Welcome to Mintlaw Academy S4/5 Options Parents’ Evening

14 February 2013

Vision Aims of the Evening

•The new qualifications explained…..

•Our curriculum for the “Senior Phase”

•How students will choose their curriculum

•How will students be supported in choosing..

•The “Senior Phase” of Curriculum for Excellence

ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS

Vision The FACTS

• Unemployment Rate in UK = 7.9%

• Aberdeenshire = less than 2%

• SPAIN = 55% !!

• BUT…. 16-24 year olds = 24%

Vision Time Magazine January 2013

• Ten years ago Facebook didn’t exist

• Ten years before that, we didn,t have the web

• What jobs will be born ten years from now

• We will see a more flexible, freelance, more collaborative world of work !

Vision

The Future

• Cloud Computing

• Nanotechnology

• Biartists

• Genomics

• Wildland Gardner

• Carbon Cops ?

Vision

• Taking decisions

• Initiating and organising tasks

• Asking questions and finding information

• Demonstrating self-reliance

Vision

• Being clear about one’s own learning needs

• Effective Self-Management

• Having opportunities to reflect on and understand what has been learned

Vision Collaborative Learning

•Taking on roles and responsibilities; demostrating awarenes and respect for others; debating to develop informed views.

•Working in partnership and in teams; taking initiative and leading

•Acting as a learning resource for one another; working on team challenges and research tasks

New Exams starting 2013-14

Old Exams

National 3 Standard Grade Foundation or Access 3

National 4

Standard Grade General or Intermediate 1

National 5

Standard Grade Credit or Intermediate 2

Higher

Higher

Advanced Higher

Advanced Higher

The “New” Qualifications

Course Internal Assessment

External Exam

National 3 Yes No

National 4 Yes No

National 5 Yes Yes

Higher Yes Yes

Advanced Higher Yes Yes

How are the “New” Qualifications Assessed

S4S4 S5S5 S6S6

Intermediate 1Intermediate 1

Intermediate 2Intermediate 2

Standard GradeStandard Grade

Intermediate 2Intermediate 2

HigherHigher

HigherHigher

Advanced Advanced HigherHigher

Advanced Advanced Higher / Higher /

National 5 / National 5 / National 4 !!National 4 !!

Senior Phase Progression

NAT4 / NAT5 /Higher

Vision “Leaner Pathways”

•S5 – 6 Subjects at a combination of levels

•S5 – 5 Subjects from the 6 columns

•Most students will study 5 subjects with “core” provision of PSE / PE

•Supervised Self Study

•S5 – 6 Highers

Vision “Leaner Pathways”

•S6 – 6 Subjects at a combination of levels

•S6 – 5 Subjects from the 6 columns

•S6 – 6 Highers

Vision “Leaner Pathways”

•S6 – 6 Subjects at a combination of levels

•S6 – 5 Subjects from the 6 columns

•S6 Pupils MUST have a minimum of the following

•3 Advanced Highers

•2 Advanced Highers with 2 Higher / Int / N4 / N5

•1 Advanced Higher with 3 Higher / Int / N4 / N5

•5 Higher / Int / N4 / N5

S4/5 Choice of Course S4/5 Choice of Course SupportSupport

• Careers FairCareers Fair• Issue of ChoiceIssue of Choice Booklet – read carefully Booklet – read carefully• Principal TeachersPrincipal Teachers of Departments & Faculties of Departments & Faculties

will speak about available courses and optionswill speak about available courses and options• Principal Teachers of GuidancePrincipal Teachers of Guidance• PSEPSE• Pupils needs regarding a Pupils needs regarding a reducedreduced curriculumcurriculum

will be discussed with parentswill be discussed with parents

S4/5 Choice of CourseS4/5 Choice of CourseSupportSupport

S4/5 Report and option form issued – S4/5 Report and option form issued – Wed 13th MarchWed 13th March

S4/5 Options form return – Mon 18S4/5 Options form return – Mon 18 thth MarchMarch

Choice of courseChoice of courseSupportSupport

• Have in mind what is needed for career pathHave in mind what is needed for career path

• Check college/university entrance Check college/university entrance requirementsrequirements

• If unsure of career path, guidance teacher If unsure of career path, guidance teacher and websites should be consultedand websites should be consulted

• Follow recommendations from subject staffFollow recommendations from subject staff

Choice of courseChoice of courseSupportSupport

• University/college websitesUniversity/college websites• Skills Development ScotlandSkills Development Scotland• Other websitesOther websites

www.myworldofwork.co.ukwww.myworldofwork.co.ukhttp://www.planitplus.net/www.banff-buchan.ac.uk

www.abcol.ac.ukwww.saas.gov.ukwww.ucas.com

www.opendays.com

“PUTTING LEARNING FIRST”