Understanding Standards Scottish Studies Award Level 2-6

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Understanding Standards Scottish Studies Award Level 2-6
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Understanding Standards Scottish Studies Award Level 2-6 An overview of Approval and Entries

What this presentation covers Approval and entry guidance for: Scottish Studies Award general information Awards and units approval flowchart entering award codes National Qualifications removal of units support

General information The Scottish Studies Award is available at SCQF levels 2 to 6 Mandatory documents: https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/64328.html SCQF levels 4/5/6 are NOT auto approved

Award units Level 2: mandatory ‘Scottish Studies: Learning about Scotland’ unit plus 2 optional units Levels 3-6: mandatory ‘Scottish Studies: Scotland in Focus’ unit plus 3 optional units Optional units chosen from at least two of the following groups: Group 1: Language and Literature Group 2: Society and Environment Group 3: Arts and Culture Group 4: Business, Industry and Employment* *Not at level 2 or 3

Choosing units If you are unsure of which optional units to choose, have look at the case studies on the webpage: https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/64329.html

Approval flowchart (levels 4-6) Method A Complete sections 1-6 of the Qualification Approval Application YES Are all units on the auto approval list? Start Method B Complete sections 1 -12 of the Qualification Approval Application NO

Entering Award codes Yes No Enter candidates for the optional units that will contribute to the Award including entries for other National Courses Enter candidates for the mandatory Scottish Studies: Scotland in Focus Unit as a freestanding unit Enter candidates at the level they are likely to achieve Yes Are the units contributing to other NQs? Enter candidates for the optional units as freestanding units Enter candidates for the mandatory Scottish Studies: Scotland in Focus Unit as a freestanding Unit Enter candidates at the level they are likely to achieve No

Award level codes Here are the level codes: Level 2-GJ76 Level 3-GG5X

National Qualifications removal of units The changes relating to the removal of unit assessments only relate to SQA National Courses. They do not affect SQA Awards, including the Scottish Studies Awards.

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