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Principals’ Conference

Principals’ Conference. Wednesday 27 January 2016 Glenavon Hotel, Cookstown. Revising Qualifications Shaping the future. Revision of GCE & GCSE Qualifications. Agenda 10.00 Registration and coffee 10.30 Welcome - Justin Edwards, Chief Executive

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Principals’ Conference

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  1. Principals’ Conference Wednesday 27 January 2016 Glenavon Hotel, Cookstown Revising Qualifications Shaping the future

  2. Revision of GCE & GCSE Qualifications Agenda 10.00 Registration and coffee 10.30 Welcome - Justin Edwards, Chief Executive 11.00 Qualifications Update on GCE & GCSE Revision - Amanda Swann, Examinations Business Manager/ - Gavin Gray, Subject Officer for Science 11.30 Group discussion and feedback - Robert Shilliday, MarComms Manager 12.15 Closing comments - Anne Marie Duffy, Director of Qualifications 12.30 Light Lunch

  3. GCE Accredited subjects to date • Biology • Chemistry • Economics • English Literature • French • Geography • German • Government and Politics • History of Art • Irish • Nutrition and Food Science • Religious Studies • Spanish • Technology and Design

  4. GCE Accredited subjects online The ReVision microsite www.ccea.org.uk/therevision

  5. GCE Support

  6. E-Book Subjects • Biology • Chemistry • Physics • Geography • History • Government and Politics • Religious Studies • Music • Health and Social Care

  7. GCE Applied Business & Applied ICT Qualifications extended: • final certification Summer 2018 • one resit opportunity in Summer 2019 Reviewing: • content • level of demand

  8. NEW - GCE Life and Health Sciences Aim:To create a new innovative, cohesive Science qualification in partnership with Industry to support the future workforce need of the Life and Health Sciences Industries in Northern Ireland Matrix Life Sciences Report http://matrixni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/MATRIX-life-and-health-sciences-foresight-report-2015.pdf “Life and Health Sciences Sector in Northern Ireland has the opportunity to improve the health of its citizens while providing strong economic growth for the future” - Feb 2015 Life and Health Science are future, high/mega growth areas of the economy - already 25% of NI economic output

  9. DRAFT GCE Life and Health Sciences AS Units Unit 1: Experimental Techniques Unit 2: Human Body Systems Unit 3: Brain Science Unit 4: Aspects of Physical Chemistry in Industrial Processes Unit 5: Material Science Unit 6: Medicines, Drugs and Clinical trials A2 Units Unit 7: Scientific Method, Investigation, Analysis and Evaluation Unit 8: Medical Physics Unit 9: Microbiology Unit 10: Sound and Light Unit 11: Oral Health and Dentistry Unit 12: Organic Chemistry Unit 13: Histology and Pathology Unit 14: Genetics, Stem Cell Research and Cloning Unit 15: Analytical Chemistry Techniques Unit 16: Enabling Technology First Teaching from September 2016 First Award for A2 Summer 2018

  10. Industry Partnerships

  11. Support for GCE Life and Health Sciences

  12. Why study GCE Life and Health Sciences? • Strong careers link focuses students on sectors with realistic prospect of jobs in NI, UK and Internationally • Skills and relevant knowledge necessary to access a broad range of HE courses and Industry employment • Compliments existing Science suite • Creates flexibility in partnership arrangements • Enhances Applied A-Level offer • Full support package from CCEA, UU, Queens and Industry • Strong linkage across 3 separate Sciences in specific industry context

  13. DRAFT GCE Professional Business Services • Growth of Financial and Back Office Support in NI • Programme for Government • Economic Needs • Consulting with Industry and Centres Deloitte, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Grafton Recruitment, Carson McDowell, First Derivative, CME, KPMG • For first teaching from September 2017 • First Awarding: • AS Summer 2018 • A2 Summer 2019

  14. GCSE Qualifications update

  15. Regulatory Framework General Conditions of Recognition • CCEA will ensure that each qualification offered is fit for purpose by ensuring that it is: • Valid • Reliable • Comparable • Manageable • Minimises Bias

  16. Accreditation Process • Northern Ireland GCE and GCSE Qualifications Criteria • Northern Ireland GCE Design Principles • Two-stage process • Stage 1: submission of qualification strategies for approval • Stage 2: submission of qualification materials for review and accreditation

  17. Specification and Specimen Assessment Material (SAMs) Northern Ireland Regulator will carry out an: • administrative review • subject-specific review • review of regulatory requirements

  18. Collaborative Approach to Change • Desktop Research • Writing Teams • Teachers • Education Professionals • Consultation • Existing Specifications • Draft Specifications • Students

  19. Quality Assurance - GCSE Revision Subject Advisory Teams • Teachers • Employers • Further and Higher Education • Subject Associations

  20. Quality Assurance – GCSE Revision Equality Panel • Access for all Final CCEA Quality Assurance Panel • Review of consultation comment logs • Review of comment logs associated with all QA panels Only when CCEA Quality Assurance panel is satisfied that all issues raised have been appropriately addressed, will the Specification and Sample Assessment material be submitted for accreditation

  21. GCSE Revision Timeline

  22. GCSE Digital Technology Momentum Strategic Action Plan (2014) NESTA – Digital Makers (2015) UK Digital Skills Taskforce Report (2014) “Here in Northern Ireland the digital sector forms the backbone across numerous industries, including financial services, ICT and Creative Industries.” “Schools need time, support and increased funding to build capacity for…..the development of digital skills more widely.” “.. mobilise a generation of young people with … know-how to make new technology.”

  23. Digital Skills House of Lords Select Committee on Digital Skills | Published February 2015 “There are not enough apprenticeships in digital subjects.” “The entire workforce will need to embrace technological change and acquire new and differing levels of digital skills.” “Digital brings with it huge opportunities but also significant risks.” “There is a shortage of medium and high-level digital skills in our workforce.” “Digital business can locate anywhere in the world – if we fail to provide the right conditions we will become a ‘branch’ economy.” “Digital and technology skills complement numeracy and literacy.”

  24. GCSE Digital Technology Incorporates aspects of both Computer Science and Information Technology (IT) 30% core Centres will have a choice of either: • Application development route (70%) or • Programming route (70%)

  25. Support for GCSE Digital Technology

  26. GCSE Support

  27. Discussion Themes • How can CCEA help you in delivering the qualifications that your learners need? • Are there any professional and technical areas in which you would like to see CCEA develop qualifications? • Is there any transition support that you would need if you are progressing to CCEA qualifications in certain subject areas?

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