Work hard, Aim High, Achieve your potential Education “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” Nelson Mandela Work hard, Aim High, Achieve your potential
PISA 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment Maths Science Reading 1 Shanghai 2 Singapore 2 Finland 2 South Korea 3 Hong Kong 3 Finland 4 South Korea 4 Singapore 4 Hong Kong 5 Taiwan 5 Japan 5 Singapore 6 Finland 6 South Korea 6 Canada 7 Lichtenstein 7 New Zealand 8 Switzerland 8 Canada 8 Japan 9 Japan 9 Estonia 9 Australia 10 Canada 10 Australia 10 Netherlands 28th United Kingdom 16th United Kingdom 25th United Kingdom
Curriculum for Excellence 3-18 Curriculum experiences and outcomes build pre-school to S3 Successful Learners, Confident Individuals Responsible Citizens and Effective Contributors Languages, Mathematics, Social Subjects, Science, Technologies, RMPS, Expressive Arts, Health & Well being Skills for Life Learning and Work Numeracy, Literacy Health & Employability Broad General Education S1-S3 covers 8 curricular areas Senior Phase S4 – S6 Pupils focus on their key subjects SQA qualifications at National level(s) West College Scotland ASDAN Supports at key transitions P7>S1 S3>S4 S4>S5>S6>future?
S5/6 Courses Assessment S4 Courses Assessment National 7 replaces Adv. Higher COURSE WORK / PRELIM / FINAL EXAM National 6 will be the new Higher COURSE WORK / PRELIM / FINAL EXAM S4 Courses Assessment National 5 COURSE WORK / PRELIM / FINAL EXAM ( replaces S Grade Credit and Intermediate 2) GRADED A to D National 4 COURSE WORK ONLY (replaces S Grade General and intermediate 1) PASS or FAIL National 3 COURSE WORK ONLY (replaces S Grade Foundation and Access level 3) PASS or FAIL