfs.org.uk/nationals-in-a-nutshell/

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Candidate Advice Line 
The SQA Candidate Advice Line will run from the morning of 4th August providing general information to candidates and answering any questions they have about the layout of their Scottish Qualifications Certificate. The Candidate Advice Line operators will have no access to candidates’ results. Candidates enquiring about their results will be advised to contact their school or college.
   
The Candidate Advice Line will be open from 8am until 6pm on 9th August and from 9am until 5pm on 10, 11 and 12 August.     Candidates should also seek general information fromwww.sqa.org.uk

Exam Results Hotline
Skills Development Scotland will run an Exam Results Helpline from 9 - 12 August, offering candidates impartial careers advice and information. 
Candidates can telephone 0808 100 8000 or visitwww.myworldofwork.co.uk/examresults
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