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St Ambrose
End of Broad General
Education
&
New National
Qualifications
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
17th June 2013
What is the Broad General
Education?
 Working from S1-S3
 Experiences and Outcomes
 Level 2,3,4
 Totality of Curriculum-Ethos/life,
Curriculum, IDL,Personal
achievements
How do pupils know their
progress in the BGE?
 Tracking reports
 Reports in S3
 Parents’ Reporting Evening 17th June
 Feedback written and oral
 Discussions with teachers and peers
 S3 Portfolio and Profile
 Target setting in classes
 Class Assessments – SQA
exemplification
Where does the BGE lead?
 Junior Phase is complete
 Enter into Senior Phase-S4, 5, 6
 After Christmas, teachers moved into skills and
work forNational 4s and National 5s
 All skills work in BGE leads to Nationals 3,4,5 and
beyond to Highers and Advanced Highers in S5/6
 National Certification
 Wider Achievement and vocational Opportunties
What support is there for you
in this transition?
 S2>S3 Deeper Learning Decisions-revisit
through interviews beginning 10th June
 Check progress and ensure that decisions
were appropriate
 Evaluate how we support you as teachers
and managers of your school.
 National in a Nutshell
 Education Scotland Website
 SQA Website
 School Communications
 S3 Mock Interview Programme
What are Nationals 4 and 5?
 National 4s-what do they involve?
– Internal Units-all must be passed
– Assessed by your teachers
– There has to be ‘evidence of learning’ such as eportfolios, presentations, diaries, portfolio etc
– In some courses there is an ’Added Value Unit’ must be
completed-an extra assignment
 National 5s-what do they involve?
– Internal Units must be passed
– There has to be ‘evidence of learning’ such as eportfolios, presentations, diaries, portfolio etc
– Assessed by your teachers
– Pass external course exam
– Course Assessments may include assignments e.g.
projects, reports, folio of work etc – See Nutshell docs
Examples of Pathways
Health and Well-Being
S3 H & FT
Hosp
Pers.
Dev
PE
S4 H & FT
Nat
4/5
Hosp
Nat
4/5
Pers.
Dev
Nat
4/5
PE Nat
4/5
Comm.
Involve
PE
S5
Lifestyle &
Consumer
Technology
Higher
ment
Nat5/H
SLA
Duke L/skills
of Ed. Bronze
Bronze
Duke
of Ed.
Silver
L/skills
Silver
Examples of Pathways
Expressive Arts
S3 Art and Design
Music
S4 Art and Design Nat 4/5 Music Nat 4/5
S5 Art and Design Nat
5/H
Music Nat 5/H
Examples of Pathways
Languages, Maths, RE
S3
English
Spanish
Maths
RE
S4
English
Nat
3/4/5
Spanish
Maths
Nat 4/5 Nat 3/4/5
RE
S5
English
Nat
4/5/H
Spanish
Maths
Nat 5/H Nat4/5/H
RE
RMPS
Higher
Examples of Pathways
Sciences
S3
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
S4
Physics
Nat 4/5
Chemistry
Nat 4/5
Biology
Nat 4/5
S5
Physics
Nat 5/H
Chemistry
Nat 5/H
Biology
Nat 5/H
Examples of Pathways
Social Studies
S3 History Geography
Mod.
Studs.
Admin.
Acc. &
Fin.
S4 History Geography
Mod.
Studs.
Nat
4/5
Admin.
Nat
4/5
Acc. &
Fin.
Nat 5
S5 History Geography
Mod.
Studs.
Nat
5/H
Admin.
Nat
5/H
Acc. &
Fin.
Nat
5/H
Nat4/5
Nat5/H
Nat 4/5
Nat5/H
Bus.
Mngmt
H
Examples of Pathways
Technologies
S3
Comp. Science
Graphic Comm.
Design &
Manufacture
Practical
Wood
S4
Comp. Science
Nat 4/5
Graphic Comm. Design &
Manufacture
Nat 4/5
Nat 4/5
Practical
Wood
Nat 4/5
S5
Comp. Science
Nat 5/H
Graphic Comm.
Nat 5/H
Product
Design
Nat5/H
Enterprise
Through
Craft
Examples of Pathways
Vocational
S3
Enterprise &
Employability
S4
Enterprise &
Employability
Nat4/5
S5
Hairdressing
Nat4/5
Early
Education &
Childcare
Nat4/5
Hairdressing
Nat4/Nat5
Early
Education &
Childcare
Nat5/H
Health &
Beauty
Nat5/H
Great Expectations
What is expected of pupils in
the Senior Phase?
What is expected of pupils in
the Senior Phase?
Independent learning, for example:
 taking decisions
 initiating and organising tasks
 asking questions and finding information
 demonstrating self-reliance
 being clear about one’s own learning needs
 effective self-management
 having opportunities to reflect on and understand
what has been learned.
…continued
To take responsibility for learning that will be
furthered in the Senior Phase, for example:
 taking personal control of own learning
 influencing and contributing to planning own
learning
 developing an increased awareness of oneself as a
learner
 seeking out learning opportunities linked to own
interests and aspirations
 a willingness to take on challenges
 making informed choices and decisions
 monitoring own progress and, as appropriate,
modifying strategies.
 Planning for a future positive destination