SQA update March 2017

Statistics 2015/16 SUBJECT Entries 2015 Entries 2016 Pass rate% 2015 Fashion 47 14 85 85.7 N4 198 189 86.4 87.3 N5 475 *572 + 98.3 *92.5 -/+! H 213 *305+ 94.4 *88.5 -/+! Health 46 84.7 89.1 1098 *829 + 95.8 92.9 1963 1904 77.3 *82.6 + 943 *1448 + 72.6 70.4 AH 25 72

Statistics 2015/16 SUBJECT N5 Practical Cake Craft 1609 *1785 + 93.3 Entries 2015 Entries 2016 Pass rate% 2015 Pass rate% 2016 N5 Practical Cake Craft 1609 *1785 + 93.3 *87.2 -/+! N3 Practical Cookery 487 539 87.9 85.7 N4 3875 3862 95.5 95.3 6461 *6257 - 91.5 *85 -/+! SFW Hospitality 190 122 84 84.4 117 97 94.8 79.4

Course Awards 2015/16 British Nutrition Foundation National 5 Health and Food Technology Jodie Shannon, Moffat Academy Advanced Higher Health and Food Technology Alora Ramsay, Perth High School

Current entries 2016/17 SUBJECT 2017 Entries (2016) N3 Fashion 15 (14) - N4 222 (189) + N5 643 (572) + H 316 (305) + Health 32 (46) - 607 (829) - 2137 (1904) + 1611 (1448) + AH 42 (25) +

Current entries 2016/17 SUBJECT 2017 Entries (2016) N5 Cake Craft 2004 (1785) + N3 Cookery 406 (539) - N4 3555 (3862) - 6863 (6257) + Hospitality 184 (122) + 175 (97) + Is N4 and N5 Hospitality SFW?

Webinars Secure site - accessed via your SQA Coordinator National 5 Health and Food Technology Assignment Higher Health and Food Technology Assignment National 5 Practical Cake Craft Course Assessment National 5 Practical Cookery Course Assessment National 5/Higher Fashion and Textile Technology Course Assessment

Webinars Open site - www.sqa.org.uk/understandingstandards Practical Cookery/Practical Cake Craft/Health and Food Technology - Preparing for Event Verification Practical Cake Craft – Preparing for Visiting Verification Practical Cookery – Preparing for Visiting Verification

Session 2016/17 Submission dates: Externally Assessed Coursework National 5 Health 28th March Higher Fashion and Health 25th April Advanced Higher Health 25th April Internal Assessment Mark Forms National 5 Cake, Cookery and Fashion 4th May

Session 2016/17 Skills for Work in the Textiles Industry Designed to attract new talent into the Textiles Industry Encourages partnerships between Schools/FE/Industry SCQF level 5 3 units - Introduction to the Industry, Textile Technologies and Product Development As with all of our Skills for Work courses, this links well with the Developing the Young Workforce agenda Available from August 2017

Revised National Qualifications Changes are being made to all four subjects at National 5 level, with effect from session 2017/18. Fashion and Textile Technology Health and Food Technology Hospitality: Practical Cake Craft Hospitality: Practical Cookery Unit assessment will be removed.

Revised National Qualifications National 5 Fashion and Textile Technology The course will be assessed by a Question Paper and a Practical Activity. Question Paper will be worth 30% of the total mark Practical Activity will be worth 70% of the total mark

Revised National Qualifications National 5 Health and Food Technology The course will be assessed by a Question Paper and an Assignment. Question Paper will be worth 50% of the total mark Assignment will be worth 50% of the total mark

Revised National Qualifications Hospitality: Practical Cake Craft The course will be assessed by a Question Paper and a Practical Activity. Question Paper will be worth 25% of the total mark Practical Activity will be worth 75% of the total mark Changed Assignment to Practical Activity

Revised National Qualifications Hospitality: Practical Cookery The course will be assessed by a Question Paper and a Practical Activity. Question Paper will be worth 25% of the total mark Practical Activity will be worth 75% of the total mark Changed Assignment to Practical Activity

Revised National Qualifications Publishing timelines for 2017 April National 5 course specification, with mandatory requirements only May National 5 revised coursework information September National 5 course specification, complete document National 5 specimen question papers

Revised National Qualifications Higher level development work will follow on from National 5, for delivery in session 2018/19 Advanced Higher development work will follow on from Higher, for delivery in session 2019/20

Revised National Qualifications Communicating the changes Website – ‘Changes to assessment of National Courses’ http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/78398.html Audio presentations in May Webinars in September

Springboard – Future Chef High School of Glasgow Hazelhead Academy St Margarets Kinross High St Josephs Clydebank High Peebles High Lochgelly High Castlebrae Community High Bathgate Academy Inverclyde Academy Bo'ness Academy Langholm Academy Carnoustie High Fortrose Academy West Highland College Golspie Academy Wick Academy Aberdeen Grammar Ullapool High Forres Academy www.springboard.uk.net

Gary Maclean – MasterChef Gary will produce skills videos to support the delivery of the National 5 Hospitality: Practical Cookery course. 4 X10 minute videos highlighting: Vegetable preparation Working with pastry Whisking Garnishing techniques

All Saints Educational Trust Aim to increase numbers of teachers with specialism in Food related subjects and to improve the skills and qualifications of experienced teachers. The Trust has a competitive process to award funds to support candidates applying for first degrees with QTS (or equivalent) or postgraduate awards (MEd, MA, MSc) with a view to working in this subject area in any phase. Go to http://www.aset.org.uk/canyouapply.php for information on how to apply for an award.

Keep in touch Subject pages for Cake, Cookery, Fashion and Health http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45625.html Hospitality Food and Drink blog http://blogs.sqa.org.uk/hospitalityfoodanddrink MyAlerts http://mailer.sqa.org.uk/Subscribe/Step1 http://www.sqa.org.uk/myalerts SQA News http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/35831.html

Contact details Manuela De Freitas Qualifications Officer for Fashion and Textiles/Health and Food courses manuela.de.freitas@sqa.org.uk 0345 213 5480 Suzanne Train Qualifications Officer for Cake/Cookery courses suzanne.train@sqa.org.uk 0345 213 5206 Graeme Findlay Qualifications Manager graeme.findlay@sqa.org.uk 0345 213 5492