S2 moving into S3 2017
- 1. Currie Community High School S2 moving into S3
- 2. Welcome ❖ Doreen MacKinnon, Head Teacher ❖ Percy Farren, Depute Head Teacher ❖ Alan McKinney, Depute Head Teacher ❖ Ruth Addo, Skills Development Scotland
- 3. Aims of the Evening ❖ Overview of National Qualifications ❖ Support available during the process ❖ Expectations
- 4. CfE levels 3 - 18
- 5. Unit and Course assessments ❖ National 1, National 2, National 3 and National 4 will be marked and assessed by the school ❖ National 4 Courses will be made up of Units, including an Added Value Unit. In order to achieve a Course at National 4, learners will need to pass all Units plus an Added Value Unit assessment ❖ National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher Courses will also include Units that are assessed and marked by the school. In order to achieve a Course at National 5, Higher or Advanced Higher, learners must pass all Units plus a Course assessment. In September 2016, the Deputy First Minister announced that units and unit assessments would be removed from National 5 to Advanced Higher courses. The units and unit assessments will be removed from these courses on a phased basis over three years.
- 6. Progression Route National 3 National 3/4 National 4 National 4/5 National 5 Higher Higher Advanced Higher
- 10. Maths and English All pupils must study both English and Maths
- 11. 6 other subjects ❖ All pupils must make first and second choices in the following columns.
- 12. ‘Dummy’ run ❖ Options are based on the results of the ‘dummy’ run conducted with S2 earlier in the session. ❖ Options reflect pupil preferences and parental requests, for example, 3 sciences.
- 13. Core subjects ❖ Physical Education National 4 for all by the end of S4 ❖ Religious and Moral Education National qualification units ❖ Personal and Social Education Health and Well Being focus
- 14. Making a choice
- 15. Good reasons for choosing subjects… ✓ Like subject ✓ Are good at the subject ✓ Career and/or future study ✓ Broad range
- 16. …bad reasons for choosing subjects ✓ Friends doing it ✓ Like/dislike teacher ✓ ‘Easy’ versus ‘Hard’ subjects ✓ ‘Boy’ versus ‘Girl’ subjects
- 17. Information sources ❖ S2 information evening ❖ Reports issued to parents ❖ S2 parental consultation ❖ S2 into S3 transition support within PSE ❖ SfP 1-1 transition interviews
- 18. Available Support ❖ Subject teachers and Curricular Leaders ❖ Pupil Support Leaders and Support for Learning ❖ Senior Leadership Team ❖ Group tutors ❖ Ruth Odda– Skills Development Scotland ❖ Learning Resource Centre ❖ Parents ❖ Siblings/Relatives/Senior pupils
- 19. Prince’s Trust Achieve Programme ❖ This is an alternative option for some pupils. The Prince's Trust Achieve Programme is for young people aged 13 – 19. These informal clubs can support them in developing the skills and confidence needed to progress into a positive future.
- 20. For the pupils to do… ❖ Think about your eventual career ❖ Find out what each of the subjects involve – it may not be what you expect ❖ Talk to people
- 21. What next? ❖ Booklet and forms issued to pupils ❖ Transition interview with Pupil Support Leaders (Guidance) ❖ New timetable starts June 2017
- 22. ✓ What if my son/daughter has no idea about their future career? ✓ What if my son/daughter changes their mind in August? ✓ What if classes are over subscribed? ✓ What if a subject doesn’t run? ✓ What about 3 sciences?
- 23. Expectations of S3 ❖ Positive attitude and commitment ❖ Positive contribution to the life of the school ❖ All pupils will achieve their potential ❖ National qualifications are studied in S4 but much of the groundwork is done in S3. Work hard!
- 24. Timelines ❖ 25 January S2 parents’ information evening ❖ 3 February S2 full reports issued ❖ 8 February S2 parental consultation February Course choice process Start of June New timetable starts
- 26. Help your child plan their future - Information for parents & carers Ruth Addo Careers Adviser
- 27. Skills Development Scotland (SDS) • SDS is the national skills body supporting people and businesses to develop and apply their skills • we work in partnership to enable people to reach their potential • we support people to develop effective career management skills • developing effective career management skills will enable people to make informed career choices throughout their life.
- 29. Service Offer - S2 Career Interviews - S2 Group work session
- 30. Have a look on My World of Work – myworldofwork.co.uk
- 31. Follow us! • Twitter: @mywowscotland • Facebook: My World of Work • YouTube: My World of Work
Editor's Notes
- #27: Advisers to add their name and date of presentation
- #28: Introduce the work of SDS Advisers can personalise the delivery with details of the partnership working in their school
- #29: Self: who you are/your personality Strengths: what you’re good at Horizons: what’s out there for you Networks: who can help you get it.
- #31: Describe the main features of MyWoW Helping you to help your child Subject choice – encourage them to explore their strengths to make better decisions about subject choices and future career options. Encourage these discussions as early as possible and MyWoW can support these. Exam results – whatever their grades find help with planning their next steps Preparing for further study – explore Course choices Scotland’s most comprehensive course search tool. And find out what makes a memorable UCAS application Preparing for a job – everything from learning about Scotland’s industries to searching for jobs, writing a CV and practising for interviews Modern Apprenticeships – find out what apprenticeships are available in Scotland and how “Every decision is a Career Decision”
- #32: Conclude presentation by highlighting SDS’ presence on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube By following SDS on social media sites parents can keep up to date with information, events and key application dates