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This details the days and times when all the scheduled SQA exams will take place. It is imperative that all students attend school on the day of their exam and arrive at least 10 to 15 mins early to make sure they know the exact room their exam takes place as well as their seat number. This is a Trinity Academy specific timetable and the start times on this document should be used.
The Examination Exceptional Circumstances Consideration Service supports candidates who are either:
a) unable to attend the exam or prevented from completing the exam due a personal circumstance outwith their control (such as a medical issue)
or
b) affected during the exam by a disruption, or other examination circumstance, reported by the chief invigilator
In these circumstances, we need to submit all evidence to the SQA including any medical notes etc within a short period of time and I would recommend that this should happen within a maximum of ten days from the day of the missed exam.
The school produced Study Booklet can be accessed here.
Our S6 Captains produced this guide to help our seniors prepare for exams.
Achieve : Trinity Academy now has an ACHIEVE Whole School Subscription. The subscription allows us to use ACHIEVE with all 51 ACHIEVE courses at National 5 and Higher. Students who do not already have an account can sign up at https://achieve.hashtag-learning.co.uk
See our Student Support Pack for more information.
Ushare : Ushare brings you links to open learning resources that support SQA’s qualifications and have been recommended by lecturers, teachers, training providers and learners : Search Resources (ushare.education)
SQA Links
Past Papers : SQA – NQ – Past papers and marking instructions
National Qualifications Scotland’s National Qualifications (NQ) – An overview – SQA
SQA timetable : Exam timetable and learner apps – SQA
My SQA : Home (mysqa.org.uk)
There are a range of attachments to support accessing Glow and a good starting point will be the GLOW User Guide document that takes you through the process of getting started. The other Glow guides Pupils Nutshells, Parents Nutshells and the GLOW e-Sgoil User Guide provide additional information about what supports are available through GLOW.
A summary of other Revision resources can be downloaded and provides information and links for E-Sgoil (Digital learning from Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar | e-Sgoil), West OS (West OS Live – The West Partnership), Scholar (Login (hw.ac.uk)) as well as other suggested sites to visit to provide additional study support including BBC Bitesize (Secondary Homework Help | Online subjects – BBC Bitesize).
Subjects regularly run after school revision classes. Pupil Support Leaders and subject teachers will be able to provide more information about what is on offer at any given time.
Exam Leave dates for all S5 and 6 students have not yet been published. S4 students who are studying five or more National 5 subjects will also receive the full quota of exam leave. For those S4s who are studying four or less National 5s, the amount of exam leave available is dependent on the number of exams being sat and they will receive three days of exam leave per exam being sat. A priority will be for as many students as possible to try and complete their National 3 & 4 subjects prior to exam leave beginning. Anyone who still has any National 3, 4 or NPAs (National Progression Awards) subjects still to complete will need to continue to attend school during exam leave in order to ensure that they achieve these qualifications this session. We will be in touch with all those who do not receive the full allocation of exam leave to explain the options available to them.
Assessment Arrangements are for pupils who need extra support in exams. These are put forward by teachers. The Head of Support for Learning and PSLs will be able to share what arrangements are in place prior to the final SQA exams. Any questions about supports in place should be directed to PSL and SfL in the first instance. More information can be found here : Assessment arrangements guide for learners – SQA
The SQA have created the Your National Qualifications guide to give you some information about completing your coursework and preparing for exams. This can be accessed here : Your-NQ-2024-25-school
Additional information relating to coursework can be accessed here : Your coursework – SQA
The My SQA section on their website allows you to build your own timetable based on the subjects and levels you are sitting exams in. However, please note that the school can alter the start and finish time of any exam so although the day of the exam will normally be the same as the SQA timetable on their website, we can alter the start time. You must check your actual exam timetable on the SQA noticeboard in school or here as times and rooms can alter right up to the day of the exam
