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Enhancing Skills and Qualifications in Scottish Education: New National Courses and Assessments

This update from Donna Vivers, CfE Liaison Manager, outlines significant changes in Scottish National Qualifications. With a stronger emphasis on skills development for learning, life, and work, new courses in computing, engineering, and practical subjects like cookery and woodworking will be introduced. These initiatives focus on literacy, numeracy, health, employability, and thinking skills, while aligning with revised assessment structures. For more information, visit SQA's website or contact Donna directly via email.

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Enhancing Skills and Qualifications in Scottish Education: New National Courses and Assessments

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  1. Qualifications Update Donna Vivers CfE Liaison Manager

  2. Scottish Qualifications National Qualifications

  3. Skills • Greater focus on skills development • Skills for learning, life and work: • Literacy • Numeracy • Skills for health and well-being • Employability, enterprise and citizenship • Thinking skills

  4. Course Structures

  5. Assessment Support 2012/13 • Subject Specific Events • Unit Assessment, package 1 • Unit Assessment, package 2 • Unit Assessment, package 3 • Finalised Specimen Question Papers • Finalised Specimen Coursework http://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/

  6. What’s New? • New Courses – computing science; design & manufacture; engineering; music technology; environmental science; and lifeskills maths. • New practical Courses – cookery; electronics; fabric & textile technology; metalworking; and woodworking. • New Awards – religion, beliefs & values; wellbeing; modern languages for life and work

  7. University Perspectives Glasgow University The University of Glasgow has not, in recent years, referred to Standard Grades or Intermediate 2 results, when assessing an applicant’s candidacy for entering a specific course. This will remain the case with the introduction of the National 4 and 5 Qualifications.

  8. More Information • SQA More information can be found on our website: www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/59033.html • Twitter: @sqanews • BBC Bitesize will also be working with us to produce materials to support pupil revision of new qualifications • Engage For Education :www.engageforeducation.org • Parentzone is organised into distinct and user-friendly areas covering issues that affect parents during the different stages of their children's education. www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk

  9. Contact details: Email: donna.vivers@sqa.org.uk

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