SQA update March 2016

Statistics 2014/15 SUBJECT Entries 2014 Entries 2015 Pass rate 2014% Int 1 Fashion 74 92 na Health 37 95 Lifestyle 42 93 Int 2 66 92.4 185 1 90.3 59.5 H 156 28 92.3 78.6 953 317 91 81.1 337 63 94.9 93.7 AH 33 23 84.2 87

Statistics 2014/15 SUBJECT Int 1 Practical Cookery 520 88 94.6 98.9 Entries 2014 Entries 2015 Pass rate 2014% Pass rate 2015% Int 1 Practical Cookery 520 88 94.6 98.9 Int 2 3690 240 98.2 95 Creative Cake 844 72 98.6

Statistics 2014/15 SUBJECT Entries 2014 Entries 2015 Pass rate 2014% Fashion 33 47 97 85 N4 319 198 86.8 86.4 N5 363 475 97.5 98.3 H na 213 94.4 Health 137 82.5 84.7 1126 1098 92.5 95.8 1763 1963 78.2 77.3 943 72.6

Statistics 2014/15 SUBJECT N5 Cake Craft N3 Practical Cookery N4 Entries 2014 Entries 2015 Pass rate 2014% Pass rate 2015% N5 Cake Craft 561 1609 95.7 93.3 N3 Practical Cookery 402 487 89.3 87.9 N4 4193 3875 95.3 95.5 3590 6461 96.7 91.5 SFW Hospitality 275 190 74.6 84 89 117 89.9 94.8

Current entries 2015/16 SUBJECT 2016 Entries (2015) N3 Fashion N4 N5 H 12 (47) - N4 229 (198) + N5 653 (475) + H 341 (213) + Health 29 (85) - 734 (1098) - 2300 (1963) + 1621 (943) + AH 34 (29) +

Current entries 2015/16 SUBJECT 2016 Entries (2015) N5 Cake N3 2139 (1609) + N3 P Cookery 373 (487) - N4 3927 (3875) + 7563 (6461) + Hospitality 153 (190) - 87 (117) -

Grade Boundaries – setting the standard Who is involved Principle The Awarding Meeting National ratings - indicate how difficult or easy the examination has been relative to other examinations at that level Marking Instructions - Fashion and Textile, Hospitality: Practical Cake Craft and Hospitality: Practical Cookery

Results Services Exceptional Circumstances, dealt with pre-certification, 3318 requests Results Services are for N5, Higher and Advanced Higher only There is a cost, only if a grade does not change 70% of subjects are now e-marked, no clerical check can be applied The majority of requests were for marking reviews, almost 20% received a change to their grade, representing 0.4% of all entries

What went well in session 2014/15 Key Messages, Verification feedback and Course Reports: www.sqa.org.uk/cfesubjects Subject Implementation Managers http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/72514.5865.html Understanding Standards events: Fashion and Textile Technology - H Health and Food Technology – H/AH Hospitality: Practical Cookery – N5 http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/72990.html

Course Awards 2014/15 British Nutrition Foundation National 5 Health and Food Technology Jenny Leggat, Harris Academy, Dundee Advanced Higher Health and Food Technology John Driscoll, Blairgowrie High School Quality Meat Scotland National 5 Hospitality: Practical Cookery Chloe Trott, The High School of Glasgow Higher Health and Food Technology Nicole Cumming, Harris Academy, Dundee

Session 2015/16 Submission dates: Externally Assessed Coursework National 5 Health 22nd March Higher Fashion and Health 27th April Advanced Higher Health 27th April Internal Assessment Mark Forms National 5 Cake, Cookery and Fashion 5th May Course documents – notification of changes Please ensure you use the most up-to-date version, check the web for details http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/65989.html

Quality Assurance 2015/16 Event (May 16) Types of Verification Event Visiting Prior Activity Verification round 1: Event/Visiting (Feb 16) Verification round 2: Visiting (March 1st to May 31st 16) Event (May 16)

New development Skills for Work in the Textiles Industry To encourage new talent into the Industry Working in partnership with Schools/FE/Industry SCQF level 5 Introduction to the Industry, Textile Technologies and Product Development As with all our Skills for Work courses, this links well with the Developing the Young Workforce agenda

Quality Meat Scotland www.qmscotland.co.uk The QMS meat voucher scheme ran again in 2015/16, make sure you register for next session Provide cooking demonstrations to help support the curriculum Launched a competition for 1st year pupils, finalists invited to the Royal Highland Show For more info, contact Jennifer Robertson, Health and Education Coordinator: jrobertson@qmscotland.co.uk

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