National 4 Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies

This explains the overall structure of the Course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.

• N4 Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Course Specification
  Apr 2012

These provide an outline of what each Unit will cover within the following Unit Specifications and detail the Outcomes and Assessment Standards.

• World Religion (National 4) Unit Specification
  April 2016
• Religious and Philosophical Questions (National 4) Unit Specification
  April 2016
• Morality and Belief (National 4) Unit Specification
  April 2016

These define the mandatory requirements for the Added Value Unit, including the Outcomes and Assessment Standards.

They also include the further mandatory information on Course coverage for the National 4 Course and include information on the assessment method to be used and the conditions of assessment.

• Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Assignment (National 4) Added Value Unit Specification April 2012

The Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Added Value Unit assessment is an assignment. While describing what candidates must do, the published assessment offers considerable flexibility in the choice of a context for the assessment.

Candidates have an open choice of topic or issue to research, provided it will enable them to meet the requirements of the Unit and that resources are likely to be available. Candidates research their chosen topic or issue by recording, organising and using information, and presenting their findings.

Centres can access the assessment through their SQA Co-ordinator.

As with all SQA Unit assessments, Added Value Unit assessments must be internally verified by centres.

These provide advice and guidance for teachers/lecturers on learning, teaching and assessment within the Course and its Units.

• National 4 Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Course and Unit Support Notes May 2016

These documents contain details of Unit assessment task(s), show approaches to gathering evidence and how the evidence can be judged against the Outcomes and Assessment Standards. Teachers/lecturers can arrange access to these confidential documents through their SQA Co-ordinator.

Qualification Verification Summary Reports distil messages from verification activity from a given session. In 2020 not all planned activity took place.

• Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Qualification Verification Summary Report August 2024
• Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Qualification Verification Summary Report Round 1 June 2023
• Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Qualification Verification Summary Report Round 2 June 2023
• Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Qualification Verification Summary Report June 2022

RMPS: Quality Assurance - external verification

Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries

Examples of candidate evidence and commentaries for unit assessment can be found on the SQA secure site. You can access these through your SQA Coordinator.

Changes to understanding standards materials

• Changes to published Understanding Standards materials for all subjects

Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.