NQ events
National 5 webinar programme 2017
We are running a programme of subject-specific continuing professional development (CPD) webinars to help prepare teachers for the revised National 5 course assessments. These will run until September 2017.
Please note:
- Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
- A video recording of the webinar will be published on the relevant National 5 subject page within six weeks.
Upcoming webinars
- 15 June 2017 National 5 Biology course assessment (17:00 18:00) NOW FULL
- 19 June 2017 National 5 Chemistry (16:30 17:30)
- 20 June 2017 National 5 Physics (16:30 -17:30)
- 21 June 2017 National 5 Design and Manufacture (16:30 17:30)
- 22 August 2017 National 5 Music Technology (16:30 - 17:30)
- 24 August 2017 National 5 Drama (16:30 17:30)
- 29 August 2017 National 5 Media (15:30 16:15)
- 29 August 2017 National 5 Media (16:30 17:45)
- 4 September 2017 National 5 Practical Woodwork and Metalwork (16:30 17:30)
- 5 September 2017 National 5 Fashion and Textile Technology (16:30 17:30)
- 6 September 2017 National 5 Fashion and Textile Technology (16:30 17:30)
- 7 September 2017 National 5 Graphic Communication (16:30 17:30)
- 8 September 2017 National 5 Engineering Science (16:30 17:30)
- 12 September 2017 National 5 Health and Food Technology (16:30 17:30)
- 13 September 2017 National 5 Health and Food Technology (16:30 17:30)
- 15 September 2017 National 5 Hospitality: Practical Cookery (16:30 17:30)
- 19 September 2017 National 5 Hospitality: Practical Cookery (16:30 17:30)
- 20 September 2017 National 5 Hospitality: Practical Cake Craft (16:30 17:30)
- 26 September 2017 National 5 Hospitality: Practical Cake Craft (16:30 17:30)
National 5 audio presentations
For some subjects, we are publishing audio presentations that cover the same content as a webinar. These will also be published on the relevant National 5 subject page between May and September 2017.
View the list of subjects with National 5 audio presentations (25 KB) (25 KB)
Materials from previous NQ events
SQA College Co-ordinator Conferences - August 2016
Presentation slides and supporting materials:
- College development network (63 KB)
- College NQ update (128 KB)
- Main room looped (505 KB)
- NQ QA update (614 KB)
- Systems verification (629 KB)
- Workshop - Partnership working in developing the young workforce (1.22 MB)
- Workshop - Qualification verification (636 KB)
- Workshop - The quality assurance of assessment arrangements (1.18 MB)
SQA School Co-ordinator Conferences - June 2016
Presentation slides and supporting materials:
- Welcome address - Neil MacGowan (3.07MB)
- National Qualifications update - Ronnie Summers (408 KB)
- Operational Update - Michelle Sharpe (504 KB)
- Supporting assessment arrangements (1.98 MB)
- Managing data through SEEMIS (1.14 MB)
- SQA: SEEMIS booklet
- Effective use of Insight (608 KB)
- Introduction to the role of SQA Co-ordinator (3.55 MB)
- SQA qualifications and Developing the Young Workforce (2.59 MB)
- Understanding transgender and gender identity (678 KB)
- SQA Navigator Tutorial Video
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