Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework helps people of all ages and circumstances to access the education and training that is appropriate to them over their lifetime. It can help you plan your learning and develop progression routes to follow, whatever your situation may be.
Senior Phase Options 2025/26
Prospectus: tbc
S2 into S3 Curriculum 2025/26
S3 Curriculum Choice Booklet 25.26
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Pathways information
Skills Development Scotland national webinar to support parents and carers with S2/S3 option choices
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is delivering a nationwide webinar to support parents and carers with S2/S3 option choices. The webinar is on Wednesday 1st December at 6.30pm. Parents and carers can find out more about how to support option choice decisions, including the support and resources available from SDS.
SDS Careers Advisers will be providing advice and there will be opportunities for parents and carers to ask questions during the session.
To attend this webinar please register here: https://s2-s3optionchoices.eventbrite.co.uk
Curricular Pathways
PATHWAYS in Business Education
PATHWAYS in Physical Education
Career Planning Support
To support you in planning your career, along with PT’s Pupil Support, we have workers from Skills Development Scotland in school in F41(Wed) and F44(Mon to Thurs).
Helen Goldsmith – helen.goldsmith@sds.co.uk (Mon – Wed)
Ann Riddet – ann.riddet@sds.co.uk (Wed – Thurs)
SDS careers advisers work in partnership with every state secondary school in Scotland, delivering career guidance to enable young people from S1-S6 to develop their Career Management Skills.
My World of Work is the award-winning online career information and advice service used by pupils throughout their time at school and beyond.
My Kid’s Career is our web service for parents and carers to help parents and carers support their children to make career decisions, guided by information on the future world of work.
https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/
https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/local-national-work/dumfries-and-galloway/
https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/
What does DYW look like at Annan Academy?
As part of our Personal and Social Education SDS come to tutor groups to do sessions about career options, they also meet with all pupils in S2 thinking about options for S3/4.
Pupils will find career information in lessons as and when it is appropriate, career profiles from businesses both locally and Scotland wide.
We also host events such as mock interviews and careers fairs; we are working closely with DYW D&G to bring more events in the future.
Current Opportunities
Modern Apprenticeships from Dumfries and Galloway college: https://www.dumgal.ac.uk/dumgalportal/index.php?pageid=apprenticeships.cts
https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/what-we-do/apprenticeships
