For the 2023-24 session, SQA confirmed that the Practical Assignments were returning and that there had been no significant changes to the Assessment Task documents.
These documents outline the processes to take place in centres delivering the N5 and Higher Chemistry. The link for the documents are available here. (N5) (Higher)
This course will include input from the SQA, delivered at one of our face to face sessions along with details of 6 experiments that SSERC feels can be easily and successfully used in National 5 or Higher Assignments
The Understanding Standards website contains candidate assignment scripts, with marker commentaries. These are a fantastic way to develop an understanding of what is required for candidates to access the available marks. The National 5 page is here and the Higher one here.
Thank you for this timely and succinct summary – really useful both as a refresher for those of us who need reminding and for those many young teachers coming to the assignment for the furst time.