{"id":42,"date":"2021-06-16T17:18:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T16:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/?p=42"},"modified":"2021-06-16T17:18:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T16:18:41","slug":"sqa-appeals-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/2021\/06\/16\/sqa-appeals-process\/","title":{"rendered":"SQA Appeals Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a result of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the cancellation of exams, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/97062.html\">alternative certification model<\/a>\u00a0has 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.<\/p>\n<p>A free appeals service, available directly to learners for the first time, is the fifth and final stage of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/97062.html\">alternative certification model<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The grounds for appeal are broad. There are three types of appeal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>an appeal against the academic judgement made<\/li>\n<li>an appeal against an unresolved administrative error<\/li>\n<li>an appeal on grounds of discrimination where:\n<ul>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<li>your school, college or training provider failed to provide agreed Assessment Arrangements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Download\u00a0 a copy of the booklet by clicking on the image below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/files_ccc\/SQA-Appeals-2021-what-you-need-to-know.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-43\" src=\"https:\/\/glow-prod-er.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/er\/public\/snhssqa\/uploads\/sites\/18454\/2021\/06\/16171729\/SQA-Appeals-Leaflet-212x300.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&#038;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAoaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIAplz1D2medcy2LJ17l1IwMggEdOnaCq36vTQbP4v9uSAiBQqVopzEp9wPMQJL2BAUut3t%2BIOJ0Ogc9IgZJiFiggGCrCBQjT%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIMZu08hLu32FlJIR6LKpYFKzarvbbk3VbGc9FtmFcdKzWFCHasaKhDY4dS2yqWqLvcGS13sg2L%2FbrHdHtMWWvdjeARutTqjBV9sSd8YHEq51jRhfow4aknBxly36SHv8WD%2Ftzm%2FB0FO5w6%2FAnFqr1ydFxYdIja7bRqPxPX2BmzkI4euHOSMRUdAM6aV5Aer91wcKb%2Bo8hCeUdnBtAg%2FPi%2BgPlobLn3mWO%2BTPYOe2JSiiUd41f7g6hu9jRQl0BFonSTOSrimIrVKWEyrvUBFk4GiIbq3uTU92aTuzUV7oARao5LTwc%2BO5PtsCLgy%2BWjV2qlKTNfG%2BFJp3FQhZlN2kGICIs6jorG1qCPH4jwEqvQiytIdICSYnA8mnFJbJ0DXrU%2Fn2wFvhb5z4ysgGqbGUGv9VqMXyON3DOy24ylLCGF%2F164DAIunOvTijavE2w1uTDPubnvJo%2BRW6Deb6ECJ%2BSINKvpujzpxZYC37%2BAdRFNr9wVosW4tfhP7OXgeB4S3opJrryeeRnBWW9NT6TOjZ1VPqwn01SMSaXL0HvPNeXnnaWplZy%2FB%2FbeVCYLDO0luCT71koMVtB1FSHrXWcfzpYYDCM7vQeXNUGA07aOBFrEBMlItzzPHAaIzuh%2FLlVJkTcBe7M0KeU2xWJ2CXQ5j8k9ZUtMbhiKfLGc%2FtFoUg8bBaeYdUT9Pmyg4jD%2FxgL5Mdm%2BRg1KOHbrLMvljEwudVaWNcGhlbDozw6Ys8VDi%2FZBmNT40fEFn7%2FzyyNLjEk%2B1DJmVi8JjNBxjPK74MQ5DCstecGzsjbZDcNrVdWMG7njyStWY1pR9qTSQO67z203XcBDIp887%2BPjMuOAAg01i9sqUGcBikWAxbr2GJdA2VK0akyKdzaXgC1ExGaT8MEoZgfLqTNUZicw48z4zwY6sgGh6w9t5svE63ELOutavBMa42ldhM%2BvN0qXDQKxE7H7dwL6lrnd%2FeSi5K96Mp8ECjht80BrmrNZGTRHyVaAJtuhZF7A1TVOh0r8fTShOtPLKiaE%2BYxYb20K297qfSy7Xij6yafaRBv2dKVvZUeND7X%2BnWSw04cHuuYkadtJeWf2E9AEsL2QqB8ZbV27036rmaHg8kgGSuf2glvfy7pE%2B4GNcYG%2BaeIRRatqDbwsdg3pELKx&#038;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&#038;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UYMAHT7LP%2F20260508%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&#038;X-Amz-Date=20260508T183910Z&#038;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&#038;X-Amz-Expires=900&#038;X-Amz-Signature=b7a3141ed37f1db9f8e69ced129785989dbbc7d68db8909493fa86cb9acb4ecd\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glow-prod-er.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/er\/public\/snhssqa\/uploads\/sites\/18454\/2021\/06\/16171729\/SQA-Appeals-Leaflet-212x300.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAoaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIAplz1D2medcy2LJ17l1IwMggEdOnaCq36vTQbP4v9uSAiBQqVopzEp9wPMQJL2BAUut3t%2BIOJ0Ogc9IgZJiFiggGCrCBQjT%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIMZu08hLu32FlJIR6LKpYFKzarvbbk3VbGc9FtmFcdKzWFCHasaKhDY4dS2yqWqLvcGS13sg2L%2FbrHdHtMWWvdjeARutTqjBV9sSd8YHEq51jRhfow4aknBxly36SHv8WD%2Ftzm%2FB0FO5w6%2FAnFqr1ydFxYdIja7bRqPxPX2BmzkI4euHOSMRUdAM6aV5Aer91wcKb%2Bo8hCeUdnBtAg%2FPi%2BgPlobLn3mWO%2BTPYOe2JSiiUd41f7g6hu9jRQl0BFonSTOSrimIrVKWEyrvUBFk4GiIbq3uTU92aTuzUV7oARao5LTwc%2BO5PtsCLgy%2BWjV2qlKTNfG%2BFJp3FQhZlN2kGICIs6jorG1qCPH4jwEqvQiytIdICSYnA8mnFJbJ0DXrU%2Fn2wFvhb5z4ysgGqbGUGv9VqMXyON3DOy24ylLCGF%2F164DAIunOvTijavE2w1uTDPubnvJo%2BRW6Deb6ECJ%2BSINKvpujzpxZYC37%2BAdRFNr9wVosW4tfhP7OXgeB4S3opJrryeeRnBWW9NT6TOjZ1VPqwn01SMSaXL0HvPNeXnnaWplZy%2FB%2FbeVCYLDO0luCT71koMVtB1FSHrXWcfzpYYDCM7vQeXNUGA07aOBFrEBMlItzzPHAaIzuh%2FLlVJkTcBe7M0KeU2xWJ2CXQ5j8k9ZUtMbhiKfLGc%2FtFoUg8bBaeYdUT9Pmyg4jD%2FxgL5Mdm%2BRg1KOHbrLMvljEwudVaWNcGhlbDozw6Ys8VDi%2FZBmNT40fEFn7%2FzyyNLjEk%2B1DJmVi8JjNBxjPK74MQ5DCstecGzsjbZDcNrVdWMG7njyStWY1pR9qTSQO67z203XcBDIp887%2BPjMuOAAg01i9sqUGcBikWAxbr2GJdA2VK0akyKdzaXgC1ExGaT8MEoZgfLqTNUZicw48z4zwY6sgGh6w9t5svE63ELOutavBMa42ldhM%2BvN0qXDQKxE7H7dwL6lrnd%2FeSi5K96Mp8ECjht80BrmrNZGTRHyVaAJtuhZF7A1TVOh0r8fTShOtPLKiaE%2BYxYb20K297qfSy7Xij6yafaRBv2dKVvZUeND7X%2BnWSw04cHuuYkadtJeWf2E9AEsL2QqB8ZbV27036rmaHg8kgGSuf2glvfy7pE%2B4GNcYG%2BaeIRRatqDbwsdg3pELKx&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UYMAHT7LP%2F20260508%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260508T183910Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=b7a3141ed37f1db9f8e69ced129785989dbbc7d68db8909493fa86cb9acb4ecd 212w, https:\/\/glow-prod-er.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/er\/public\/snhssqa\/uploads\/sites\/18454\/2021\/06\/16171729\/SQA-Appeals-Leaflet-724x1024.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAoaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIAplz1D2medcy2LJ17l1IwMggEdOnaCq36vTQbP4v9uSAiBQqVopzEp9wPMQJL2BAUut3t%2BIOJ0Ogc9IgZJiFiggGCrCBQjT%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIMZu08hLu32FlJIR6LKpYFKzarvbbk3VbGc9FtmFcdKzWFCHasaKhDY4dS2yqWqLvcGS13sg2L%2FbrHdHtMWWvdjeARutTqjBV9sSd8YHEq51jRhfow4aknBxly36SHv8WD%2Ftzm%2FB0FO5w6%2FAnFqr1ydFxYdIja7bRqPxPX2BmzkI4euHOSMRUdAM6aV5Aer91wcKb%2Bo8hCeUdnBtAg%2FPi%2BgPlobLn3mWO%2BTPYOe2JSiiUd41f7g6hu9jRQl0BFonSTOSrimIrVKWEyrvUBFk4GiIbq3uTU92aTuzUV7oARao5LTwc%2BO5PtsCLgy%2BWjV2qlKTNfG%2BFJp3FQhZlN2kGICIs6jorG1qCPH4jwEqvQiytIdICSYnA8mnFJbJ0DXrU%2Fn2wFvhb5z4ysgGqbGUGv9VqMXyON3DOy24ylLCGF%2F164DAIunOvTijavE2w1uTDPubnvJo%2BRW6Deb6ECJ%2BSINKvpujzpxZYC37%2BAdRFNr9wVosW4tfhP7OXgeB4S3opJrryeeRnBWW9NT6TOjZ1VPqwn01SMSaXL0HvPNeXnnaWplZy%2FB%2FbeVCYLDO0luCT71koMVtB1FSHrXWcfzpYYDCM7vQeXNUGA07aOBFrEBMlItzzPHAaIzuh%2FLlVJkTcBe7M0KeU2xWJ2CXQ5j8k9ZUtMbhiKfLGc%2FtFoUg8bBaeYdUT9Pmyg4jD%2FxgL5Mdm%2BRg1KOHbrLMvljEwudVaWNcGhlbDozw6Ys8VDi%2FZBmNT40fEFn7%2FzyyNLjEk%2B1DJmVi8JjNBxjPK74MQ5DCstecGzsjbZDcNrVdWMG7njyStWY1pR9qTSQO67z203XcBDIp887%2BPjMuOAAg01i9sqUGcBikWAxbr2GJdA2VK0akyKdzaXgC1ExGaT8MEoZgfLqTNUZicw48z4zwY6sgGh6w9t5svE63ELOutavBMa42ldhM%2BvN0qXDQKxE7H7dwL6lrnd%2FeSi5K96Mp8ECjht80BrmrNZGTRHyVaAJtuhZF7A1TVOh0r8fTShOtPLKiaE%2BYxYb20K297qfSy7Xij6yafaRBv2dKVvZUeND7X%2BnWSw04cHuuYkadtJeWf2E9AEsL2QqB8ZbV27036rmaHg8kgGSuf2glvfy7pE%2B4GNcYG%2BaeIRRatqDbwsdg3pELKx&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UYMAHT7LP%2F20260508%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260508T183910Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=08b6746a608a47986a6f7f2ed76f1575338dc6a3a001068faaf81b05f78d6d1e 724w, https:\/\/glow-prod-er.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/er\/public\/snhssqa\/uploads\/sites\/18454\/2021\/06\/16171729\/SQA-Appeals-Leaflet-768x1086.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAoaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIAplz1D2medcy2LJ17l1IwMggEdOnaCq36vTQbP4v9uSAiBQqVopzEp9wPMQJL2BAUut3t%2BIOJ0Ogc9IgZJiFiggGCrCBQjT%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIMZu08hLu32FlJIR6LKpYFKzarvbbk3VbGc9FtmFcdKzWFCHasaKhDY4dS2yqWqLvcGS13sg2L%2FbrHdHtMWWvdjeARutTqjBV9sSd8YHEq51jRhfow4aknBxly36SHv8WD%2Ftzm%2FB0FO5w6%2FAnFqr1ydFxYdIja7bRqPxPX2BmzkI4euHOSMRUdAM6aV5Aer91wcKb%2Bo8hCeUdnBtAg%2FPi%2BgPlobLn3mWO%2BTPYOe2JSiiUd41f7g6hu9jRQl0BFonSTOSrimIrVKWEyrvUBFk4GiIbq3uTU92aTuzUV7oARao5LTwc%2BO5PtsCLgy%2BWjV2qlKTNfG%2BFJp3FQhZlN2kGICIs6jorG1qCPH4jwEqvQiytIdICSYnA8mnFJbJ0DXrU%2Fn2wFvhb5z4ysgGqbGUGv9VqMXyON3DOy24ylLCGF%2F164DAIunOvTijavE2w1uTDPubnvJo%2BRW6Deb6ECJ%2BSINKvpujzpxZYC37%2BAdRFNr9wVosW4tfhP7OXgeB4S3opJrryeeRnBWW9NT6TOjZ1VPqwn01SMSaXL0HvPNeXnnaWplZy%2FB%2FbeVCYLDO0luCT71koMVtB1FSHrXWcfzpYYDCM7vQeXNUGA07aOBFrEBMlItzzPHAaIzuh%2FLlVJkTcBe7M0KeU2xWJ2CXQ5j8k9ZUtMbhiKfLGc%2FtFoUg8bBaeYdUT9Pmyg4jD%2FxgL5Mdm%2BRg1KOHbrLMvljEwudVaWNcGhlbDozw6Ys8VDi%2FZBmNT40fEFn7%2FzyyNLjEk%2B1DJmVi8JjNBxjPK74MQ5DCstecGzsjbZDcNrVdWMG7njyStWY1pR9qTSQO67z203XcBDIp887%2BPjMuOAAg01i9sqUGcBikWAxbr2GJdA2VK0akyKdzaXgC1ExGaT8MEoZgfLqTNUZicw48z4zwY6sgGh6w9t5svE63ELOutavBMa42ldhM%2BvN0qXDQKxE7H7dwL6lrnd%2FeSi5K96Mp8ECjht80BrmrNZGTRHyVaAJtuhZF7A1TVOh0r8fTShOtPLKiaE%2BYxYb20K297qfSy7Xij6yafaRBv2dKVvZUeND7X%2BnWSw04cHuuYkadtJeWf2E9AEsL2QqB8ZbV27036rmaHg8kgGSuf2glvfy7pE%2B4GNcYG%2BaeIRRatqDbwsdg3pELKx&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UYMAHT7LP%2F20260508%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20260508T183910Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=900&amp;X-Amz-Signature=e1dbbf2be7e23cacdba7c1ec6a3b2b6c7f435e94f2429d2b64e4cf2abce125f4 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/snhssqa\/uploads\/sites\/18454\/2021\/06\/16171729\/SQA-Appeals-Leaflet.jpg 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a result of the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the cancellation of exams, an alternative certification model\u00a0has 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<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/2021\/06\/16\/sqa-appeals-process\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2931,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2931"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42\/revisions\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/snhssqa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}