A Consultation on the Next Generation of National Qualifications in Scotland - Summary Leaflet

The Scottish Government has published ‘A Consultation on the Next Generation of National Qualifications in Scotland - Summary Leaflet’.  This consultation sets out a range of proposals to ensure that our system of National Qualifications equips our young people for the demands of the 21st century.

The proposals have grown out of Curriculum for Excellence, which is an educational reform programme that is designed to establish a coherent, flexible and enriched curriculum for everyone from age 3 to age 18. 

The consultation seeks views on four main proposals:

• Access, Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications will be retained as points of stability and updated

• A new qualification will replace Standard Grades and Intermediates

• New awards in literacy and numeracy

• Increased flexibility when taking qualifications.

Scottish Government publication: A Consultation on the Next Generation of National Qualifications in Scotland - Summary Leaflet