1. Stirling High School Senior Course Choice Information Evening
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Stirling High School
Senior Course Choice Information Evening

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

3. 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

4. Documentation Course Choice Booklet

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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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