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Qualifications Update Donna Vivers CfE Liaison Manager. Scottish Qualifications. National Qualifications. Skills. Greater focus on skills development Skills for learning, life and work: Literacy Numeracy
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Qualifications Update Donna Vivers CfE Liaison Manager
Scottish Qualifications National Qualifications
Skills • Greater focus on skills development • Skills for learning, life and work: • Literacy • Numeracy • Skills for health and well-being • Employability, enterprise and citizenship • Thinking skills
Assessment Support 2012/13 • Subject Specific Events • Unit Assessment, package 1 • Unit Assessment, package 2 • Unit Assessment, package 3 • Finalised Specimen Question Papers • Finalised Specimen Coursework http://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/
What’s New? • New Courses – computing science; design & manufacture; engineering; music technology; environmental science; and lifeskills maths. • New practical Courses – cookery; electronics; fabric & textile technology; metalworking; and woodworking. • New Awards – religion, beliefs & values; wellbeing; modern languages for life and work
University Perspectives Glasgow University The University of Glasgow has not, in recent years, referred to Standard Grades or Intermediate 2 results, when assessing an applicant’s candidacy for entering a specific course. This will remain the case with the introduction of the National 4 and 5 Qualifications.
More Information • SQA More information can be found on our website: www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/59033.html • Twitter: @sqanews • BBC Bitesize will also be working with us to produce materials to support pupil revision of new qualifications • Engage For Education :www.engageforeducation.org • Parentzone is organised into distinct and user-friendly areas covering issues that affect parents during the different stages of their children's education. www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk
Contact details: Email: donna.vivers@sqa.org.uk