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St Ambrose. End of Broad General Education & New National Qualifications INFORMATION FOR PARENTS 17 th June 2013. What is the Broad General Education?. Working from S1-S3 Experiences and Outcomes Level 2,3,4 Totality of Curriculum-Ethos/life, Curriculum, IDL,Personal achievements.

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  1. St Ambrose End of Broad General Education & New National Qualifications INFORMATION FOR PARENTS 17th June 2013

  2. What is the Broad General Education? • Working from S1-S3 • Experiences and Outcomes • Level 2,3,4 • Totality of Curriculum-Ethos/life, Curriculum, IDL,Personal achievements

  3. How do pupils know their progress in the BGE? • Tracking reports • Reports in S3 • Parents’ Reporting Evening 17th June • Feedback written and oral • Discussions with teachers and peers • S3 Portfolio and Profile • Target setting in classes • Class Assessments – SQA exemplification

  4. Where does the BGE lead? • Junior Phase is complete • Enter into Senior Phase-S4, 5, 6 • After Christmas, teachers moved into skills and work forNational 4s and National 5s • All skills work in BGE leads to Nationals 3,4,5 and beyond to Highers and Advanced Highers in S5/6 • National Certification • Wider Achievement and vocational Opportunties

  5. What support is there for you in this transition? • S2>S3 Deeper Learning Decisions-revisit through interviews beginning 10th June • Check progress and ensure that decisions were appropriate • Evaluate how we support you as teachers and managers of your school. • National in a Nutshell • Education Scotland Website • SQA Website • School Communications • S3 Mock Interview Programme

  6. What are Nationals 4 and 5? • National 4s-what do they involve? • Internal Units-all must be passed • Assessed by your teachers • There has to be ‘evidence of learning’ such as e-portfolios, presentations, diaries, portfolio etc • In some courses there is an ’Added Value Unit’ must be completed-an extra assignment • National 5s-what do they involve? • Internal Units must be passed • There has to be ‘evidence of learning’ such as e-portfolios, presentations, diaries, portfolio etc • Assessed by your teachers • Pass external course exam • Course Assessments may include assignments e.g. projects, reports, folio of work etc – See Nutshell docs

  7. Examples of PathwaysHealth and Well-Being

  8. Examples of PathwaysExpressive Arts

  9. Examples of PathwaysLanguages, Maths, RE

  10. Examples of PathwaysSciences

  11. Examples of PathwaysSocial Studies

  12. Examples of PathwaysTechnologies

  13. Examples of PathwaysVocational

  14. Great Expectations What is expected of pupils in the Senior Phase?

  15. What is expected of pupils in the Senior Phase? Independent learning, for example: • taking decisions • initiating and organising tasks • asking questions and finding information • demonstrating self-reliance • being clear about one’s own learning needs • effective self-management • having opportunities to reflect on and understand what has been learned.

  16. …continued To take responsibilityfor learning that will be furthered in the Senior Phase, for example: • taking personal control of own learning • influencing and contributing to planning own learning • developing an increased awareness of oneself as a learner • seeking out learning opportunities linked to own interests and aspirations • a willingness to take on challenges • making informed choices and decisions • monitoring own progress and, as appropriate, modifying strategies. • Planning for a future positive destination

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