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
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.
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
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
25.
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.
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
Advisers to add their name and date of presentation
Introduce the work of SDS
Advisers can personalise the delivery with details of the partnership working in their school
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.
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”
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
