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Technology to Support Qualifications Scotland Digital Assessment Arrangements

Course summary

Start date

01/10/2026

Cost

£180.00

Delivery mode

Online (Fixed Schedule)

CPD hours

Up to 10 hours
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About the course

This four week course is for teachers, Qualifications Scotland coordinators, technical and digital learning leads and senior management who wish to understand how to implement digital assessment arrangements in Qualifications Scotland examinations.

Participants will explore the options available for digital assessment arrangements including subject specific advice. You will get the chance to hear from practitioners about how this is working in their settings and consider how digital assessment arrangements can be used as part of your normal assessment processes.

Aims of the Course

  • Develop an understanding of digital assessment arrangements and how they can support learners with additional support needs.
  • Develop expertise with digital assessment arrangements for your specific context.
  • Develop plans and processes for implementing digital assessment arrangements.

What you'll get

  • As well as the live face-to-face sessions, you'll also receive a recording of the meeting (and resources) each week.Weekly Q&A sessions.
  • Access to a bank of ideas and ready-made resources.
  • A CALL Scotland (University of Edinburgh) certificate - issued as evidence of your learning.

The online workshops are on Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:00 pm and are delivered by the CALL Scotland team with input from other practitioners.

 

What you'll learn

  • Identify appropriate digital assessment arrangements and assistive technologies to support learners who require assessment arrangements in Qualifications Scotland examinations.
  • Plan and implement digital assessment arrangements in your school or centre.

Who the course is for

This four week course is for teachers, Qualifications Scotland coordinators, technical and digital learning leads and senior management who wish to understand how to implement digital assessment arrangements in Qualifications Scotland examinations.

Entry criteria

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Additional Information

Course Options

If the course has more than one start date, time, delivery mode or location, then these options will all be shown below.

All times are local to Edinburgh.

Start date
Start Date: 01/10/2026
Class time
Class time: 16:00 - 17:00
Delivery mode
Delivery Mode: Online (Fixed Schedule)
Campus
Campus: n/a
£180.00
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