Stirling High School Senior Course Choice Information Evening Welcome! Stirling High School Senior Course Choice Information Evening

Topics to Be Covered Key Dates Documentation Progression Routes Course Structure Assessment Weightings

Key Dates – Fourth Year S4 Pupil Reports (February) – Pupil Support/DHT Interviews - start 2nd March 2016 Course Choice Ends – 16th March 2016 Parental responses by 24th March 2016

Documentation Course Choice Booklet www.sqa.org.uk www.ucas.com

Progression Routes Advanced Higher “Crash” Higher or N5? Higher National 5 National 4 National 3

Volunteered in Strathcarron Hospice one afternoon per week in S6. Example Pupil Pathway S4 Physics Nat 4 Spanish Nat 5 Music History Computing English N5 Maths N4 S5 English H Modern Studies Maths S6 AH RMPS Bus Mgt Study Wider Achievement Alternative Curriculum Volunteered in Strathcarron Hospice one afternoon per week in S6. Studied Creative Writing and Media Studies in S6 during two study periods. Wider Achievement Drama club in S5 and S6. Berlin trip in S5. Personal Development Award for participating in Drama. Progression HND in Practical Journalism at City of Glasgow College

Course Structure Five subjects to be chosen 6 periods per week Internally assessed units External Exam Course Work

Assessment Internal Assessment External Assessment – N5/Higher/AH Unit Tests Practical Work (Pass/Fail) External Assessment – N5/Higher/AH SQA Exam Grade A, B, C, D or No Award National 4 – Added Value Unit Coursework/Portfolio/Assignment Contributes to overall grade e.g. Computing, Science, Social Subjects Replaces exam in some subjects e.g. Practical Craft Skills, N5 PE

Course Choice - Weightings We ask pupils to weight three subjects a ‘1’, one subject as a ‘2’ and one subject as a’3’. Free choice. We ask that pupils give us an alternative choice to the one weighted 3. Reasons why a pupil might not get a choice Small numbers – not viable Large numbers – over subscribed – weightings taken into account