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Curriculum for Excellence. Religious and Moral Education. Aims and Objectives. To inform you about: Curriculum for Excellence team Developments so far Nature of the new qualifications Development Process. SQA CfE Team. Came together in August 2009 Headed by Roddy Gillespie
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Curriculum for Excellence Religious and Moral Education
Aims and Objectives • To inform you about: • Curriculum for Excellence team • Developments so far • Nature of the new qualifications • Development Process
SQA CfE Team • Came together in August 2009 • Headed by Roddy Gillespie • Eight development teams based on curriculum areas plus Literacy and Numeracy • Each with a Qualifications Development Manager, QDCs (consultants) and a QDO (officer)
Development Model Curricular Area Suites of Courses Course Units
Appointments process • Curriculum Area Review Group - nominations from key stakeholders • Qualification Design Team – nominations from senior practitioners • Subject Working Group – self-nominations from subject experts • Sign-off via SQA internal & external committees
National 4 key features: • Replace Standard Grade (General) and Intermediate 1 • Courses will be unit based • Ungraded course award based on achieving units and coursework assessment - SQA will quality assure the assessment • To be available from session 2013/14
National 5 key features • Replace Standard Grade (Credit) and Intermediate 2 • Courses are unit based • Graded course award based on achieving units, coursework assessment and external assessment by SQA – SQA will quality assure the assessments • To be available from session 2013/14
RME Curriculum Area • The RME Curriculum Area has two sets of Experiences and Outcomes: • Religious and moral education • Religious education in Roman Catholic schools • Future courses at National 4 and 5 will build on knowledge, skills, attitudes and aptitudes established 3-15
RME Curriculum Area • Current national qualifications include: • Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies. • Religious Studies • The SQA team responsible for the development of RME in the senior phase is currently engaging with practitioners and other bodies on suitable qualifications at National 4 and 5.
Existing qualifications • Standard Grade Foundation to go • Access 3 and Higher to be retained as ‘points of stability’ • Revision of existing qualifications at Access, Higher and Advanced Higher to ensure they are consistent with CfE developments and to provide good progression