MARY LUCAS
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National Qualifications
Support from
Education Scotland
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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
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Broad General Education
Confident
individuals
Effective
contributors
Successful
learners
Responsible
citizens
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Curriculum
Ethos
Four
contexts
of
learning
Personal
achievement
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IDL
Breadth
Senior
Phase
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Challenge
Application
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National Qualification
support resources
 All levels from National 3 – Higher
 Created by practitioners for
practitioners
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Reflect main points of change
Change 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)
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How can I access the NQ
support resources?
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Learning and
Teaching
support by
topic, with
suggested
activities and
links to online
resources
Contents:
Each page is
hyperlinked to
the relevant
support/resource
Links to online
resources:
Blue - activities
Red - interactive
- videos
- stimulus
Using
these
resources
Focus on new
areas of content.
Focus on
specific
approaches to
learning and
teaching in line
with CfE briefing
paper 7
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Additional
photocopiable
resources.
Listed in purple.
Resources at
back of
document
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National 4
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Lifeskills 5
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Lifeskills 3 activity – could be adapted for any level and topic:
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Same structure and
layout in all course
support resources.
Higher support
includes a larger range
of ready-made
activities.
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http://blog.ted.com/2010/05/13/math_class
_need/
http://blog.ted.com/2010/05/13/math_class_need/
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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.
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Other support from
Education Scotland
Route maps
SSLN professional learning resources
Assessing progress and achievement
professional learning papers
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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/national
qualifications/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
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How can I access the SSLN numeracy
Professional Learning Resource?
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Education
Scotland website
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Scottish Survey of
Literacy and
Numeracy
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Assessing progress and achievement
Overarching paper
Numeracy and mathematics paper
Numeracy and mathematics
progression framework
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On its way …..
 Numeracy and mathematics
progression frameworks
 Higher order thinking skills
 Advanced higher support
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Professional Learning Community
Forum on GLOW:
 Practitioner videos from national events
 Opportunity for discussions
 http://bit.ly/mathshome
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Any questions?
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