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Recognising Positive Achievement Arrangements

Recognising Positive Achievement Arrangements National 4/5. Recognising Positive Achievement Arrangements. S upport candidates who receive a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the Course Assessment at National 5

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Recognising Positive Achievement Arrangements

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  1. Recognising Positive Achievement Arrangements National 4/5

  2. Recognising Positive Achievement Arrangements • Support candidates who receive a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the Course Assessment at National 5 • Allows candidates to achieve the Course Award at National 4, providing they have passed: • All Internally-Assessed Units at National 5 • Added Value Unit at National 4 • Numeracy/Literacy Unit (if applicable) • Candidates must have been entered for and attempted at least one component of the National 5 Course assessment

  3. RPA Arrangements contd. • There has to be a hierarchical/corresponding Course in place at National 4 • English , Gàidhlig and Mathematics Courses at National 4 include a Literacy or Numeracy Unit, but the corresponding Courses at National 5 do not. To be eligible for RPA in these Courses the candidate must also have: - Pass in the National 4 Added Value Unit - Passin the Lit/Num Unit at N4 or N5 *Not applicable to Lifeskills Mathematics Course

  4. Centre use of RPA Prior to August Certification: English

  5. This example demonstrates a candidate who has already achieved a Pass in the Literacy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4. The Centre has resulted both Units prior to August certification:

  6. In August 2014, this candidate receives a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the National 5 Course Assessment • This candidate is eligible for RPA as she has completed all of the internally-assessed Units within the English Course at National 5 • Centre previously resulted the Literacy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4, therefore, SQA will automatically award the National 4 Course on results day

  7. Centre use of RPA Prior to August Certification: Mathematics

  8. This example demonstrates a candidate who has already achieved a Pass in the Numeracy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4. The Centre resulted both Units prior to August 2014 certification:

  9. In August 2014, this candidate receives a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the National 5 Course Assessment • This candidate is eligible for RPA as she has completed all of the internally-assessed Units within the Maths Course at National 5 • Centre previously resulted the Numeracy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4 • SQA will automatically award the National 4 Course on results day

  10. Example: Centre use of RPA Post Certification: Geography

  11. This candidate receives a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the National 5 Geography Course Assessment in August 2014 • The candidate had passed all the internally – assessed Units at National 5 • In this instance, SQA will automatically create a National 4 Course entry for the candidate • The centre then enters the candidate for the Added Value Unit and submits a Pass result on completion of the assessment. SQA will send an updated certificate for this candidate • Automatically-generated National 4 Course entries will be held open on the system until April the following year

  12. Candidate not eligible for RPA Arrangements

  13. Although this candidate has passed the Added Value Unit at National 4, they receive a Grade D in the Course Assessment Therefore, this candidate is not eligible for RPA

  14. Report Notifications • In August, we will send you a report to inform you of all your candidates for whom we have automatically created a Course entry at National 4 • The candidates in this report will have received a band 8 or 9 in their National 5 Course assessment and passed all the internally-assessed Units at National 5 • For each National 4 Course entry, the report will list the candidates’ names and SCNs and will indicate ‘P’ where the candidate has been awarded the National 4 Course • Where the candidate has not been awarded the National 4 Course, the field alongside the candidate’s name will be blank • These candidates will be eligible for a National 4 Course award, provided you take the necessary action

  15. National 4 to National 3 Arrangements • If a candidate achieves all of the Units of a National 4 Course, except the Added Value Unit, it is possible for that candidate to achieve the corresponding Course at National 3, providing: • Centre enters the candidate for the National 3 Course - 23 May 2014 for schools   2 June 2014 for colleges (This is to ensure that it is included in the August certification process) • Please note that it is not necessary to withdraw the candidate from the corresponding National 4 Course. If the National 4 entry is not being withdrawn, the National 3 entry should be processed by exception

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