Senior phase information evening 20 February presentation

1. Welcome
Senior Phase Information Evening
Wednesday 20 February 2019
Angela Bell
DHT S4, 5, 6

2. Senior Phase of Curriculum for Excellence
• provides specialisation, depth and rigour
• prepares students well for achieving qualifications to the highest
level of which they are capable
• continues to develop skills for learning, skills for life and skills for
work
• continues to provide a range of activities which develop the four
capacities (successful learner, confident individual, responsible
citizen effective contributor)
• supports students to achieve a positive and sustained destination

3. Academic Qualifications
• At Tynecastle, students can study for these SQA qualifications:
•National 3
•National 4
•National 5
•Higher
•Advanced Higher

4. Subjects
• There is a wide range, and all of these will be described in
detail in our Review and Course Choice documentation, to be
issued soon
English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish,
Design & Manufacture, Music, Art and Design, Computing,
Accounting, Administration and IT, Business Education, History,
Geography, Modern Studies, Physical Education, Dance, Drama,
Craft and Design, Health and Food Technology

5. What do National Qualifications look like..?
For example - Maths courses

9. Courses that are more vocational –
skills for learning, life and work
• Curriculum Enhancement – Laboratory Science, Cake Craft, Practical
Woodworking, Childcare, College courses, Foundation Apprenticeships (in
Civil Engineering, Financial Services and IT and Digital Software)
• Wider Achievement – Volunteering (nursery schools, Redhall School,
charity shops), Sports Leadership, YPI, leading school clubs such as Dance
and Football, producing and directing our Pantomime…
• Work Experience – local schools and businesses, JET Academy… Students
are encouraged to arrange their own Work Experience placements
• Partnerships – Edinburgh College, Henshaw, Mark Scott Leadership for Life
Award, BlackRock, North British Distillery, Capital Credit Union, FCA...
Lots!

10. Student Pathways
• Every student has a different pathway through their
experience of school
• There is lots of personalisation and choice
• Some examples…

11. Learner Journey - Alan Law
Year Courses Achievements
S1/2 BGE Level 3 Consolidating in all curricular areas Debating Club, Fencing,
JASS
S3 8 curricular areas
Breadth + Depth (L3 Secure, L4 in some areas)
Fencing, Student Council,
Duke of Edinburgh, John
Muir (S3 e-portfolio)
S4
6 x N5
N5: English, Maths, History, French, Chemistry,
Drama
Assists at fencing club, DOE,
Panto production team
S5
5 x H
English, Maths, History, French, Chemistry Young Philanthropist,
S1 MVP mentor leading to
Leadership Award
S6 3 Advanced Highers; Higher Modern Studies,
Community Service class, work experience in law
firm, leaves school with 3 Advanced Highers, 6
Highers and 6 Nat 5s to study Law at University
House Captain, Charities
Committee, Mark Scott
Leadership Award,
School Certificate of
Achievement

12. Learner Journey - Dee Singer
Year Courses Achievements
S1/2 BGE uneven: success in Art, Music, CDT Film soundtracks created and
shown at assemblies; Dance Club
S3
8 Choices
Level 3 for some BGE subjects,
Level 4 in Art, Drama and Dance
Acts in films for media club
Art Club (e-portfolio)
S4
N5(3) N4 (3)
N5: Art, Design & Manufacture,
N4: Maths, English, Dance, Drama
Zumba Club and Panto
S5 H: Art, Design & Manufacture
Theatre Arts (College)
N5: English, Maths
Zumba Club
S1 Mediator, S2 Paired Reader
Leadership Award
S6 H: English; Nat 5: Drama
Community Service Class, Work Placement
in Theatre
Prom Committee,
Redhall Volunteer
Positive
Destination
Leaves school to move on to a College
Course in Theatre Arts with 3 Highers; 6
N5s; 3 N4s
School Certificate of
Achievement

13. Learner Journey – Guy Duguid
Year Courses Achievements
S1/2 Slow Progress with BGE. Level 3
consolidating mainly
Young Carer, JASS
Cool Down Crew
S3 (8) Level 3 still not secure in any subject
Skillforce (Steps to Work/First Aid Award
Mechanics Club; Biking
S4 Access: English, Maths,
N4: PE, Hospitality
Personal Development & John Muir
Fire Services Cadet
Mechanics
Green Team Project
S5 N4: English, Physics
N5: PE, Hospitality
College Placement engineering, Gorgie
Farm Volunteer
S1 Buddy, Helped with JASS
Cycling project, Catering for
school events, helped S1
football team
Positive
Destination
Apprenticeship in garage with help of
careers staff
Leaves with… 2 N5s; 4 N4s; PDA Leadership, John Muir,
Skills for Work
S3 Profile

14. Career Management Skills
Eilidh Christie / Lyn Sutherland

15. Your options
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HND
(Higher National Diploma)
HNC
(Higher National Certificate)
NC/NQ
(National Cert)
Postgraduate Degree
Undergraduate
Degree
Employability Fund
Activity Agreement
Advanced Highers
Highers
National 5s
National 4s
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Employment
Graduate Level Apprenticeship
Employment
Modern Apprenticeship
Employment
Foundation Apprenticeship

16. • My World of Work is Scotland’s careers information and advice
web service
• It can support you as a parent / carer for careers advice and
information, as well as helping you help your child
• Your child will be introduced to My World of Work in school
and will be supported to set up their individual user account.
This will give them access to a wealth of career information,
resources and tools
myworldofwork.co.uk

17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vyrJs1V3fc

18. www.planitplus.net

19. Helping you to help your child
Online:
myworldofwork.co.uk
Twitter: @mywowscotland
Facebook: My World of Work
YouTube: My World of Work
Face-to-face:
Visit an SDS careers centre to talk to an Adviser. Visit
centres.myworldofwork.co.uk to find your nearest centre
Parents are welcome to come along to their son's/daughter's careers interviews,
and Lyn is flexible about arranging these early in the morning (from 7.45) if they
are heading into work
Telephone:
Call us to free speak to an Adviser on 0800 917 8000

20. What is The Edinburgh Guarantee?
The Edinburgh Guarantee exists to make sure that every school
leaver in Edinburgh will leave school with the choice of a job,
further education or training opportunity.
The Edinburgh Guarantee team work with employers, colleges
and
training providers in Edinburgh to encourage them to create
more
jobs, training and college placements for the City’s young
people.

21. The Edinburgh Guarantee web-site
http://www.edinburghguarantee.org/

22. Edinburgh Guarantee Film
https://youtu.be/uNRiy4rPENc

23. Developing the Young Workforce &
Schools College Partnerships
Deborah Robertson

24. Did you know?

25. Traditional routes to employment

26. More Choices – No Wrong Path

27. Schools College Partnership
Additional choice of subjects not offered in school – 45 courses
1 of your column choices studied at college over 2 half days
•Explore employment pathway and gain a qualification
•Develop skills, confidence and independence
•Enhance CV college or UCAS application
•Pupils better prepared for world of work
•Increased post school choices.
•All SCP courses offer progression to a full time Edinburgh College
course

28. Schools College Partnership
subject areas
Creative industries Engineering & Built Environment
-Computer games Automotive
-Digital Media Electrical Skill
-Film & Media Construction
-Acting & Performance
-Music Business & Technology Police Studies
Events & Hospitality
Health & Social Care Retail
-Play & child development Travel & Tourism
-Psychology Professional Cookery

29. Foundation Apprenticeships
Developed in partnership with industry in key growth areas
•Try out a career whilst you’re still at school and gain an industry
accredited qualification (SCQF level 6)
•Extensive work placement with top employers
•Enhance CV college or UCAS application
•Fast track to Modern Apprenticeship.
•Accepted by Scottish Universities as a higher equivalent*

30. Foundation Apprenticeship
Courses
•Accounting
•Business
•Civil Engineering
•Creative & Digital Media
•Engineering
•Financial Services
•Food & Drink Technologies
•IT Software Development
•Scientific Technologies
•Social Services – Children and Young People*
•Social Services and Healthcare*

31. FA Employers

32. “The opportunity to gain real work
experience while getting an
introduction into a career I’m already
passionate about is something that
would not have been possible to do
within school.” - Douglas This
Apprenticeship
has
opened
that door for me
by
giving me real work experience
which
will hopefully
help
me
move on to further study in the
future.” - Michael

33. How to apply
Talk to Guidance Teacher
or Careers Advisor

34. Useful links
https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/
www.mykidscareer.com You can call SDS free to speak to an Adviser on 0800 917 8000
www.theguarantee.org Local Jobs, apprenticeships and other school leaver opportunities
http://www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/Courses/ Edinburgh College Courses
Career coach – to link careers and courses , also PlanIT
All in Edinburgh – For young people with long term health problems or disabilities
In a nutshell guides for Parents https://www.npfs.org.uk/downloads/ including:
•Apprenticeships in a Nutshell
•Skills in a Nutshell
•Learning Pathways in the Senior Phase and beyond
•Digital Skills in a Nutshell
•Career Conversations in a Nutshell

43. Senior Phase of Curriculum for Excellence
• provides specialisation, depth and rigour
• prepares students well for achieving qualifications to the
highest level of which they are capable
• continues to develop skills for learning, skills for life and skills
for work
• continues to provide a range of activities which develop the
four capacities (successful learner, confident individual,
responsible citizen effective contributor)
• supports students to achieve a positive and sustained
destination
• thrives on flexible approaches, allowing for personalisation and
choice… If you have additional ideas, speak to us!

44. Key Dates –
•Friday 22 March – Tracking Report 6 issued for S4,
5 and 6
•March – Learner Reviews and 2018-19 Coursing
for S4 and S5
•24 April - 31 May - SQA Exams
•3 June – new timetable begins
•Tuesday 6 August – SQA Results Day (and the
beginning of any necessary re-coursing)

45. Questions..?