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Curriculum for Excellence Consultation. Madras College November 2011. Curriculum Levels. Level Stage Early Pre-school and P1 1 st to the end of P4 2 nd to the end of P7 3 rd & 4 th S1 to S3, equates to SCQF 4 Senior S4 to S6. Implementation Timetable. Session Level Stage
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Curriculum for Excellence Consultation Madras College November 2011
Curriculum Levels Level Stage Early Pre-school and P1 1st to the end of P4 2nd to the end of P7 3rd & 4th S1 to S3, equates to SCQF 4 Senior S4 to S6
Implementation Timetable Session Level Stage 2010-11 3rd S1 2011-12 3rd/4th S2 2012-13 3rd/4th S3 • -14 Senior S4 • -15 Senior S5 • -16 Senior S6
Priorities 2011-12 • Implement CfE courses in S2 • Literacy, numeracy and health & well being integrated into all S2 courses • Complete S2 course summary and descriptors • Develop assessment and reporting • Plan courses for senior phase
Qualifications Existing SCQF New Foundation 3 Access 3 Access 3 3 Access 3 General 4 National 4 Int 1 4 National 4 Credit 5 National 5 Int 2 5 National 5 Higher 6 Higher AH 7 AH
Assessment National 4 • Courses will be assessed by teachers • No external assessment or grading National 5 • Courses will be assessed by teachers • SQA external assessment • Courses graded A-D
Senior Phase Courses • Time – 160 hours30 periods of 53 minutes per weekCourse requires 180 periodsAt 5 periods per week need 36 weeksAt 6 periods per week need 30 weeks • We also need to deliver Health and Wellbeing
Senior Curriculum Rationale • What principles should we adopt in looking at the structure of the senior phase?Inclusion…
Destination-led Curriculum • Flora, high flier • Lewis, dyslexic • Bert, young carer • Anna, career orientated • Grant, middle ability What provision do we need to make to meet the needs and aspirations of each of these learners?
Into Practice - Learner Journeys • What structures do we need to put in place to ensure that all these learners’ needs are met?
Madras Senior Phase Next steps • Complete our curriculum rationale • Consider timetablestructures • Model a curriculum • Test the model