Higher
Politics · Higher
Political theory, structures and processes in Scotland, the UK and beyond.
What Politics is about
Politics looks at power and how it is won: political parties and ideologies, how elections and voting work, and how power is held to account in Scotland, the UK and beyond.
What it offers you
Strong preparation for politics, law, journalism and public policy study and careers.
Papers & marking schemes
SQA publishes the most recent five years of papers. Older papers and specimen papers live on their site — open Politics Higher on sqa.org.uk.