Key dates

Faculty spreadsheet entry by teacher Last Friday of each month

National 5

Assignment 1 - Radio Broadcast

• Planning Fri 5 September 2025

• Sweeper Fri 12 September 2025

• Advert Fri 3 October 2025

• DJ Dialogue & music bed Fri 7 November 2025

• Own segment Fri 28 November  2025

• Mixing & Mastering Fri 5 December  2025

• Evaluation Fri 12 December 2025

Assignment 2 - Stop-Motion Animation

• Planning Fri 30 January 2026

• Audio Capture + Mixing Fri 20 February 2026

• Final mix Fri 6 March 2026

• Evaluation Fri 6 March 2026

FINAL DEADLINE FOR ALL EVIDENCE: FRIDAY 6 MARCH 2026

Higher

Assignment - Radio Broadcast

• Planning Fri 5 September 2025

(Intro/Outro, Sweeper, Advert, EDM Music Bed)

• Sweeper Fri 12 September 2025

• Advert Fri 3 October 2025

• DJ Dialogue & EDM music bed Fri 21 November 2025

• Own segment Fri 28 November 2025

• Mixing & Mastering Fri 12 December  2025

(Intro/Outro, Sweeper, Advert, Own segment, EDM Music Bed)

• Planning (Music Multitrack) Fri 16 January 2026

• Audio Capture (Music Multitrack) Fri 13 February 2026

• Mixing Skills (Music Multitrack) Fri 27 February 2026

• Mixing & Mastering Wed 18 March 2026
  (Completed Radio Broadcast)

• Evaluation (Completed Radio Broadcast) Fri 20 March 2026

FINAL DEADLINE FOR ALL EVIDENCE: FRIDAY 27 MARCH 2026

National 5

• Practice question paper Mon 19 Jan 2026 (period 1) or Tues 20 Jan 2026 (period 5)

• SQA question paper Fri 8 May 2026 (13:00)

Higher

• Practice question paper Thu 22 Jan 2026 (period 5)

• SQA question paper Fri 8 May 2026 (14:30)