SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY WELCOME TO THE HNC/D SOCIAL SCIENCES ANNUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT EVENT 30 JANUARY 2012
PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY amCoffee & Registration amWelcome & Introductions - Carol Hunter, SQA amGraded Units – Keith Pearson, Chair of QDT amSOLAR – Graeme Clark, SQA am Alternative forms of assessment – Brian Dunn, QDT, Aberdeen College pmLunch 1.00 pmSubject specific workshops – Sociology, Psychology, History, Geography 1.45 pmPlenary
VALIDATION DATES Old HNC G86F 15finish date 31/07/2014 Old HND G87J 16finish date 31/07/2015 New HNC GC3J15indefinitely New HND GC3K16indefinitely
EXEMPLARS – PLEA FOR WRITERS Update on exemplar production in pack Exemplars being developed for all A, B, C & D Units, all Graded Units, Research & Methodology, Research Issues and Criminology Online question bank being developed for Research & Methodology Seeking exemplar writers for – Geography C&D, History C&D, Politics C&D
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS Event for Universities on 2 May 2012 to introduce them to the revised awards and explain approaches to assessment; supported by HMIE Next FE staff development event - Monday 5 November 2012 Request submitted for the development of 8 alternative style assessment exemplars in new financial year Request submitted for review and expansion of existing SOLAR question bank in new financial year
CURRENT QDT MEMBERS Keith PearsonChairperson Brian DunnAberdeen College Cherry HoptonAngus College Eric CochraneAdam Smith College Jan CrawfordJewel & Esk Valley College Rab WilsonStow College Janet ColeLangside College Carolyn LairdMotherwell College Colin RossAyr College Aileen DuffyScotlands Colleges
To Finish Contact details in pack Presentations from today on Social Sciences web page Please fill in evaluation which will be conducted this year via Survey Monkey; link to be sent out next week