Hilary is about to begin a secondment as SQA’s Digital Literacy Engagement Manager, to push forward SQA digital literacy agenda. As many of you will know, she has been heavily involved in this area for the last year, particularly through her work with Digital Passport. As a result of Hilary’s secondment, we are looking for someone to replace her as Qualifications Officer for the next couple of years. The post would focus on non-advanced qualifications such as NPAs and NCs.…

One of SQA’s strengths is that we work closely with the education community in Scotland (and elsewhere). That means that we involve teachers, lecturers, trainers and others in every aspect of our work including the development, maintenance and quality control of our awards. The team use this blog (and Twitter) to let you know about opportunities to get involved — and many of you do. But we’re always looking for new blood so don’t be backward in coming forward. At…

Most Scottish schools and colleges return from their summer holidays this week. Welcome back. I updated the team diagram today to include minor changes that have occurred over the last few months. There are no significant changes but, nonetheless, you may want to download and print this diagram. Please use this information when you contact SQA. Contacting the right person means that you will get a quick response. We look forward to working with you again this coming academic session.…