Please find attached the latest newsletter from SPTC. This edition includes articles on the following:
The new National Qualifications and the latest on Broad General Education
New Qualifications – May Update
Update for Parents and Carers
New Guide
A guide about the new qualifications is now available for parents and carers.
It is available to download from the dedicated section of our website – www.sqa.org.uk/cfeforparents
There is also a guide for young people at www.sqa.org.uk/cfeforyoungpeople and updated guides for teachers and employers.
On our website, you can find other useful resources such as our Mythbusterand Jargon buster.
Final documents for the new National 2 to Higher Courses are available.
The final documents will be used by teachers and lecturers to prepare to teach each new Course.
The documents are still of interest to parents and carers as they give information about the skills and knowledge young people will gain.
Use the subject drop-down menu on our website: www.sqa.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence to find the documents for each subject.
Education Scotland has also published a suite of practical advice and guidance to support practitioners in preparing for implementing key aspects of the new qualifications. See www.educationscotland.gov.uk/nq
Advanced Higher
The draft Course Specifications for the new Advanced Higher qualifications are now published.
Use the subject drop-down menu at www.sqa.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence to find the documents for each subject.
Find out more about Advanced Higher – www.sqa.org.uk/advancedhigher
We continue to seek your feedback on these documents as the qualifications are developed.
You can give your feedback via Have Your Say – www.sqa.org.uk/haveyoursay
The new Advanced Highers will be introduced in 2015/16.
Awards
SQA has developed new Awards for young people. These cover work from different subject areas and are shorter than traditional Courses. They recognise success across different levels of difficulty, meaning they’re suitable for young people of all abilities. They will be marked and assessed internally and do not have any external assessments or exams. The final documents for these are also now available – see www.sqa.org.uk/newawards
Next Steps
Assessment support
Specimen question papers and other assessment resources for National 2 to National 5 qualifications are being developed and will be available by April 2013.
Assessment materials for Higher will be published by April 2014.
CfE Events
To continue to support practitioners with the implementation of the new qualifications, SQA is hosting a further 10 Curriculum Area events in September 2012 to update teachers on the latest developments.
Between October 2012 and March 2013 we will host a series of subject-specific events, which every principal subject teacher will be invited to attend.
Our CfE Liaison team are continuing to support local events including those with parents: www.sqa.org.uk/cfeteam
Please find enclosed the Agenda for Forfar Academy Parent Council meeting which will be held on 13 June 2012. Please click on the link below to access this document.
Please click on the link below to view Arbroath High School Parent Council Minutes for March 2012
Please click on the link below to view Whitehills Primary School Newsletter for April 2012
