The Nominee and Team Leader Role Understanding Unit Assessment Design and Manufacture National 4 & 5

Programme 0930 Welcome and Introductions 1000 Presentation: The Nominee and Team Leader Role 1020 Nominee preparatory work 1030 Presentation: Introducing Unit Specifications and Assessment Support Packs (UASPs) 1100 Comfort Break 1110Workshop 1: Understanding your subject Unit Specifications and UASPs 1245 Lunch

Programme 1345Welcome Back 1350Workshop 2: Gathering and Judging Evidence for Units 1600Plenary 1615 Learning and Development Plan 1625 Evaluation and Next Steps 1630 Depart

Aims of this Programme To provide an understanding of:  The Nominee, Team Leader and Principal Verifier role in the new National Qualifications  The structure and content of the new Unit Specifications and Unit Assessment Support Packs (UASPs)  How to gather evidence and make assessment judgements, in order to maintain the national standard

Learning Objectives (1) By the end of today you will be able to:  Explain your role as a Nominee or Team Leader  Understand your role in relation to SQA Values  Identify your strengths and areas for further development in your role as Nominee or Team Leader  Explain the purpose of key SQA assessment documentation for your subject area

Learning Objectives (2)  Describe the ‘key assessment messages’ and convey to colleagues that the national standard remains the same  Explain to colleagues the structure and content of the Unit Specifications and UASPs  Describe for colleagues approaches to assessment and processes of gathering and judging evidence in order to maintain the national standard

The Nominee Role Definition of a Nominee: A Nominee is employed by their Centre and has been nominated either by their Local Authority, College or Independent School, to carry out quality assurance activity on SQA’s behalf.

SQA Values  Trusted - open and honest communication - standardised approach to qualification verification  Progressive - open mind  Enabling - working in partnership - professional approach Define the way SQA staff will work

Knowledge and Skills Nominees must have:  Current Experience  Knowledge of Assessment  Key Skills

Nominee Role in Practice For SQA the Nominee will:For the local authority the Nominee will:For the school/college the Nominee will: Successfully undertake annual training on understanding national standards and online training via SQA Academy. Assist in cascading national standards and good practice with colleagues in their local authority. Assist in cascading national standards and good practice to colleagues. Champion the new qualifications in their subject. Support in-service, CPD and other local events to ensure that national standards are being consistently applied and maintained within their subject area. Support centre events/trainings to ensure that national standards are being consistently applied and maintained within their subject area. Participate in quality assurance events as required. Champion the new qualifications within their subject. Support the quality assurance processes in accordance with SQA policy and specification. Assist in promoting benefits of the Nominee role to other teachers in their school/college. Assist in the identification of potential exemplification material. Promote understanding of national standards to parents and local employers. Prepare clear, accurate and professional quality assurance reports for centres. Assist SQA in the review of national consistency in relation to internal assessments.

Team Leader Role  SQA Appointee  Adhere to SQA conditions, timescales and arrangements  Lead, support and monitor the QA team  Support their Principal Verifier  Assist SQA colleagues  Additional Duties

Preparatory work for Understanding Unit Assessment  Take 10 minutes now and discuss in groups your personalised learning and development plan  Identify common areas of strengths and common areas of improvement  Team Leader to record main points and feedback  We will re-visit these during the Plenary