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Dyce Academy

Dyce Academy is implementing a new 3-18 curriculum in line with Curriculum for Excellence, ensuring that all students develop the skills and attributes needed to succeed in life. This change includes eight curriculum areas and a focus on knowledge and skills, allowing students to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens, and effective contributors. The senior phase introduces new qualifications and emphasizes the development of literacy and numeracy skills.

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Dyce Academy

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  1. Dyce Academy The Junior Phase S1 – S3

  2. Dyce Academy Scotland’s qualifications system is changing to meet the needs of learners in the 21st century and to reflect Curriculum for Excellence where children will be learning across different subject areas from the age of 3 to 18. LTScotland.org.uk

  3. Dyce Academy • The 3-18 curriculum aims to ensure that all children and young people in Scotland develop the attributes, knowledge and skills they will need to flourish in life, learning and work. • The knowledge, skills and attributes learners will develop will allow them to demonstrate four key capacities – to be successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.

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  5. Curriculum Areas • The eight curriculum areas that ensure that learning takes place across a broad range of contexts are: • ·Expressive arts • ·Health and wellbeing • ·Languages ( English & Modern Language) • ·Mathematics • ·Religious and moral education • ·Sciences • ·Social studies • ·Technologies

  6. S3 Options 2012 - 2013 All pupils will take the following curriculum areas: • Languages: English Modern Language • Mathematics Plus Core PE ; RMPS ; PSE; Skills for Work

  7. Personal Choice

  8. Assessment & Reporting • No SQA presentation in S3 • A range of assessments to take place throughout the year • Achievements and progress recorded and reported

  9. The Senior Phase • National 4 and 5 qualifications – to replace Standard Grade and Intermediate qualifications in the current system from 2013/14 • Formal recognition of Literacy and Numeracy through the new qualifications system – as Units within English and Mathematics courses and as a stand-alone option. • The current qualifications at Access, Higher and Advanced Higher level will remain but they will be reviewed to ensure that they reflect the ideas behind Curriculum for Excellence.

  10. What will be Different/Better? • • There’s more focus on knowledge and skills – including vital skills, literacy and numeracy, which underpin all learning and are critical in life. • Children will learn howto learn and how to use their learning, not just memorise information to pass tests. This will help them adapt in an uncertain future with the ability to think for themselves, make sound judgements, challenge, enquire and find solutions. • • Learners will work at a pace that suits, with enough challenge and support to stretch them. • •Learners will experience a broad, deep, general education to S3, with options in the senior phase to specialise, go on to further study, improve skills and get work experience.

  11. Tuesday 13 Dec S2 Curriculum Evening. Information about the change in qualifications and to the curriculum outlined to parents. Friday 25 Feb 2012 S2 Reports issued to parents along with Choice Process pack including choice sheet Thursday March 1 2012 S2 Parents Information Evening Tuesday March 06 2012 S2 Parents Evening. The Careers Officer will also attend this evening and is available for consultation. Friday 16 March S2 course choices submitted by pupils to school Timeline

  12. Useful Information www.youngscot.org www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk www.employersandyoungpeople.co.uk www.sqa.org.uk www.ltscotland.org.uk www.scotland.gov.uk/cfeinaction

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