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SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY. WELCOME TO THE HNC/D SOCIAL SCIENCES ANNUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT EVENT 30 JANUARY 2012. PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY. 10.30 am Coffee & Registration 10.45 am Welcome & Introductions - Carol Hunter, SQA 11.00 am Graded Units – Keith Pearson, Chair of QDT

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SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

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  1. SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY WELCOME TO THE HNC/D SOCIAL SCIENCES ANNUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT EVENT 30 JANUARY 2012

  2. PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY 10.30 am Coffee & Registration 10.45 am Welcome & Introductions - Carol Hunter, SQA 11.00 am Graded Units – Keith Pearson, Chair of QDT 11.15 am SOLAR – Graeme Clark, SQA 11.45 am Alternative forms of assessment – Brian Dunn, QDT, Aberdeen College 12.30 pm Lunch 1.00 pm Subject specific workshops – Sociology, Psychology, History, Geography 1.45 pm Plenary

  3. VALIDATION DATES Old HNC G86F 15 finish date 31/07/2014 Old HND G87J 16 finish date 31/07/2015 New HNC GC3J 15 indefinitely New HND GC3K 16 indefinitely

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. CURRENT QDT MEMBERS Keith Pearson Chairperson Brian Dunn Aberdeen College Cherry Hopton Angus College Eric Cochrane Adam Smith College Jan Crawford Jewel & Esk Valley College Rab Wilson Stow College Janet Cole Langside College Carolyn Laird Motherwell College Colin Ross Ayr College Aileen Duffy Scotland’s Colleges

  7. To Finish • Contact details in pack Carol.hunter@sqa.org.uk Tel: 0845 213 5449 Fiona.mackinnon@sqa.org.uk Tel: 0845 213 5450 • Presentations from today on Social Sciences web page http://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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