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Exam Timetable 2016 ..…and beyond

SQA School Co-ordinator Conference - June 2014. Exam Timetable 2016 ..…and beyond. Dawn Anderson - Operations Manager Jackie Hewitt - CfE Support Manager. Purpose. Provide an overview of the factors involved in finalising the annual exam timetable

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Exam Timetable 2016 ..…and beyond

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  1. SQA School Co-ordinator Conference - June 2014 Exam Timetable 2016 ..…and beyond Dawn Anderson - Operations Manager Jackie Hewitt - CfE Support Manager

  2. Purpose • Provide an overview of the factors involved in finalising the annual exam timetable • Timetable and dual running 2014 and 2015 arrangements • Present options for the exam timetable in steady state from 2016 • To hear your feedback and comments

  3. Designing the Examination Timetable • Timetable production starts 18 months before exams begin. The operational procedural programme and quality assurance procedures stem from the Timetable. • Based around entry patterns to avoid, as far as possible, coincident examinations and ‘exam overload’ for the majority of candidates. • Considers national issues not local issues e.g. local holidays.

  4. Aim to distribute high uptake subjects evenly throughout the first 4-5 weeks of the Timetable. • Courses taught primarily in Colleges are placed at the end of the Timetable. • Previous Timetables covered 28-31 exam days with Standard Grade being completed first followed by Intermediate, Higher and Advanced Higher exams.

  5. Coincident exams have been reducing over the years

  6. 2014 and 2015 Examination Timetable • Standard Grade removed.Dual running of current and new National Qualifications. National 5 introduced in 2014. New Higher introduced in 2015. • External Advisory Group advised ‘no radical’ change to the Timetable during the 2014 and 2015 dual running years. • 28 day timetable both years. • Feedback on 2014 Timetable reflected in the 2015 Timetable.

  7. 2015 Timetable • A copy on your seat • Tuesday 28 April 2015 – Friday 5 June 2015 • No exams on Monday, 4 May 2015 • Certification Day – to be agreed • Published online in early July

  8. 2016 and beyond • Steady state position reached. Only National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher courses in Timetable. • Less externally assessed exams = less exam days? • Opportunity to: - Provide ‘additional time’ to prepare candidates for exams? - Further reduce coincident exams? - Ease exam load for candidates? • Must retain sufficient time for post examination quality assurance processes.

  9. Initial Thinking • 20 day exam timetable (9 May to 3 June 2016)? • English (85,000 entries) and Maths (73,000 entries) allocated one exam day each. • Other subjects with high entry levels will be allocated separate days where possible. • Develop ‘fixed’ exam days for subjects, e.g. English always on the second Thursday in May, etc?

  10. Next Steps • Ask schools and colleges for their views / comments. • Develop the draft 2016 Timetable taking cognisance of feedback received. • Present options to the Timetable External Advisory Group in Autumn 2014. • Publish 2016 Timetable during June 2015.

  11. Feedback • Initial views and comments welcome now. • Record your issues, comments and concerns on a post-it-note during today’s conference. • Email comments to dawn.anderson@sqa.org.uk(put ‘2016 Exam Timetable’ in the subject line). • Speak to your CfESupport Manager.

  12. Thank you for your comments and feedback

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