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SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY
SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY
WELCOME TO THE HNC/D SOCIAL SCIENCES
ANNUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT EVENT
30 JANUARY 2012
PROGRAMME FOR THE DAYPROGRAMME FOR THE DAY
10.30 am Coffee & Registration
10.45 am Welcome & Introductions - Carol Hunter, SQA
11.00 am Graded Units – Keith Pearson, Chair of QDT
11.15 am SOLAR – Graeme Clark, SQA
11.45 am Alternative forms of assessment – Brian Dunn, QDT, Aberdeen College
12.30 pm Lunch
1.00 pm Subject specific workshops – Sociology, Psychology, History, Geography
1.45 pm Plenary
VALIDATION DATESVALIDATION DATES
Old HNC G86F 15 finish date 31/07/2014
Old HND G87J 16 finish date 31/07/2015
New HNC GC3J 15 indefinitely
New HND GC3K 16 indefinitely
EXEMPLARS – PLEA FOR WRITERSEXEMPLARS – PLEA FOR WRITERS
Update on exemplar production in pack Exemplars being developed for all A, B, C &
D Units, all Graded Units, Research & Methodology, Research Issues and Criminology
Online question bank being developed for Research & Methodology
Seeking exemplar writers for – Geography C&D, History C&D, Politics C&D
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTSFUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
Event for Universities on 2 May 2012 to introduce them to the revised awards and explain approaches to assessment; supported by HMIE
Next FE staff development event - Monday 5 November 2012
Request submitted for the development of 8 alternative style assessment exemplars in new financial year
Request submitted for review and expansion of existing SOLAR question bank in new financial year
CURRENT QDT MEMBERSCURRENT QDT MEMBERS
Keith Pearson Chairperson
Brian Dunn Aberdeen College
Cherry HoptonAngus College
Eric Cochrane Adam Smith College
Jan Crawford Jewel & Esk Valley College
Rab Wilson Stow College
Janet Cole Langside College
Carolyn Laird Motherwell College
Colin Ross Ayr College
Aileen Duffy Scotland’s Colleges
To FinishTo Finish
Contact details in pack
[email protected] Tel: 0845 213 5449
[email protected] Tel: 0845 213 5450
Presentations from today on Social Sciences web page http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/26069.html
Please fill in evaluation which will be conducted this
year via Survey Monkey; link to be sent out next week
