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SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY WELCOME TO THE HNC/D SOCIAL SCIENCES ANNUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT EVENT 30 JANUARY 2012
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PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY 10.30 amCoffee & Registration 10.45 amWelcome & Introductions - Carol Hunter, SQA 11.00 amGraded Units – Keith Pearson, Chair of QDT 11.15 amSOLAR – Graeme Clark, SQA 11.45 am Alternative forms of assessment – Brian Dunn, QDT, Aberdeen College 12.30 pmLunch 1.00 pmSubject specific workshops – Sociology, Psychology, History, Geography 1.45 pmPlenary
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VALIDATION DATES Old HNC G86F 15finish date 31/07/2014 Old HND G87J 16finish date 31/07/2015 New HNC GC3J15indefinitely New HND GC3K16indefinitely
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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
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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
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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
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To Finish Contact details in pack Carol.hunter@sqa.org.ukCarol.hunter@sqa.org.ukTel: 0845 213 5449 Fiona.mackinnon@sqa.org.ukFiona.mackinnon@sqa.org.ukTel: 0845 213 5450 Presentations from today on Social Sciences web page http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/26069.htmlhttp://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/26069.html Please fill in evaluation which will be conducted this year via Survey Monkey; link to be sent out next week
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