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Course Rationales and Summaries

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Fearghal Kelly

The draft Course Rationales are now available to view on the SQA website: The draft Course Rationales and Summaries outline the proposed content for the new qualifications and their aims and purposes. The Course Rationales identify the skills and knowledge … Continue reading →

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SQA CfE NQ Development Schedule

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Fearghal Kelly

If you’re interested in the CfE National Qualifications Development Programme you will have hopefully already seen the document below which sets out the key dates for the current and new NQs. As a member of the CfE Qualification Design Team … Continue reading →

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SQA Overview of Qualifications

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Fearghal Kelly

Deciding which national qualifications to develop The SQA have published the overviews of qualifications for most of the curricular areas: The Overview of Qualifications publications outline the list of subjects that fall within each curriculum area. The list includes the … Continue reading →

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Curriculum for Excellence Progress Reports

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Fearghal Kelly

Progress Reports for seven of the eight Curricular Areas are now available on the SQA website: Progress Reports summarise the findings and conclusions of SQA’s research and engagement with stakeholders and give recommendations on the scope, skills and issues within … Continue reading →

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New National 4 and 5 Qualifications: Design Principles

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Fearghal Kelly

The SQA have published the design principles for the new National 4 & 5 Qualifications. You can view them on the SQA website, download the PDF or read them below: The design principles are the blueprint for developing the new … Continue reading →

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