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Support 

Ms McMillan and other members of the SMT will be available from 10am on Tuesday 4th August.  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 4th August 2020


SQA Candidate Advice Line
The Candidate Advice Line will run from Tuesday 4 until Friday 7 August 2020, 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 4 August, and from 8.30am until 5pm on 5, 6 and 7 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 lineHours: Tues 4 Aug: 8am – 6pm, Wed 5 to Fri 7 Aug: 8:30am – 5pm

Appeals 
Only schools and colleges can ask for a review of a candidates results. The SQA can't accept requests directly from candidates, parents or carers.
Further infomation on appealing a result in 2020                         ( the link is from the SQA therefore the spelling mistake cannot be amended)

2020 Appeals (post-certification review)
If you didn’t get the results you needed or were expecting contact your school/college as soon as possible, as appeals can only be made by the school.
The school can only appeal if the grade you were awarded is lower than the estimated grade that was submitted to the  SQA.

Exam Results Helpline
Skills Development Scotland will run an Exam Results Helpline from 8am - 8pm on 4 and 5 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

You can also contact Skills Development Scotland Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) Exams Results Helpline number is 0808 100 8000.
It will be open on exam results day and the next day from 8am to 8pm.
The opening hours on the remaining weekdays will be 9am to 5pm and 10am to 6pm at weekends.

At SDS, the first piece of advice is always not to panic – making the call to the helpline is the vital first move in finding out the available options.

Last year, SDS received thousands of calls from students and their parents looking for additional support after receiving exam results.

Exam results - your next steps

 Whatever your grades, don’t forget to visit myworldofwork.co.uk/exam results for help in planning your next steps. 
  
You’ll find information and advice to help you find your ideal career path, right now and in the future,
whatever your results. Look out for:            
Didn't get the grades 
 
Don’t panic, it's not the end of the world. If you didn't get the results you expected find out more
about your options        
Straight to work 

Ready to start your search, but not sure where to look? The job hunting guide takes you through the basics
    
Still undecided 

So, what's it really like? Careers advisers, students and graduates share the info you won't find in your prospectus
 
Exam Results Helpline
To speak to a careers adviser after you receive your results, you can call the Exam Results Helpline free* on 0808 100 8000



SQA Publications

My SQA

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Less waiting and less stress.
Sign up to MySQA to receive your results by text and e-mail from 8am on Tuesday 4 August 2020.

Registration is simple, all you need is your Scottish Candidate Number (SCN) and an e-mail address.
Register for MySQA



Revision

. SQA Revision
 
Exam timetable The 2020 exam timetable is available to access from the SQA Exam Timetable web page
Results day will be 4 August 2020.


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 4th August and from 9am until 5pm on 5, 6 and 7 August.     Candidates should also seek general information fromwww.sqa.org.uk

Exam Results Hotline
Skills Development Scotland will run an Exam Results Helpline from 4 - 7 August, offering candidates impartial careers advice and information. 
Candidates can telephone 0808 100 8000 or visitwww.myworldofwork.co.uk/examresults
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