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National BGE Science Assessment and Moderation events

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Education Scotland is pleased to announce four upcoming national BGE Science Assessment and Moderation events.

Target audience 

  • Practitioners from early learning and childcare, primary, secondary and ASN sectors who teach BGE science
  • Local authority lead officers with remits for science and STEM
  • School leaders, QAMSO-trained practitioners and those with an interest in assessing progress and achievement in BGE sciences

Event dates and locations

  • Edinburgh – 0915 to 1515 Wednesday 26 February 2025
    Location: Radisson Blu Hotel, 80 High Street, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 1TH
    Register here

 

  • Glasgow – 0915 to 1515 Thursday 06 March 2025
    Location: Glasgow Marriott Hotel, 500 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8RR
    Register here  

 

  • Aberdeen – 0915 to 1515 Thursday 20 March 2025
    Location: Copthorne Hotel, 122 Huntly Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1SU
    Register here 

 

  • Inverness – 0915 to 1515 Tuesday 25 March 2025
    Location: Kingsmill Hotel, Culcabock Road, Inverness, IV2 3LP
    Register here  

 

These events are FREE to attend. Those interested in joining the sessions are encouraged to sign up through the registration links above. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.

Aim of the events
These events will provide attendees with the opportunity to review assessment materials across all levels of the Broad General Education (BGE) science curriculum, with the goal of establishing a nationally agreed standard for achieving a level in BGE science. These events will build on the success of the initial assessment event in Glasgow on 23 January 2024; this latest series is organised in direct response to requests for similar events to be held nationally.

The intended outcomes of the forthcoming events include:

  • Increased practitioner confidence in professional judgement around achievement of a level within BGE sciences
  • An agreed national standard of evidence required to achieve a level in BGE science – from early to fourth level
  • The creation of a bank of nationally moderated exemplar evidence for BGE science used to support school and local authority moderation processes.
  • Further development of our national understanding of progression within and across CfE levels within BGE sciences.

 

Format of the day

Attendees will work closely with practitioners from across Scotland to review portfolios of learner evidence in BGE sciences and moderate these to determine if they contain sufficient evidence to demonstrate achievement of a level.  The events will provide valuable opportunities for rich professional dialogue and learning.

Attendees will engage with learner evidence across a range of levels to develop their understanding of the journey of learners as they progress through BGE sciences.

These events will support wider work underway in relation to the Sciences Curriculum Improvement Cycle (CIC) by building national capacity and understanding of assessment and moderation processes. This will support the review of the curriculum as we enter a significant period of education reform.

 

If you have any questions please contact our team on email: science@educationscotland.gov.scot

 

We look forward to welcoming you to one of these events.

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