| Seminar Description | This session is an extended seminar (incorporating B2C), and will run till roughly 14.30. In September 2007, SQA and Scottish Government approved five action research projects designed to give the opportunity to think about ways in which current and future qualifications and assessment can support and enable Curriculum for Excellence aims, values and principles.
The five teacher/lecturer led projects, situated in Anniesland College; Dollar Academy; St Luke’s High School, Barrhead; St Margaret’s Academy, Livingston; and Trinity Academy, Edinburgh, have given the opportunity to explore approaches to learning, assessment and qualifications across the curriculum. The projects explore ways of developing the 4 capacities and include approaches to the delivery of Core Skills, National Courses at Intermediate 2 and interdisciplinary curriculum programmes. Cross cutting themes include, More Choices, More Chances, environmental sustainability and citizenship. This event takes the form of 5 inter-linked presentations, led by project staff, with reflections on project aims, process and outcomes. A final presentation* provides the opportunity to discuss action research approaches and overall project outcomes, and to consider the aims and purposes of qualifications and assessment within Curriculum for Excellence. |
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| Speaker biography | Dr Lena Gray
Dr Lena Gray is Business Manager, Qualifications for the Future. Lena studied English and Philosophy at the University of Strathclyde before teaching in secondary schools in Ayrshire. She left teaching to complete a PhD in literary theory, also teaching undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in English and continuing education programmes in Women’s Studies at Strathclyde. Later, she worked for the Scottish Vocational Education Council (SCOTVEC) and briefly for the Scottish Examination Board (SEB) before these two bodies were merged to form the Scottish Qualifications Authority. James McVittie
James McVittie is a Fellow of the Scottish Qualifications Authority. He started his teaching career in St Patrick’s High School, Coatbridge in 1965 and moved in 1970 to St Bride’s High School, East Kilbride, where he was Principal Teacher (Pastoral Support) and, later, Assistant Head Teacher. He took up his first Headship in 1975 when he was appointed to St Stephen’s, Port Glasgow. After 9 very happy years there, he moved to Giffnock to be the first Head Teacher in St Ninian’s High School which opened its doors to pupils in August 1984. He retired from this post in August 2005.
Dr John Allan
Dr John Allan is Project Manager, Qualifications for the Future. John started his teaching career in 1974 at Holy Rood High School, Edinburgh prior to moving to the further education sector, initially as a senior lecturer at West-Lothian College and thereafter as a Head of Department at Henderson Technical College, Assistant Principal at Borders College and latterly as Depute Principal at Forth Valley College (formely Clackmannan College). John was the first person to be awarded the degree of Doctor of Education (EdD) by the University of Edinburgh.
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