SQA CENTRE NEWS
In this bulletin:-
Advanced Higher support events
Prior Verification Service
Art and Design Practical Assessment web page
National Literacy Units: guidance on assessing Talking and Listening
Understanding Standards packs and events materials
Internal Assessment Support Materials
Workplace Assessor and Internal Verifier courses
Advanced Higher support events
We are running subject-specific support events from January 2015 to April 2015 to support the new National Courses at Advanced Higher in Session 2015-16.
The events will provide updates on Course delivery and assessment and will be interactive, with the opportunity for delegates to engage in workshop sessions and discussions.
Places are limited with no more than one place per subject per centre. Early booking is advisable. Please request the event that is closest to your location.
The events are targeted at principal teachers, faculty heads and course/subject leaders. Centres can send anyone they consider appropriate. Local authorities are welcome to reserve places for professional support staff.
Please book through our online booking system
| Prior Verification Service | ||||||||
| Our free Prior Verification service for HN and NQ Units is available to any of you who devise your own instruments of assessment or who wish to significantly change items from the National Assessment Bank to suit your particular local needs. We strongly encourage you to use the service for your own instruments of assessment and associated marking schemes, particularly if they haven’t previously been externally verified.
The service, which can take up to six weeks to complete, provides feedback that will give you confidence that your instruments of assessment are fit for purpose and do not compromise standards. Our experience clearly shows that prior verification can prevent problems arising later when a Verifier reviews your materials. We encourage centres who have had their materials prior verified to consent to sharing these on our secure website so that other centres can access and learn from the materials. You can indicate your consent when you complete theCentre Prior Verification Request Form, which you can download from our Prior Verification page. (You can access a full list of all published centre-devised assessments on our website). Art and Design Practical Assessment web page The following documents about the 2015 Art & Design Practical Assessment are now available for download on our dedicated Practical Assessment web page).
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| Internal Assessment Support Materials | ||||||||
The following new and revised internal assessment support materials were published in November and early December:
To see the complete list, please visit our internal assessment support materials web page. In last week’s Centre News we incorrectly reported that a NAB for Early Education and Childcare was published in November. We are sorry if this error caused any inconvenience. |
| Workplace Assessor and Internal Verifier courses |
| We are running workshops on the Workplace Assessor L&D9DI Units/PDAs and the Workplace Internal Verifier L&D11 Unit/PDA. Courses will run each month until March 2015 and are now available to book.
Further information and booking forms: |
- SQA Updates
- NQ Notification of changes to Unit Specifications and Frameworks 2013/2014Update summary: G8K3 46-Health and Social Care level 6.Addition of Unit: FR27 11 Volunteering Experience has been added as an additional optional unit.
