The Committee examined the spending decisions made and outcomes delivered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
Call for views
The Committee considered the work of the SQA on the specific themes below. The Committee invited views on these themes.
- The main ways in which the SQA contributes to the development of education policy and the main outcomes it has helped to deliver.
- How the SQA assesses whether it is providing value for money.
- How it evaluates the impact of its activities.
- How it has demonstrated leadership in ensuring that qualifications continue to be relevant to the needs of learners, educators and employers.
- How the SQA plans to become self-financing and the likely impact of this on publicly-funded education providers.
Evidence session
The Scottish Qualifications Authority discussed the themes above in more detail at the Education and Culture Committee meeting on 22 September 2015.
Submissions received
Oral evidence
Read the Official Report
Correspondence
The Committee wrote to the SQA seeking follow up information from the evidence session.
The SQA responded to the Committee's request with the following information:
The Committee wrote to the Scottish Government following the session, highlighting issues raised and seeking comment:
The Scottish Government responded to the committee's letter.
The SQA has written to the Committee regarding quality assurance processes for marking.