Delivery of the new National Qualifications: Speed-dating Q&A session

The focus of this seminar is the implementation of the new National Qualifications.

As schools and colleges begin to work through their plans for the senior phase of Curriculum for Excellence, they will be thinking about approaches to timetabling, transition from the broad general education and progression within and across the qualifications portfolio.

They will be thinking about the period of dual running, about new flexibilities offered by National 4, about ways of providing greater personalisation and choice for learners and about approaches to assessment and verification to support greater professional freedom for teachers and lecturers.

This interactive session offers the opportunity to think about the delivery of the new qualifications and explore with colleagues some of the practical implications.

It will provide space to consider some of the questions which are being asked about the new qualifications and the opportunity for delegates to ask some of their own.

Dr John Allan, Policy Manager, SQA

John and Margaret are Policy Managers within the SQA Policy and New Products Team. They are currently working on the development of the design of new National Courses and bring a wealth of experience from teaching in schools and colleges. The SQA Policy and New Products team is responsible for the development of policy and new approaches to qualifications and assessment across the SQA portfolio of Qualifications.

Additional speaker: Margaret Miller