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Senior Phase Courses
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New National Qualifications

2. Old and new qualifications
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Old and new qualifications
Old
New
Access 2 Foundation/Access 3 General/Intemediate 1 Credit/Intermediate 2 Higher Advanced Higher
National 2
National 3
National 4
National 5
New Higher
New Advanced Higher
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3. What is required in these courses?
All National Qualifications* require units to be passed to complete the course successfully
At National 4 an Added Value Unit will be completed instead of an exam.
At National 5/Higher/AH an exam will be set in nearly all subjects to help determine overall grades along with Assignments

4. The Award National 2, 3 and 4 Pass/fail only
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The Award
National 2, 3 and 4
Pass/fail only
National 5/Higher/Advanced Higher
Grades A, B or C = Pass
Grade D = Overall award
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Expectations
The one year course is a sprint – at no time can a pupil drift behind with their work. If they are off they have the responsibility to catch up.
If a pupil feels they are not coping with any aspect of the course – ask for help (teacher, PTG, DHT)
The jump to Higher from National 5 is HUGE – do not underestimate it
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Homework
Homework will be issued regularly, but pupils need to look over their work regularly. It is part of the course, not an add on.
Complete homework on time and to the best of their ability – not quickly to ‘get it done’
Revise – regularly to avoid the need to ‘cram’
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What you should know
Each subject at Higher has internal units that MUST be passed for you to achieve an award
At N5 pupils may sit internal units if there is concern the exam may not be passed
The assessment for internal units can be retaken once.
Before taking a resit, the pupil should be informed by the department and time should be given for them to make necessary improvements
At N5 and above pupils may complete externally assessed Assignments which contribute to their overall grade.
Deadlines for the completion of externally assessed work will be explained to pupils
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8. National 5 – Key changes
Internal units have been removed as a compulsory element of the course
There is no automatic ‘fall back’ position to National 4 – know as Recognising Positive Achievement
Exams have been extended to account for the removal of units.
Exams have been introduced in some courses e.g. Practical Woodworking
A Grade D Award will be given for pupils gaining around 40% in the exam (this will depend on the exam) – previously a D was awarded for those achieving 45%

9. Dates for your diary
Thursday 5th October – Parents’ consultation evening
18th December – Full report
29th January to 9th February - Assessment weeks
Early March – interim report
Early May – SQA exams begin
Early August – results

10. SQA Results - S4 Literacy Numeracy Literacy & Numeracy Level 2014 2015
2016
2017 3+
90.91
90.09
87.74
97.7 4+
87.27
87.39
82.08
95.4 5+
44.55
54.95
61.32
67.8
Numeracy
Level
2014
2015
2016
2017 3+
98.18
97.3
98.11
98.9 4+
94.55
94.59
91.51
97.7 5+
34.55
68.47
87.74
87.4
Literacy & Numeracy
Level
2014
2015
2016
2017 3+ 90
89.19
86.79
97.7

11. SQA Results - S4 Breadth and Depth % 5@5 3@5 1@5 5@4 2017 40 60 83 85
2017 40 60 83 85
2016 32 86 71
2015 22 49 88 66
2014 15 35 75 54

12. Attendance

13. Future Earnings – a little motivation
Someone leaving with qualifications at National 4 and 5 can expect to earn around £16,700 as an adult
If you leave with Highers this rises to £19,240
If you get further qualifications from College this could rise to £24,240
If you gain a degree this rises to £31,000
If you leave with no qualifications earnings would expect to be around £13,000 if in employment

14. Main points There is no time to coast doing Nationals or Higher
Changes to National 5 mean pupils will be expected to hit the standards throughout the year, not just in May next year.
Some sacrifices will need to be made to be successful!
Doing well in exams opens doors for pupils – into college, university, apprenticeships, careers – it is worthwhile!