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Page 1: Scott Murphy CfE Liaison Manager Scottish Qualifications Authority Scott.murphy@sqa.uk
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Curriculum for Excellence: Curriculum for Excellence:

The Structure and Design of new National The Structure and Design of new National Qualifications in ScotlandQualifications in Scotland

April 2012 – Ross HSApril 2012 – Ross HS

Curriculum for Excellence: Curriculum for Excellence:

The Structure and Design of new National The Structure and Design of new National Qualifications in ScotlandQualifications in Scotland

April 2012 – Ross HSApril 2012 – Ross HS

Scott MurphyCfE Liaison Manager

Scottish Qualifications [email protected]

07768 083 698

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Purpose of Session Purpose of Session

This session will:• Summarise new National Qualifications including

Freestanding Literacy and Numeracy Units• Skills for Learning, Skills for Life and Skills For Work• Explain the Development Process• Quality Assurance of new National Qualifications• Identify the timescales involved and how to keep

informed• Conclude with Q&A opportunity

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National Qualifications

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New National Courses: DesignNew National Courses: Design• Current Qualifications will be revised – Access 1-3, Higher

and Advanced Higher will be revised to reflect aims, values, principles of Curriculum for Excellence. Aim to provide good progression/articulation to and from National 4 and National 5

• National 3 – replaces Standard Grade (Foundation) • National 4 – replaces Standard Grade (General) and

Intermediate 1 • National 5 – replaces Standard Grade (Credit) and

Intermediate 2

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AssessmentAssessment

• Courses are Unit based - Units assessed pass/fail within centres – as at present

• Assessment will be appropriate to subject and level – 7 methods – may be a combination of 2 methods. i.e Practical Activity and Portfolio – Physical Education @ National 5.

• Exemplification will be provided for practitioners indicating how to combine Unit assessments to reduce the amount of assessment

• Practitioners will be given exemplification that will highlight ways how to assess Unit by Unit

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Added ValueAdded Value

• National 3 does not have added value element – Units only• National 3 and 4 Courses will not be graded.• At National 4, the added value is in an Added Value Unit -

assesses skills, knowledge and understanding selected from the other Units of the Course

• At National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher - skills, knowledge and understanding will normally be assessed through a question paper examination and in most cases supplemented by one of six other agreed assessment methods in order to fit the purpose of the course

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Added Value – 7 Methods of AssessmentAdded Value – 7 Methods of Assessment The National 4 Added Value Unit and National 5, Higher and

Advanced Higher Course Assessment will be assessed using one or more of seven agreed methods:

• Assignment• Case study• Practical activity• Performance• Portfolio• Project• Question paper/test

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National Qualifications

Advanced Higher

Higher

National 5

National 4

National 3

National 2

National 1

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Skills for Learning, Life and WorkSkills for Learning, Life and Work

• The ‘SfLLW framework’ is being used in the new qualifications which support CfE. The framework will assist with the design of assessment and learning and teaching methods. These skills sit alongside knowledge, understanding and subject based skills –

• Literacy• Numeracy• Health and wellbeing• Employability, enterprise and citizenship• Thinking skills

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Literacy and NumeracyLiteracy and Numeracy

• Freestanding Units at SCQF levels 3, 4 and 5 – National 3, National 4 and National 5.

• A Literacy Unit to be included in English Courses at SCQF levels 3 and 4 (National 3 and National 4)

• A Numeracy Unit to be included in Mathematics Courses at SCQF levels 3 and 4 (National 3 and National 4)

• A Numeracy Unit to be included in Life-skills Mathematics Course at SCQF levels 4 and 5 (National 4 and 5)

• Some, not all, literacy/numeracy skills included in English and Mathematics at SCQF 5 (National 5) – no certification unless learner also completes freestanding Unit

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Developing the new CoursesDeveloping the new Courses

Dedicated development teams – Over 1000 people involved

• 10 Curriculum Area Review Groups (external nominations)

• 42 Qualification Design Teams (external nominations)• Subject Working Groups -

www.sqa.org.uk/subjectworkinggroups

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Quality Assurance - Key Messages from EngagementQuality Assurance - Key Messages from Engagement

• Need for robust Quality Assurance – credibility

• Approaches need to be developmental – building long-term capacity and confidence

• Approaches need to be inclusive and support collegial working – Partnership approach

• Role of SQA as guardian of national standards

• Constraints – budget, funding and release

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Timelines - OverviewTimelines - Overview

• 2010 – new curriculum introduced• 2011 – draft publications, consultation period.• 2012 – consultation period and formal publication of new

qualifications SCQF levels 1 to 6 (Access 1 – Higher)• 2013 – last Standard Grades and current Access 1, 2 & 3;

publication of new qualifications level 7 (Advanced Higher)• 2014 – first new qualifications at levels 1 to 5 (National 1, 2, 3, 4 &

5); dual run’ with existing National Courses• 2015 – first new qualifications at level 6 (Higher); ‘dual run’ with

existing National Courses • 2016 – first new qualifications at level 7 (Advanced Higher)

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Key 2011 Draft PublicationsKey 2011 Draft Publications Nat 4/5draft Rationale and Courses Summary Jan 11 Nat 4/5draft Courses Specifications Apr 11 Higher draft Rationale and Courses Summary May 11 Nat 3 draft Rationale and Courses Summary Aug 11 Higher draft Courses Specifications Aug 11 Nat 4/5draft Unit Specifications Aug 11 Nat 4 draft Added Value Unit Specifications Aug 11 Nat 3 draft Courses Specifications Oct 11 Higher draft Unit Specifications Nov 11 Nat 5 draft Courses Assessment Specs. Nov 11 Nat 3 draft Unit Specifications Dec 11

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Key 2012 Delivery TimelinesKey 2012 Delivery Timelines Higher draft Courses Assessment Specifications Jan 12 Nat 4/5 draft Courses Support Notes Jan 12 Higher draft Courses Support Notes Feb 12 Adv H draft Rationale and Courses Summary Mar 12• Nat 3 draft Courses Support Notes Apr 12• Adv H draft Courses Specifications May 12• Adv H draft Unit Specifications Oct 12• Adv H draft Courses Assessment Specifications Dec 12 April 2012 • Publication of formal arrangements and specifications (SCQF Levels 1 – 6)• Implementation events – subject specific (May 2012 onwards)• Assessment support/exemplification will be available on NAR

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Useful LinksUseful Links

Keep Informed - – www.sqa.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence– www.sqa.org.uk/haveyoursay– www.sqa.org.uk/subjectworkinggroups– www.sqa.org.uk/myalerts– www.sqa.org.uk/cfeteam

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Questions?Questions?

Thank you for your time...........

Curriculum For ExcellenceLiaison Manager

[email protected] 083 698@SQAScottM

Edinburgh City, West Lothian, East Lothian, Midlothian and Scottish Borders


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