Northmuir Primary School Parent Council meeting
is to be held on Wednesday, 29 August 2012 at
7pm in the staff room at Northmuir Primary School
SPTC News e-update! – June 2012
Please click on the link below to access the above document.
CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE AUDIT
THE NATIONAL PARENT FORUM OF SCOTLAND
Following on from our May Newsletter please find the latest news about Curriculum for Excellence.
Curriculum for Excellence Audit
Read the report of the results of the Curriculum for Excellence audit, (click to open hyperlink) carried out with each of Scotland’s Local Authorities. The audit was carried out throughout March and April 2012 on progress in preparing for the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence in secondary schools.
Curriculum for Excellence Implementation Plan 2012-13The plan (click to open hyperlink) highlights the key implementation priorities of Curriculum for Excellence for 2012-13. There is also an accompanying letter (click to open hyperlink) from Bill Maxwell, Chair of the Curriculum for Excellence Implementation group.
NPFS Newsletter
The latest newsletter (click to open hyperlink) from the National Parent Forum of Scotland is available now, please share this with your parent council.
Kind regards
Iain Ellis, Chair NPFS
Backchat Newsletter 125 from SPTC
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
- The results from our survey on ICT in Education
- A Place2Be – tackling mental health in schools
- What our members told us in our 2011/12 survey
- The Bog Standard Award!
New Qualifications – May Update – Update for Parents and Carers
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
Forfar Academy Parent Council Agenda 13 June 2012
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.
Arbroath High School – Minutes March 2012
Please click on the link below to view Arbroath High School Parent Council Minutes for March 2012
Whitehills Primary School Newsletter for April 2012
Please click on the link below to view Whitehills Primary School Newsletter for April 2012
Angus Council Grants Scheme Presentations
Angus Council Grants Scheme Presentations
Angus Council wants more people to hear about the grants it makes available for community and voluntary groups. The external funding team which administers the grants will make two presentations on the schemes available, including the new Angus Events Fund.
Anyone who has not applied to the Angus Council Community Grant Scheme before, or wants to hear more about the new events fund is invited to attend a short presentation followed by a question and answer session.
The first session will take place in Brechin on Thursday 7 June, and the second in Carnoustie on Wednesday 13 June. Both events run from 3.30-4.30pm.
Infrastructure Services Convener Councillor Mairi Evans said:
“This is a good opportunity for people who are involved with voluntary and other community-based groups, or who organise events, to find out what grants might be available to them. I would urge people to come along to these events as they offer an invaluable opportunity to see and discuss exactly what’s on offer.”
To book a place, please contact Eddie Findlay, Tel: 01307 473264 or email externalfunding@angus.gov.uk
Tannadice Primary School – Jubilee Family Fun Day
Tannadice Primary School
will be holding a
Jubilee Family Fun Day
on
Saturday 2nd June 2012
from 11 – 2pm and
everyone will be very welcome.
Please click on this link for more information. JUBILEE FAMILY FUN DAY SG
