Welcome to Kemnay Academy

1. Welcome to Kemnay Academy • S3 Parents’ Information Evening

2. S3 Parents’ Information Evening 30 January 2014 Introduction Charlie Hunter Curriculum in Senior Phase Charlie Hunter Procedures, Support and Guidance Tricia Goodbrand S4 Subject Choice Colin Shand Questions s

3. Curriculum in the Senior Phase

4. Levels or Stages

5. Design Principles for the Curriculum ethos and life of the school curriculum areas and subjects interdisciplinary learning opportunities for personal achievement Challenge and enjoyment Breadth Progression Depth Personalisation and choice Coherence Relevance 5

6. Summary of Aberdeenshire Council’s Education, Learning and Leisure Service’s Expectations of Secondary Schools • A Broad General Education until the end of S3 is essential; • Implementation of the new SQA qualifications from session 2013-14; • Pupils’ experiences in the Broad General Education, S1-3, should not predetermine young people’s options for qualifications in S4 and beyond. • The Senior Phase, S4-6, will be combined no later than 2014-15.

7. Overall Curriculum Structure S1, 2, 3 – Broad General Education S4, 5, 6 – Senior Phase

8. S1-3 Broad General Curriculum

9. S1-3 Broad General Curriculum

10. S4 2014-15

11. S5-6 2014-15

12. Qualifications Framework

13. New Qualification Timeline

14. Course Structure National 2/3 notional 120hrs study Nat4/5, H, Adv H notional 160hrs study • At National 4, National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher, each course will include a 40-hour added value element. • For National 4, the Course will include an added value Unit. This will require the learner to demonstrate depth of understanding and/or application of skills. This will not be graded. • For National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher, the course will include an external assessment. This will sample breadth, depth and application from across the Course. The external assessment will be graded (A – D).

15. S4-S6 and Course Choice S6 A Higher CfE progression S5 Higher S6 Higher S1 – S3 Level 4 S4 National 5 S5 National 5 S6 National 5 Level 4/3 S4 National 4 S5 National 4 S6 National 4 Level 3 S4 National 3 S5 National 3 S6 National 3

16. Student A

17. Student B

18. Student C

19. Pupil Voice I was able to choose the 6 subjects I wanted in S4 for certification Current S4: 96% of pupils agreed or strongly agreed

20. Tricia Goodbrand Acting DHT Principal Teacher Guidance Procedures, Support and Guidance

21. Personal & Social Education Careers Programme • Decision making • Gender issues • How to access resources – using pc software and on paper register with My World of Work • Role of the Careers Adviser • Looking at careers/jobs – qualifications and personal qualities • How to use the Personalisation and Choice booklet

22. Process For Making Choices • Information Evening – tonight • Tree of Knowledge – 6 and 7 March • S3 reports issued – 13 March • Course choice form issued – 13 March • Pupil/Guidance discussion – on-going • S3 parents’ meeting – 18 March • Deadline for return of choices – Friday, 21 March

23. Process For Making Choices • Choice form returned by Friday, 21 March • Forms checked and processed • Changes negotiated • 4th year classes confirmed

24. Colin Shand DHT S4 Subject Choice Form - Design

25. Senior Phase ChoiceProcess to Date • S3 into S4 Draft Form (November) - sense check • S4 into S5 Draft Form (February) – sense check • Match S4 columns with S5/6 columns to maximise choice • S3 into S4 Final Form issued ( 13 March) • Returns (21 March)

26. Any questions? ?