The minimum threshold scores for Paper 1 and Paper 2 have been removed. Learners’ grades are calculated by aggregated score across both papers. The rationale for this change is as follows: • The examination is one assessment with provision for a break between papers, not two separate assessments. • The Graded Unit is a synoptic assessment, it is not intended to re-assess knowledge from units already achieved • The five units covered in each paper are the same • Removes…
The CDN Roadshows will commence on Tuesday, 29 October until Monday, 11th November . They will be popping up at colleges in the Borders, Fife, Glasgow, Forth Valley and North East Scotland. If you’re a college student or member of staff working in a college then this is your chance to tell us what you think learning in colleges will look like in the future. The feedback will be used to develop a Digital Ambition for Scotland’s college sector. Key…
The first meeting of the Qualification Review Team was held on 20th September. The main aim of the meeting was to familiarise the team with the aims of the review aligned with the feedback received from centres, employers and students in the consultation exercise concluded earlier this year – and then agree the first steps in the development. The focus of the first meeting was on actual and possible amendments to units in the HNC (HND year 1) and to…
