6 th Nov 2013

Documents you should have Internal assessment Dates Learner’s Journey SQA Information booklet SQA Information card Use the school website for these documents, Home learning and further information /NPF/nationals-in-a-nutshell/

National 3, 4 and 5 All S4 pupils sit 6 National qualifications at either Nat 3, 4 or 5 Pupils will receive a target grade for each subject stating the level to be sat in a Target Report at the beginning of September Each National Course has up to 3 Units and each unit is assessed and must be passed to complete the course Where a unit assessment is failed parents will be notified of resit date by text

National 3 Pupils must pass each unit There is no prelim or final exam The result will show as a pass or fail Pupils who have additional arrangements eg use digital papers, reader or scribe will get these for unit assessments where required

National 4 Pupils must pass each unit There is no prelim or final exam The result will show as a pass or fail Pupils who have additional arrangements eg use digital papers, reader or scribe will get these for unit assessments where required Pupils will also sit an added value unit which assesses all aspects of the course

National 5 Pupils must pass each unit There is a prelim and final exam The result will show as a an A,B,C or D which are all a pass. Pupils who have additional arrangements eg use digital papers, reader or scribe will get these for unit assessments, prelims and final exams where required Pupils will also sit Course Assessment which assesses all aspects of the course eg Practical or Assignment/Project style

National 5 All National 5 pupils also complete the National 4 Added Value Unit and should they fail the final exam the added Value Unit pass will be sent to SQA in August/September following the exam and a National 4 pass will be awarded

Prelims National 5 Prelims are in week 27 th to 31 st Jan Pupils who have 4, 5 or 6 National 5s will be off all week Where a pupil only has 1,2 or 3 National 5s they should stay off the day before their prelim and just come in for the prelim on the day of the prelim Pupils sitting only National 3s or 4s should attend school and classes all week

Final exams These start 29 th April and all are complete by 30 th May Pupils should stay off the day before their exam and just come in for the exam on the day of the exam Pupils sitting only National 3s or 4s should attend school and classes during these dates. New S5 timetable will start on May 12 th so pupils should attend as listed above.

Changing Levels All pupils will receive a tracking report in November which will show an updated Target Grade, a working grade showing how they are doing at the current time and a grade for Effort, Behaviour and Homework. Teachers will comment stating what the pupil needs to do to achieve the target set If a pupil is not attaining as expected they may be moved down a level to National 3 or 4 but parents will be sent a letter to discuss this Alternatively where a pupil is doing better than expected they may be moved up to National 4 or 5 and again a letter will be sent to parents

S4 final report These will be issued 25 th Feb Will include updated Target Grade, Working Grade and an Effort, Behaviour and Homework Grade Teachers will comment on what each pupil needs to do to achieve their target Some level changes may be recommended in the report but will be discussed with parents at Parent’s Night

Using the Internal Assessment Date Booklet Highlight your child’s subjects and level in the book so you are aware during which months they will have unit assessments National 5 pupils note prelim and final exam dates

Learner’s Journey These will be discussed further at Option Choice time but use this booklet to see the possible progression routes Typically pupils sitting National 3s or 4s in subjects can try the National 4 or 5 level in S5 but may be better to widen their selection of subjects and try another subject. Pupils who have sat National 5s can move on to the new Higher in this subject. Next session S4/5/6 will be timetabled together

LEVELABCDEF ADVANCE HIGHER 5 periods/week MATHEMATICS; ART; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTING BIOLOGY DANCE ENGLISH; HISTORY; MODERN STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; MUSIC; HIGHER 5 periods/week HISTORY; GEOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICS; MODERN STUDIES; RMPS; ART BIOLOGY; ENGLISH; FRENCH; SPANISH; PHYSICS; PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT; ADMINISTRATION; COMPUTING; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ENGLISH; GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION; ENGINEERING SCIENCE; ART; DRAMA; MATHEMATICS; MUSIC; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; DANCE; BUSINESS MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTING; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE HEALTH & FOOD TECHNOLOGY HISTORY All pupils must take. R.E. 2 periods P.S.E. 1 period P.E 2 Periods National 5 4 periods/week PE/RE/PSE/S4 Lit/Num HISTORY; GEOGRAPHY; *MATHEMATICS; MODERN STUDIES; RMPS; ART BIOLOGY; ENGLISH(S5/6); MEDIA STUDIES; FRENCH; SPANISH; GERMAN; PHYSICS; SKILLFORCE ADMINISTRATION; COMPUTING SCIENCE; CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA; ENGLISH(S5/6); *HOSPITALITY (S5/6 only) *PRACTICAL CAKE CRAFT(S5/6 only) HEALTH & FOOD TECHNOLOGY; GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION; ENGINEERING SCIENCE; ART; DRAMA; *MATHEMATICS; MUSIC; PHYSICAL EDUCATION CO-OPERATIVE STUDIES COLLEGE LINK COURSE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTING SCIENCE; CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA; HISTORY; HOSPITALITY (S5/6 only) PHYSICAL EDUCATION; DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE ; PRACTICAL WOODWORKING; PRACTICAL METALWORKING ENGLISH (S4); FRENCH GERMAN SPANISH PHYSICAL EDUCATION HOSPITALITY (S5/6 only) PRACTICAL WOODWORKING; PRACTICAL METALWORKING National 4 4 periods/week PE/RE/PSE/ S4 Lit/Num National 3 4 periods/week PE/RE/PSE/ S4 Lit/Num HISTORY; GEOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICS; MODERN STUDIES; RMPS; ART BIOLOGY; PHYSICS; ENGLISH; MEDIA STUDIES; FRENCH; GERMAN; SPANISH; SKILLFORCE ADMINISTRATION COMPUTING SCIENCE; CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA; ENGLISH; HOSPITALITY HEALTH & FOOD TECHNOLOGY; GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION; ENGINEERING SCIENCE; ART; DRAMA; MATHEMATICS; MUSIC; PHYSICAL EDUCATION CO-OPERATIVE STUDIES COLLEGE LINK COURSE BUSINESS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTING SCIENCE; CREATIVE DIGITAL MEDIA; HISTORY; HOSPITALITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICAL WOODWORKING; DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE ENGLISH (S4); FRENCH GERMAN SPANISH PHYSICAL EDUCATION HOSPITALITY; PRACTICAL WOODWORKING; PRACTICAL METALWORKING Single period provision S5/6 <2 Highers Intro to Lead Unit 1Intro to Lead Unit 2Personal Development Unit 1Personal FinancePersonal Development Unit 2Personal Development Unit 3

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