S5/6 OPTIONS/PATHW AYS EVENING Welcome: Mr Beaton DHT S4

S5/6 OPTIONS/PATHW AYS EVENING Welcome: Mr Beaton DHT S4

NO MAN CAN TETHER TIME NOR TIDE o o o o o o o Prelims S5/6 Options Supported Study Easter School SQA Exams S5/6 starts in June Vocational, College and Foundation Apprenticeships begin in August

PROGRESSION ROUTES EXPLAINED School subject options overview – Mrs Crawford (DHT/Timetable) The role of pastoral – Ms Van Looy (PT Pastoral) Careers advice and the role of (SDS) – Claire Anderson (Careers Advisor) Foundation Apprenticeships – Alistair McKibbon (Employability Lead) Vocational Opportunities – Jillian Davis (Vocational Coordinator)

*NEW HIGHERS/ SOME CHANGES The Removal of Units and Unit Assessment has led to some changes to Higher Course Assessment. Highers have been extended in the following ways: Extension of existing question paper Extension/modification of existing item of coursework A new question paper A new item of coursework

IN PRACTICE RMPS Higher: has an additional exam paper – an increase of 45 minutes exam time. The course assignment is now worth 25%, down from 30%. Busman Higher: exam has increased by 30 minutes. The course assignment is now worth 25%, down from 30%. Maths Higher: exam has increased by 35 minutes across both papers. English: no change to exam, however, there is an additional spoken language assessment whish is assessed as pass/fail. . a candidate taking these four Highers will have 1 hour 50 minutes more exam time than in previous years, while their course assessment will be worth less in RMPS and Busman.