Course Notes for SQA Exams
10 total works
Higher Graphic Communication Course Notes
by Barry Forbes, Leckie & Leckie, Peter Linton, and Scott Hunter
Exam Board: SQA
Level: Higher
Subject: Graphic Communication
First Teaching: 2014, First Exam: 2015
The Higher Graphic Communication Course Notes helps teachers and students map their route through the CfE programme, providing comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course.
- Full coverage of the new Higher course specifications with list of learning intentions
- Attractive layout with clear text features
- Key questions highlight crucial concepts and techniques that need to be grasped by students in order to progress to the next learning intention
- What the examiner/assessor is looking for to help teachers & students feel secure
- End of unit material – unit assessment, exam-style questions with worked answers and examiners commentary, self-assessment
Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer a blend of sound teaching and learning with assessment guidance
Higher Design and Manufacture Course Notes
by Richard Knox, Kirsty McDermid, Stuart McGougan, Scott Urquhart, and Leckie & Leckie
Exam Board: SQA
Level: Higher
Subject: Design and Manufacture
First Teaching: 2014, First Exam: 2015
The Higher Design & Manufacture Course Notes helps teachers and students map their route through the CfE programme, providing comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course.
- Full coverage of the new Higher course specifications with list of learning intentions
- Attractive layout with clear text features
- Key questions highlight crucial concepts and techniques that need to be grasped by students in order to progress to the next learning intention
- What the examiner/assessor is looking for to help teachers & students feel secure
- End of unit material – unit assessment, exam-style questions with worked answers and examiners commentary, self-assessment
Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer a blend of sound teaching and learning with assessment guidance.
National 4/5 Modern Studies Course Notes
by Jenny Taylor, Jennifer M. Gilruth, Jenny Reynolds, Leckie & Leckie, and Elizabeth Elliott
Exam Board: SQA
Level: National 4/5
Subject: Maths
The National 4 & 5 Modern Studies Course Notes provide comprehensive guidance for the whole CfE course. Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer an appropriate blend of sound teaching and learning with exam and assessment guidance.
Progress and attainment for all
• A complete core resource covering Democracy in Scotland and the United Kingdom, Crime and the Law and the international issue of Terrorism
• Outcome and Assessment Standards are fully covered
• ‘Questions’ and ‘Activities’ provide opportunities to apply knowledge and put skills to work
• ‘Learning checklists’ enable students to monitor progress regularly
Active learning
• ‘Make the link’ features encourage broader thinking between and across subjects
• ‘Hints’ and ‘Think points’ give helpful tips and develop critical thinking skills
• ‘Case studies’ explore how issues studied have an impact on real-life people and events
Assessment and practice you can rely on
• Detailed ‘Assessment’ section covers all the skills students will need to succeed, both in the Unit Assessments and in the Added Value Unit or Assignment
Higher History Course Notes
by Maxine Hughes, Chris Hume, and Leckie & Leckie
Exam Board: SQA
Level: Higher
Subject: History
First Teaching: 2014, First Exam: 2015
The Higher History Course Notes helps teachers and students map their route through the CfE programme, providing comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course.
Progress and attainment for all
* A complete course text with six of the most popular topics covered in depth (The Wars of Independence; Migration and Empire; The Making of Modern Britain; Germany; Russia and USA)
* 'Activities' will get students thinking about what they have learned and help them to develop the skills needed for the assessment
* 'Activities' are mapped and indexed by Outcome so you can see at a glance which criteria each activity fulfils
Active learning
* 'Make the link' features encourage broader thinking between and across subjects
* 'Hints' give helpful tips to support learning and highlight important information
* 'Historiography' will help students to analyse the importance of historical events
Assessment and practice you can rely on
* 'Exam style questions' for every section ensure that students will be fully prepared for the assessment
* 'Summary' sections and 'Learning checklists' enable students to monitor progress regularly
Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer a blend of sound teaching and learning with assessment guidance.
Exam Board: SQA
Level: Higher
Subject: Business Management
First Teaching: 2014, First Exam: 2015
The CfE Higher Business Management Course Notes helps teachers and students map their route through the CfE programme, providing comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course.
Progress and attainment for all
• Course and Unit specifications are fully covered
• ‘You should already be able to’ sections and ‘Revision activities’ refresh prior learning and skills
• ‘Key questions’ ensure that every student can progress securely
Active learning
• ‘Make the link’ features encourage broader thinking between and across subjects
• ‘Questions’ and ‘Activities’ allow students to apply knowledge and put skills to work
• ‘Case studies’ provide opportunities to apply knowledge and solve problems
Assessment and practice you can rely on
• ‘End of unit material’ offers guidance on Unit Assessments and how to succeed in the exam
• ‘Check your progress’ sections enable students to monitor progress regularly
Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer a blend of sound teaching and learning with assessment guidance.
Higher Physical Education Course Notes
by Linda McLean, Caroline Duncan, and Leckie & Leckie
Exam Board: SQA
Level: Higher
Subject: Physical Education
First Teaching: 2014, First Exam: 2015
The Higher Physical Education Course Notes helps teachers and students map their route through the CfE programme, providing comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course.
* Full coverage of the new Higher course specifications with list of learning intentions
* Attractive layout with clear text features
* Key questions highlight crucial concepts and techniques that need to be grasped by students in order to progress to the next learning intention
* What the examiner/assessor is looking for to help teachers & students feel secure
* End of unit material - unit assessment, exam-style questions with worked answers and examiners commentary, self-assessment
Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer a blend of sound teaching and learning with assessment guidance.
Exam Board: SQA
Level: N4/5
Subject: History
The National 4 & 5 History Course Notes provide comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the entire CfE course. Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer an appropriate blend of sound teaching and learning with exam and assessment guidance.
Progress and attainment for all
* A complete course text with seven of the most popular topics covered in depth (Migration and Empire; The Era of the Great War; The Atlantic Slave Trade; Changing Britain; Red Flag: Lenin and the Russian Revolution; Hitler and Nazi Germany and Free at Last? Civil Rights in the USA)
* 'Activities' will get students thinking about what they have learned and help them to develop the skills needed for the assessment
* 'Activities' are mapped and indexed by Outcome so you can see at a glance which criteria each activity fulfils
Active learning
* 'Make the link' features encourage broader thinking between and across subjects
* 'Hints' give helpful tips to support learning and highlight important information
* 'Key words' define words and phrases to aid understanding
Assessment and practice you can rely on
* 'Exam style questions' for every section ensure that students will be fully prepared for the assessment
* 'Summary' sections and 'Learning checklists' enable students to monitor progress regularly
Exam Board: SQA
Level: National 5
Subject: Business Management
First Teaching: 2017, First Exam: 2018
The National 5 Business Management Course Notes help map your route through the CfE programme and provide comprehensive and authoritative guidance.
Progress and attainment for all
* Course specifications are fully covered
* 'You should already be able to' sections identify prior learning and skills
* 'Key questions' ensure that every student can progress securely
Active learning
* 'Make the link' features encourage broader thinking between and across subjects
* 'Skills for Life, Learning & Work' features invite students to contextualise learning
* 'Case studies' provide opportunities to apply knowledge and solve problems
Assessment and practice you can rely on
* 'Activities' provide opportunities to apply knowledge and put practical skills to work
* 'Check your progress' sections enable students to monitor progress regularly
Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer an appropriate blend of sound teaching and learning with exam and assessment guidance.
Exam Board: SQA
Level: N4/5
Subject: Graphic Communication
The National 4 & 5 Graphic Communication Course Notes provide comprehensive guidance for the entire CfE programme. Course Notes give a practical approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer an appropriate blend of sound teaching and learning with exam and assessment guidance.
- Full coverage of National 4 and 5 course with list of learning intentions
- Attractive layout with clear text features
- National 5 content clearly marked for differentiation
- Key questions highlight crucial concepts and techniques that need to be grasped by students in order to progress to the next learning intention
- What the examiner/assessor is looking for to help teachers & students feel secure
- Exam-style questions with worked answers and examiners commentary, self-assessment
- Keep your learning on track/Stretch yourself to encourage self evaluation and provide challenge for higher ability students
- Active learning ideas: ‘You Should Already Know’, lists for student to check they are confident with before proceeding AND ‘Make the link’ highlights links between the topic and other areas of the course and/or across different subjects
- Assessment questions, exemplar work, model answers, suggested topic work
- Teacher Notes Answers online. PDF format.
Exam Board: SQA
Level: N4/5
Subject: Physical Education
The National 4 & 5 Physical Education Course Notes provide comprehensive guidance for the entire CfE course. Course Notes give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer an appropriate blend of sound teaching and learning with exam and assessment guidance.
- Full coverage of National 4 and 5 course with list of learning intentions
- Attractive layout with clear text features
- National 5 content clearly marked for differentiation
- Key questions highlight crucial concepts and techniques that need to be grasped by students in order to progress to the next learning intention
- What the examiner/assessor is looking for to help teachers & students feel secure
- Exam-style questions with worked answers and examiners commentary, self-assessment
- Keep your learning on track/Stretch yourself to encourage self evaluation and provide challenge for higher ability students
- Active learning ideas: 'You Should Already Know', lists for student to check they are confident with before proceeding AND 'Make the link' highlights links between the topic and other areas of the course and/or across different subjects
- Assessment questions, exemplar work, model answers, suggested topic work
- Teacher Notes Answers online. PDF format.