Dear students and parents, the National Parent forum of Scotland have released a host of excellent publications and nutshell guides which are very informative in terms of the different qualifications. Here you have it all together NPFS_publications_guide_2015_E
Have a look here If you want to refer exclusively to the Assessment in a nutshell: National Qualifitacions
Have a look here If you want to refer exclusively to the Curriculum for Excellence: the learner journey
Have a look here If you want to refer exclusively to the Progression in the senior phase