Topic outline

• Introduction
  

  Introduction

  

  Loch Torridon, Scotland                                                                                                                                                                                                            

  This page has been created to host a series of potentially useful websites for SQA staff and Appointees to access.  If you have a site that you want to share sent it to academy@sqa.org.uk and tell us why it should be listed.

  • Scroll down to access sites (registration required for some).

• 5Rights
  

  5Rights

  5Rights takes the existing rights of children and young people (under 18), and articulates them for the digital world. Signatories to the 5Rights framework believe that young people should be supported to access digital technologies creatively, knowledgeably and fearlessly. 

  • 5Rights website URL

    "A child is a child until they reach maturity, not until they pick up a smartphone"

• Education Scotland
  

  Education Scotland

  

  • Education Scotland URL

    Raising the attainment of children and young people living in deprived areas so that all Scottish learners can reach their full potential.

• Skills Development Scotland
  

  Skills Development Scotland

  

  • Skills Development Scotland URL

    A series of skills and economic strategies interlink to shape SDS's work, making sure that services and partnership activity are meeting the needs of customers and effectively contributing to economic growth ambitions for Scotland.

• College Development Network
  

  College Development Network

  

  • College Development Network URL

    Our projects and key areas of work are represented in the areas of curriculum, teaching and assessment; governance, leadership and management; employer engagement and enterprise; and equality and diversity.

• Coursera MOOC site
  

  Coursera MOOC site

  

  • Coursera URL

    Take the world's best courses, online.

• Code Academy
  

  Code Academy

  

  • Code Academy URL

    Learn to code: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Python and much more.

• W3 Schools
  

  W3 Schools

  

  • W3 Schools URL

    The world's largest web developer website.

• CodeClan
  

  CodeClan

  

  • CodeClan URL

    CodeClan offers a range of software development courses to help kick start your career in tech and deepen your digital expertise.

• OU Open Learn MOOC site
  

  OU Open Learn MOOC site

  

  • OU Open Learn URL

    Free open learning from the Open University.

• Edx MOOC site
  

  Edx MOOC site

  

  • Edx URL

    Free online courses.

• Academic Earth MOOC site
  

  Academic Earth MOOC site

  

  • AcademicEarth URL

    Academic Earth was launched on the premise that everyone deserves access to a world-class education. In 2009, we built the first collection of free online college courses from the world’s top universities. The world of open education has exploded since then, so today our curated lists of online courses are hand selected by our staff to show you the very best offerings by subject area.

• OpenSpace Au
  

  OpenSpace Au

  

  • Open2Study MOOC site URL
• LifeHacker
  

  LifeHacker

  

  • LifeHacker UK URL

    Get the most out of life with hints, tips and tricks to keep ahead of the pack!