New session 2015/16
Welcome back to the new academic session, everyone. We hope you managed to find some sun somewhere – there certainly didn’t seem to be much of it around this year until the new term started.
First, an approximate date for your diaries and something to look forward to – an Understanding Standards Event is being planned for Scottish Studies towards the end of January 2016. Details are still to be confirmed but we’ll let you have them as soon as we know what they are.
With regard to the Award and Unit Support Notes, these have now been made available on the open site and can be accessed via the Scottish Studies Award page under the heading ‘Qualification content and delivery tools’. The Award Support Notes is the fourth item listed and the Support Notes for Units is the fifth.
As you may be aware, different types of information about each level of the Scottish Studies awards was drawn together in the Starter Packs used at the May event. Most of this information is available on the SQA web site but if you are not familiar with the whereabouts of different course documents and would like an electronic Pack with everything in one place, contact us and we’ll email it to you. The packs include Candidate Briefs and Checklists, Assessor checklists and general information and guidance – ideal if you are thinking about delivering any of the awards for the first time.
ShirleyS
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Hi Shirley,
Can you please send me an electronic pack.
Thank you
Linda
Hi, Linda, no problem. Please let me know the award level/s you’re interested in and the email address to which I should send them. Thanks, ShirleyS
Hi Shirley, Could you send me an electronic pack for National 5 Scottish Studies? It would be really useful to have everything in one place! Thanks Sharon
Could you please email an electronic pack for Nat 4/5.
I have two classes this year studying – Scotland in Focus. (In particular Scottish Film)
I am trying to make links with other subject areas in my school in order to deliver the whole Scottish Studies award. Have you any advice, or links with schools that have delivered this?
Brian Morris – Renfrew High.
Thank you for contacting me, Brian. I’ll send the packs to you and respond to your queries separately because of the attachments. I’ll be in touch soon,
ShirleyS
Hi Shirley,
I’ve just found the blog. Would you mind sending me an electronic pack for National 4/5 Scottish Studies Award. We are delivering English, History and Drama units.
Thank you,
John Collins
They’re on their way to you, John
Hi Shirley,
looking to deliver this in the current session – starting with Modern Studies, History, English and Gaelic units.
Could you send me an electronic pack for National 4/5?
I was also wondering if you had any exemplars / case studies of the Scotland in Focus unit?
Tom
Hello, Tom,
Thank you for your request. I’ll email the N4 and N5 packs to you as soon as I’ve responded to your query.
There are three Assessment Support Packs for Level 4 and also three for Level 5.
The three Level 4 ASPs are examples of an investigative report, a product-based project and a performance-based project.
For Level 5 there’s a cultural survey, a local investigation or a performance-based project.
I’m sure they will provide some guidance relevant to your chosen subjects but if you have any additional queries please get back to me.
All are available on the SQA secure site via: Awards / Wider Achievement / Scottish Studies.
Best wishes,
ShirleyS
Hi Shirley,
I’ve just found the blog. I would be most grateful if you could send me an electronic pack for National 4/5 Scottish Studies Award and any exemplars/ case studies for the Scotaland in focus unit.
Many thanks
Stuart Sinclair – Wester Hailes Education Centre
Hi Stuart, I’ve sent the packs and a reply to your request to your email address. I hope everything reaches you safely but please don’t hesitate to get back to me (or Elaine Snell, Qualifications Manager) should you have any further enquiries.
ShirleyS