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        TES Scotland Curriculum - Forum

        Debate the Curriculum for Excellence and all aspects of the Scottish curriculum in this Group. This is also the place to get advice from your peers on the most effective way to implement the curriculum

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        New exam specifications

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          Cthulthu

          Member since 21-7-2011
          Just managed recently to gird my loins and grit my teeth to look at the specifications for N4, N5 and Higher English, and was overcome with a dreadful sense of deja vu. Given that they are meant to be designed to help our pupils meet the challenges of the future, their resemblance to the old Scotvec modules binned at the end of last century is depressing. A couple of other things come to mind. First is the reappearance of listening: it was part of S-Grade for a couple of years, then scrapped; it was part of Higher Still for a couple of years, then scrapped. Do these people learn nothing? Second, where does literature come into this? It looks like an optional extra to me. Third, what tw*t came up with the term "added value". Finally, at a time when our pay and conditions are being slashed, why should we accept wholly internal assessment for N4, basically doing for nothing what the SQA used to pay us to do? Those of you who remember Scotvec modules will also remember the "rigorous moderation procedures" they used, which the SQA has promised it will use too: some idiot on overnight expenses would turn up, look at your "instruments of assessment", point out that you had no question on "audience" in your close reading, put you on hold, go away, wait until you had forged some remedy, then approve you. I used to take it, but, at this stage of my career, I might be tempted to be more assertive.
          Posted 20-11-2011 16:46
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          flamencodancer

          Member since 19-12-2007

          Do you think that prospective employers will accept N4s , which are going to be internally assessed using instuments of assessment made up by class teachers?  I suspect not as they don't really trust us.  I agree with you.  Which *** thought all this up?  I bet they were well paid for it!!!!!

          Posted 22-3-2012 8:55
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          rosered27

          Member since 19-11-2010

          I agree with the assessment issues in National 4. Parents have already picked up on that and explained their preferred qualification would be National 5 due to the rigor of external assessment. However, I would like to think that sqa will deliver support for internal assessment similar to the NABs in place at the moment. With an sqa approved marking scheme, teachers should be safe.

          Posted 3-5-2012 11:25
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          cochrane1964

          Member since 17-11-2006
          Depending on what LA or school you attend, you could come out with 5,6,7,8 or 9 N5 certificates with equal ability.
          Posted 4-5-2012 10:02
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