SCHOLAR provides access to high quality learning and teaching materials on the web. The content is written by teachers for teachers strictly aligned with the new SQA CfE curriculum. Subject authors and the SCHOLAR educational development team create effective e-learning content to support individual and classroom learning. The materials are highly interactive with engaging interactivities, simulations, graphics, practice and formative assessments. Audio resources have also been integrated into some courses to help provide a diverse range of media suitable for all types of learner.
End of topic and unit tests provide valuable feedback for the learners. For teachers, we provide detailed feedback on their students’ results for the end of topic and unit tests. This allows teachers to identify individual strengths and weaknesses to aid attainment.
Recently, the SCHOLAR team has been hard at work developing the CfE Higher and CfE Advanced Higher courses – including STEM. The available STEM subjects are as follows:
| Subject | CfE Higher | CfE Advanced Higher |
| Biology | Complete | Unit 1 available – remainder to follow throughout 2015 |
| Chemistry | Complete | Unit 1 available – remainder to follow throughout 2015 |
| Computing Science | Complete | Unit 1 available – remainder to follow throughout 2015 |
| Human Biology | Complete | Not applicable |
| Mathematics* | Complete | Unit 1 available – remainder to follow throughout 2015 |
| Physics | Complete | Unit 1 available – remainder to follow throughout 2015 |
*Additionally, SCHOLAR provides complete CfE National 5 materials in Mathematics
Navigation through the online materials is straightforward and easy to learn and is the same for all the STEM subjects. The PDFs of the content are available for download by teachers as Study Guides and corresponding Teacher Notes.
Every secondary school in Scotland has access to SCHOLAR – contact the SCHOLAR coordinator in your school if you have not received your account details. Access is given to teachers and pupils (S4-S6) who are studying a SCHOLAR subject.
Keep up to date with our developments and learn more about our available materials by visiting our website www.scholar.hw.ac.uk .
