Recognising Positive Achievement Arrangements National 4/5

Recognising Positive Achievement Arrangements• Support candidates who receive a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the

Course Assessment at National 5

• Allows candidates to achieve the Course Award at National 4, providing they have passed:

– All Internally-Assessed Units at National 5 – Added Value Unit at National 4– Numeracy/Literacy Unit (if applicable)

• Candidates must have been entered for and attempted at least one component of the National 5 Course assessment

RPA Arrangements contd.• There has to be a hierarchical/corresponding Course in place at National

4

• English , Gàidhlig and Mathematics Courses at National 4 include a Literacy or Numeracy Unit, but the corresponding Courses at National 5 do not. To be eligible for RPA in these Courses the candidate must also have:

- Pass in the National 4 Added Value Unit - Pass in the Lit/Num Unit at N4 or N5

*Not applicable to Lifeskills Mathematics Course

Centre use of RPA Prior to August Certification:

English

• This example demonstrates a candidate who has already achieved a Pass in the Literacy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4. The Centre has resulted both Units prior to August certification:

Literacy Unit: H23W 75: Literacy

Added Value Unit:H23Y 74: English Assignment

• In August 2014, this candidate receives a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the National 5 Course Assessment

• This candidate is eligible for RPA as she has completed all of the internally-assessed Units within the English Course at National 5

• Centre previously resulted the Literacy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4, therefore, SQA will automatically award the National 4 Course on results day

Course Result Units Literacy Unit Added Value Unit

C724 75: English

No Award

H23H 75 English: Analysis and Evaluation

H23W 75Literacy

H23T 75 English: Creation and Production

C724 74: English

Pass H23Y 74 EnglishAssignment

Centre use ofRPA Prior to

August Certification: Mathematics

• This example demonstrates a candidate who has already achieved a Pass in the Numeracy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4. The Centre resulted both Units prior to August 2014 certification:

National 5 Numeracy Unit: H225 75 Numeracy

National 4 Added Value Unit:H22G 74: Mathematics: Test

• In August 2014, this candidate receives a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the National 5 Course Assessment

• This candidate is eligible for RPA as she has completed all of the internally-assessed Units within the Maths Course at National 5

• Centre previously resulted the Numeracy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4

• SQA will automatically award the National 4 Course on results day

Course Result Units Numeracy Unit

Added Value Unit

C757 75: Mathematics

No Award H22F 75 Mathematics: Expressions and Formulae

H225 75Numeracy

H22G 75 Mathematics:Relationships

H22J 75 Mathematics:Applications

C747 74: Mathematics

Pass H22H 74 Mathematics: Test

Example: Centre use of RPA Post Certification:

Geography

• This candidate receives a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the National 5 Geography Course Assessment in August 2014

• The candidate had passed all the internally – assessed Units at National 5

• In this instance, SQA will automatically create a National 4 Course entry for the candidate

• The centre then enters the candidate for the Added Value Unit and submits a Pass result on completion of the assessment. SQA will send an updated certificate for this candidate

• Automatically-generated National 4 Course entries will be held open on the system until April the following year

Course Result Units Result Added Value Unit

C733 75Geography

No Award

H27H 75 Geography: Human Environments

Pass

H27J 75 Geography:Global Issues

Pass

H27G 75 Geography:Physical Environments

Pass

C733 74Geography

Pass H27K 74 Geography: Assignment

Candidate not eligible for RPA Arrangements

Course Result Units Result Added Value Unit

Result

C713 75: Chemistry

Grade D H21G 75: Chemical Changes and Structure

Pass

H21J 75:Nature’s Chemistry

Pass

H21l 75: Chemistry in Society

Pass

C713 74 N/A H21M 74: Chemistry Assignment

Pass

Although this candidate has passed the Added Value Unit at National 4, they receive a Grade D in the Course Assessment

Therefore, this candidate is not eligible for RPA

Report NotificationsReport Notifications• In August, we will send you a report to inform you of all your candidates for whom

we have automatically created a Course entry at National 4 • The candidates in this report will have received a band 8 or 9 in their National 5

Course assessment and passed all the internally-assessed Units at National 5

• For each National 4 Course entry, the report will list the candidates’ names and SCNs and will indicate ‘P’ where the candidate has been awarded the National 4 Course

• Where the candidate has not been awarded the National 4 Course, the field alongside the candidate’s name will be blank

• These candidates will be eligible for a National 4 Course award, provided you take the necessary action

National 4 to National 3 Arrangements National 4 to National 3 Arrangements • If a candidate achieves all of the Units of a National 4 Course, except the

Added Value Unit, it is possible for that candidate to achieve the corresponding Course at National 3, providing:

• Centre enters the candidate for the National 3 Course - 23 May 2014 for schools 2 June 2014 for colleges

(This is to ensure that it is included in the August certification process)

• Please note that it is not necessary to withdraw the candidate from the corresponding National 4 Course. If the National 4 entry is not being withdrawn, the National 3 entry should be processed by exception