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Transforming lives through learning

National Qualifications

Support from Education Scotland


Aims

Reflect on learning and teaching in the Broad General Education

Consider breadth, challenge & application in the senior phase

Engage with NQ support resources from Education Scotland


Broad General Education

Successfullearners

Confident individuals

Effectivecontributors

Responsiblecitizens


Senior Phase


National Qualification support resources

All levels from National 3 – Higher

Created by practitioners for practitioners


Reflect main points of changeChange of subject – introduced in National 4

2D and 3D vectors, completing square, discriminant, y - b=m(x - a) – introduced in National 5

Lifeskills courses – include new topics: first-fit algorithms (L4 & L5) and precedence tables (L5)

Inverse of linear functions – now in Higher

For all courses, greater emphasis on skills development, including Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)


How can I access the NQ support resources?


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Using

these

resources

Learning and Teaching

support by topic, with suggested

activities and links to online

resources

Links to online resources:

Blue - activitiesRed - interactive - videos - stimulus

Contents:Each page is hyperlinked to the relevant

support/resource

Additional photocopiable

resources.Listed in purple.

Resources at back of

document

Focus on new areas of content.

Focus on specific

approaches to learning and

teaching in line with CfE briefing

paper 7


National 4


Lifeskills 5


Lifeskills 3 activity – could be adapted for any level and topic:


Same structure and layout in all course support resources.Higher support includes a larger range of ready-made activities.


http://blog.ted.com/2010/05/13/math_class_need/

http://blog.ted.com/2010/05/13/math_class_need/


With your neighbour(s), look through the activity. Put yourself in the learners’ shoes.

•Discuss how you might use the activity to promote active, collaborative and challenging learning experiences.

•Consider what modifications you may want to make to suit your learners.

•Discuss how the resources can support a more holistic delivery of the curriculum.


Other support from Education Scotland

Route maps

SSLN professional learning resources

Assessing progress and achievement professional learning papers


Route Maps

A route map is a sequential list of the key guidelines, advice and support for qualifications at National 4, National 5 and Higher. It includes important information about assessment, learning and teaching.

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/nationalqualifications/routemaps/index.asp

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SSLN Professional Learning Resources

An annual sample-based survey which monitors national performance in literacy and numeracy at P4, P7 and S2

Assesses literacy and numeracy in alternate years

Provides a snapshot of Scotland's achievement in literacy and numeracy at a specific point in time and allows for comparisons over time to be made

Supports the development of improvements in learning and teaching


How can I access the SSLN numeracy Professional Learning Resource?


Education Scotland website


Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy


Assessing progress and achievement

Overarching paper

Numeracy and mathematics paper

Numeracy and mathematics progression framework


On its way …..

Numeracy and mathematics progression frameworks

Higher order thinking skills

Advanced higher support


Professional Learning Community

Forum on GLOW:

Practitioner videos from national events

Opportunity for discussions

http://bit.ly/mathshome


Keep up to date

Sign up to our STEM e-bulletin which brings the best news about numeracy and mathematics activities, resources, events and professional learning straight to your inbox:


http://www.tinyurl.com/STEMebulletin


Any questions?

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