Hyndland Secondary School 21st February 2018

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Qualifications are changing Curriculum Update Event – Stirling Management Centre Friday 9 December Mathematics and Numeracy.
Advertisements

Qualifications Update: Sciences Qualifications Update: Sciences.
Qualifications are changing Curriculum Update Event – Stirling Management Centre Monday 5 December Languages.
Duncanrig Secondary School Duncanrig Secondary School
S3 - 4 Option Choice Parents’ Information Evening Thursday 30 January 2014 Lanark Grammar School.
St Peter the Apostle High School Parent Council Meeting Curriculum for Excellence Tuesday 19 th February 2013.
 National 3 is not graded and does not have an examination. It is pass/fail and is based on Units.  National 4 is not graded and does not have an examination.
General Update. New Quality Assurance arrangements Will cover new National 1 to National 5 from 2013/14 New arrangements will promote shared understanding.
Qualifications Update: Physical Education Qualifications Update: Physical Education.
Curriculum for Excellence: New National Qualifications in Scotland May 2011 Scott Murphy CfE Liaison Manager Scottish Qualifications Authority
Qualifications Update: Environmental Science Qualifications Update: Environmental Science.
Curriculum for Excellence: the structure and design of new National Qualifications in Scotland Charlie O’Donnell CfE Liaison Manager
New Advanced Higher Subject Implementation Events Qualifications Update: Chemistry.
Qualifications Update: Higher Accounting Crowne Plaza Glasgow 10 December 2013 Qualifications Update: Higher Accounting Crowne Plaza Glasgow 10 December.
General Qualifications Update CfE Support Manager-Donna Vivers.
New Advanced Higher Subject Implementation Events Qualifications Update: G à idhlig and Gaelic (Learners)
Curriculum for Excellence: National Qualifications in Scotland November 2012 Scott Murphy CfE Liaison Manager Scottish Qualifications Authority
Qualifications Update: Psychology Qualifications Update: Psychology.
Qualifications Update: Human Biology Qualifications Update: Human Biology.
Curriculum for Excellence Religious and Moral Education.
Qualifications Update: Higher Health and Food Technology Qualifications Update: Higher Health and Food Technology.
Curriculum for Excellence: The Structure and Design of new National Qualifications in Scotland February 2012 – Selkirk HS Scott Murphy CfE Liaison Manager.
Qualifications are changing Curriculum Update Event – Dunblane Hydro Monday 12 December Science.
Qualifications Update: Higher Administration and IT Thursday 14 November 2013 Hampden Park Stadium Qualifications Update: Higher Administration and IT.
Qualifications Update: Chemistry Qualifications Update: Chemistry.
Ardrossan Academy Senior Phase Curriculum Ambition - Respect - Excellence.
Unit Assessment Support Packs are confidential materials and you must ensure the security of these documents These UASPs are available from the secure.
New Advanced Higher Subject Implementation Events Qualifications Update: Engineering Science.
New Advanced Higher Subject Implementation Events Qualifications Update: Computing Science.
Qualifications Update: Design and Manufacture Qualifications Update: Design and Manufacture.
Qualifications are changing Curriculum Update Event – Stirling Management Centre Thursday 1 December Technologies, Social Studies (Business), Health and.
Qualifications Update: Higher Media Qualifications Update: Higher Media.
New Advanced Higher Subject Implementation Events Qualifications Update: Statistics.
S4 STUDY SKILLS EVENING Biology. S4 Courses National 4 Biology (replaces SG General/Int 1) National 5 Biology (replaces SG Credit/Int 2)  Pupils work.
Unit Specifications and Unit Assessment Support Packs.
New Advanced Higher Subject Implementation Events Qualifications Update: Advanced Higher Economics.
Design and Manufacture and Graphic Communication.
S4 Information Evening 2 nd September  Welcome  Structure of National Qualification  Tracking and monitoring progress  Support available  Advice.
‘Education has for its purpose not the imparting of particular knowledge but the strengthening of mental faculties’ (Kant c1770)
Pamela McConnell Donna Vivers CfE Support Managers s.
Understanding Standards: Drama National 3 – Advanced Higher Courses An Overview of Standards and Assessment.
Qualifications Update: Biology Qualifications Update: Biology.
New Advanced Higher Subject Implementation Events Qualifications Update: Health and Food Technology.
Curriculum for Excellence Coatbridge High School.
Curriculum for Excellence: New National Qualifications in Scotland North Berwick High School Parent Council AGM September 2011 Scott Murphy CfE Liaison.
National Exams Parent Presentation Nov 2105
Understanding Standards: Nominee Training Event
Qualification Verification 2017/18
S3 Curricular Pathway INFORMATION EVENING
SQA update March SQA update March 2017 Statistics 2015/16 SUBJECT Entries 2015 Entries 2016 Pass rate% 2015 Fashion N
SQA update March SQA update March 2016 Statistics 2014/15 SUBJECT Entries 2014 Entries 2015 Pass rate 2014% Int 1 Fashion na Health 37.
Curriculum for Excellence: the structure and design of new National Qualifications in Scotland
AQA GCSE Requirements This four unit specification requires students to develop their ability to write and speak in the target language and to understand.
Changes to assessment National 5 Technical Subjects.
SQA update March 2018.
National Qualifications were introduced in a phased way from 2014 – this document was produced by SQA and SCQF to relate the new qualifications to those.
Senior Phase Course Choice
Please note: For the purposes of the following presentation, any reference to “All Levels or “From National 3 to Advanced Higher” does not include National.
Understanding Standards Modern Studies
Update for parents 2017 SQA Liaison Manager
Irvine Royal Academy March 2018 SQA Liaison Manager – Fiona Malone.
National Qualifications
S4 Curriculum Evening MCHS.
National Qualifications were introduced in a phased way from 2014 – this document was produced by SQA and SCQF to relate the new qualifications to those.
Wednesday 20 February 2019 Welcome
National Exams Parent Presentation Dec 2105
Update for parents 2017 SQA Liaison Manager Lee-Anne Quinn.
Understanding Standards Graphic Communication Advanced Higher
Senior Phase Course Choice
What you need to know…. Information from SQA for parents supporting their children through the senior phase – S4 to S6.
Presentation transcript:

Hyndland Secondary School 21st February 2018 SQA Liaison Manager – Karen Sproull Contact SQA - 0345 279 1000 or customer@sqa.org.uk

Navigating the website National Qualifications Changes to National 5 and Higher Coursework Navigating the website Exceptional Circumstance and Post Results Service

National Qualifications

SCQF Level Previous/Existing Replaced by Resulting Advanced Higher SG Credit/Int2 SG General/Int1 Access 3/SG Foundation Access 2 Access 1 Advanced Higher Higher National 5 National 4 National 3 National 2 National 1 Graded A-D Pass/Fail 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Assessment will be carried out using one or two of the following assessment methods: Assignment Case Study Practical Activity Performance Portfolio Project Question Paper/test Course assessment for N5, Higher and AH are externally marked by SQA, or internally marked and quality assured by SQA. Has My Coursework been distributed?

Changes to Assessment

Removal of mandatory unit assessments Timeline Session 2017-18: National 5 Session 2018-19: Higher Session 2019-20: Advanced Higher You will see that the units are being removed over the next three years, starting with National 5 then Higher then Advanced Higher. Therefore this year group. (N4 is under review).

National 5/Higher - changes to course assessment Very few changes to the aims, rationale or content of the courses Course assessments strengthened to ensure assessment of full content of course, following the removal of units This has resulted in one or more of the following: - extension of the existing question paper - extension of the existing item of coursework - new question paper - new item of coursework

Navigating the Website

National 5 course documents

Exceptional Circumstances and Post Results Service Purpose Head of Centre decision

My SQA Register to get results by text at 8am. Great if going on holiday.