National 3 Health and Food Technology

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.

• N3 Health and Food Technology Course SpecificationAugust 2016

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

• Health and Food Technology: Food for Health (National 3) Unit Specification June 2013
• Health and Food Technology: Food Product Development (National 3) Unit Specification June 2013
• Health and Food Technology: Contemporary Food Issues (National 3) Unit Specification August 2016

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

• National 3 Health and Food Technology Course and Unit Support NotesSeptember 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.

• Health and Food Technology Qualification Verification Summary Report Round 2 June 2023
• Health and Food Technology Qualification Verification Summary Report Round 1 April 2023
• Health and Food Technology Qualification Verification Summary Report June 2022

Health and Food Technology: 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.