Reflections on National 4 and National 5
Michael Atkinson [email protected]
Glorious New Dawn?
Implementation Plan
Year 1 Year 3 Year 2
Implementation Plan
Year 1 Year 3 Year 2
Implementation Plan
N4 Maths N5 Maths Year 3 Year 2
Implementation Plan
Year 1 Year 3 N3 Lifeskills N4 Lifeskills
Implementation Plan
Year 1 Higher A. Higher Year 2
Flow of Learning and Assessment
Flow of Learning and Assessment
1 2 3
Positives and Negatives
Take advantage of later publications
Know the pitfalls from elsewhere
Assessments clustered at end of year
Hierarchical nightmares
Clearing the Assessment Log Jam…
Flow of Learning and Assessment
Flow of Learning and Assessment
Flow of Learning and Assessment
1 2 3
Dealing with Hierarchies…
Hierarchies National 5
Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Hierarchies
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
VA
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Hierarchies
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 1
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 1
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 1
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 1
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
VA
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 2
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 2
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 2
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
VA
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 2
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 3
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 3
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 3
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 3
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 4
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 4
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 4
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 5
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 5
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 5
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
AV
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Pupil 5
A R EF
N R EF
SSM MM
D N
VA
National 5 Maths
National 3 Lifeskills
National 4 Maths
Transitions
Maintain open doors
Liaise with parents about their expectations
National 5 Numeracy in practice
Progression Paths
Progression Paths
N3 Num
N3 MD
N3 SSD
N4 Num
N4 MD
N4 SSD
N5 Num
S4 S5
Progression Paths
S5
N4 MD
N4 SSD
N5 Num
S6
N5 Rel
N5 EF
N5 App
Positives and Negatives
National 4 Numeracy
Appropriate progression
Those who don’t pass National 4 Numeracy
Progression Paths
S4 S5
N4 Num
N4 Rel
N4 EF
N5 Num
N5 Rel
N5 EF
N5 App
Progression Paths
S5 S6
N5 Rel
N5 EF
N5 App
HI RC
HI EFn
HI App
Positives and Negatives
Gain National 5 Numeracy
Door still open for Higher in S6
Jump from National 4 to National 5
Progression Paths
S4 S5
N4 Num
N4 Rel
N4 EF
N4 MD
N4 SSD
N5 Num
Progression Paths
S5
N4 MD
N4 SSD
N5 Num
S6
N5 Rel
N5 EF
N5 App
Positives and Negatives
Progression for youngsters who previously got 4/4 or 4/5 at Standard Grade
National 5 Numeracy unit
Potential for National 5 units
Another National 4 course award
Progression Paths
S4 S5
N5 EF
N5 App
N5 Rel
N5 Num
HI RC
HI EFn
HI App
Progression Paths
S5
HI RC
HI EFn
HI App
S6
AH GPE
AH AAC
AH MAC
Positives and Negatives
National 5 Numeracy Bridging Unit
Those S5 students doing Intermediate 2 can’t just join a ‘new’ Higher class
Presentations
More unit-only presentations
National 5 Numeracy entrance requirement for National 5 Maths is an unknown quantity
Need to develop additional ways to develop numeracy skills during the senior phase
Changes to the BGE
Changes to the BGE
Review courses with a focus on the end point
Deep learning in fourth level
Maintain breadth of learning in S3
More cross-cutting questioning
Recognise achievements from the BGE as part of a fall-back position
Bi-level Teaching
Bi-level Teaching
May need to develop this for National 4 and National 5 Numeracy
Delivering other units on a whole-class bi-level basis will prove challenging
Closing the Gap
Paired Numeracy with S6
Khan Academy
Tutorial time in SfL
Early intervention
Absentees
Independent Learning
Reflections on National 4 and National 5
Michael Atkinson [email protected]