SQA Appeals Process
As a result of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the cancellation of exams, an alternative certification model has been developed by the education system to decide your National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher results this year. Your teachers and lecturers are using a range of assessment evidence to decide what your results should be, and every effort is being made to ensure you get the right result, first time. However, the ability to appeal your grade is important.
A free appeals service, available directly to learners for the first time, is the fifth and final stage of the alternative certification model.
The grounds for appeal are broad. There are three types of appeal:
- an appeal against the academic judgement made
- an appeal against an unresolved administrative error
- an appeal on grounds of discrimination where:
- there has been a breach of the Equality Act 2010 (which must have been either acknowledged by your school, college or training provider or established by a court or the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman), or
- your school, college or training provider failed to provide agreed Assessment Arrangements.
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