Senior Phase Assessment Programme Session 2017-18
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N3, N4, H and AH courses have internal assessments which will be completed throughout the session as and when pupils are ready. Not all of these are on the calendar as the timing is not certain.
Almost all National 5 courses have coursework that is done in school and sent to SQA for marking. The SQA deadline is when it has to be with them. Faculties will set earlier deadlines for pupils so that the work can be checked before it is sent.
Some courses have visiting examiners, for example Music and Drama. The dates for these will be finalised nearer the time. Pupils will be kept informed.
N5-AH Preliminary Examinations: 25th January - 7th February 2018.
If appropriate pupils may be asked to do a unit assessment during this time if they have no exam that day.
Please note that all assessment dates are flexible; pupils will be informed in advance of any changes.
Key: N3 = National 3N4 = National 4N5 = National 5H = HigherAH = Advanced Higher WB = Week beginning
Subject / September / October / November / December / January / February / March / April / MayBusiness Education / Accounts / Prelim Exams 25th Jan to 7th Feb / N5
Assignment
8/3/18 1:05pm to 3:30pm
Submit Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
Submit H Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018 / Submit
AH Project to SQA 19/04/2018
Administration and IT / N5 Assignment
13/3/18 1:05pm to 3:30pm
14/3/18 1:05pm to 3:30pm
Submit Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
Business Management / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
Submit H and AH Assignment to SQA 19/04/2018
Computing Science / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
H Assignment and AH projects Complete and to teacher for marking. / Submit H Assignment and AH project marksto SQA 4/05/2018
Subject / September / October / November / December / January / February / March / April / May
Art, Design and Technology / Art and Design / Prelim Exams 25th Jan to 7th Feb / Submit N5Design and Expressive Folios to SQA 26/04/2018
SubmitH Design and Expressive Folios to SQA 26/04/2018 / AH Design and Expressive Folios to SQA 31/05/2018
Graphic Communication / N5
assignment block Starting 19th Feb ending 9th March / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
H Assignment
mark to SQA by 27/4/18
AH mark to SQA by 27/4/18
Practical Woodwork / Complete practical project by 1st week
Submit mark for project to SQA by 27/4/18
Photography / H
Submit Project to SQA -01/06/2018
Humanities / Subject / September / October / November / December / January / Prelim Exams 25th Jan to 7th Feb / February / March / April / May
Geography / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
Submit H Assignment to SQA 19/04/2018 / Submit AH Project to SQA 11/05/2018
History / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
Submit H and AH Assignment/Dissertation to SQA 19/04/2018
Modern Studies / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
Submit H and AH Assignment/Dissertation to SQA 19/04/2018
RMPS
Subject / September / October / November / December / January / February / March / April / May
English / English / N5
Creative essay(25/9/17) / N5
Creative Essay
(9/10/17) / N5
Discursive essay(11/12/17) / N5
Discursive essay(15/1/18) / Prelim Exams 25th Jan to 7th Feb / N5
Material for Folio to teacher for (26/2/18) / Submit N5 Writing Folio to SQA 21/03/2018
H Creative essay(18/9/17) / H Creative Essay
(9/10/17) / H Discursive essay
(20/11/17) / H Discursive essay
(11/12/17) / H Reflective essay(not all pupils do this) (15/1/18) / H Reflective essay (not all pupils do this) (19/2/18) / H Material for Folio to teacher for (19/3/18) / Submit H Portfolio to SQA 19/04/2018 / Submit AH Portfolio to SQA 11/05/2018
Media / N5 Preproduction and assignment (18/12/17) / N5
Post-production for (19/02/18) Material for assignment to teacher for (22/2/18) / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
H
Preproduction and assignment (11/12/17) / H
Post-production for (19/02/18) / H Material for assignment to teacher for (19/3/18) / Submit H Assignment to SQA 19/04/2018
Subject / September / October / November / December / January / February / March / April / May
Mathematics / Mathematics / S4 N5
Assessment test / S4 and S5 N5
Assessment test / Prelim Exams 25th Jan to 7th Feb / S4 N5
Assessment test / S5
Assessment test
AH and H
Unit1 assessment (complete before summer for most) / AH and H
Unit 2 assessment / Ah and H
Unit 3 assessment
Mini prelim to include Unit 3
Applications of Mathematics / S5 N5
Assessment test / S5
Assessment test
Maths with Mechanics / AH
Unit1 assessment (complete before summer for most) / AH
Unit 2 assessment / AH
Unit 3 assessment
Mini prelim to include Unit 3
Subject / September / October / November / December / January / February / March / April / May
Modern Languages / French / N5
Before Holidays End of Unit-read and write Assessment / N5 Writing Assignment / Prelim Exams 25th Jan to 7th Feb / WB 5th March Submit N5 Writing Assignment to Principal teacherN5 Writing Folio to SQA 21/03/2018 / N5
Talking mark to SQA by 27/4/18
AH and H
Before Holidays Unit Assessment -read and Talk / AH
Unit assessment Listening / H
Unit assessment-writing / AH
Unit assessment-writing / H
Unit Assessment WB 26th
AH
Portfolio to Principal teacher week beginning 19th / H Talking mark to SQA by 27/4/18
Submit H Portfolio to SQA 19/04/2018
Spanish / Before Holidays N5 End of Unit-read and write Assessment / N5 Writing Assignment / N5
End of unit: Talking
N4
AVU / WB 5th March Submit N5 Writing Assignment to Principal teacher Submit N5 Writing Folio to SQA 21/03/2018 / N5
Talking mark to SQA by 27/4/18
H
Before Holidays Unit Assessment -read and listen / H
Unit Assessment -talking / H
Writing Folio to teacher
Unit assessment / H Talking mark to SQA by 27/4/18
Submit H Portfolio to SQA 19/04/2018
German / H
Before Holidays Unit Assessment –read/write and listen / H
Unit Assessment -talking / H Talking mark to SQA by 27/4/18
Submit H Portfolio to SQA 19/04/2018
Subject / September / October / November / December / January / February / March / April / May
Science / Biology / N5
Assignment complete / Prelim Exams 25th Jan to 7th Feb / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
H
Practical for Assignment / H
Assignment write up / Submit H and AH Assignment/Project to SQA 19/04/2018
Chemistry / N5
Assignment complete / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
H
Assignment write up / Submit H and AH Assignment/Project to SQA 19/04/2018
Physics / N5
Assignment complete / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
H
Practical for Assignment / H
Assignment write up during Prelims / Submit H and AH Assignment/Project to SQA 19/04/2018
Subject / September / October / November / December / January / February / March / April / May
Health / Health & Food technology / N5
Start Assignment / Prelim Exams 25th Jan to 7th Feb / Assignment booklet to teacher 1st week
Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018
H
Start Assignment / Assignment booklet to teacher 1st week
Submit H Assignment to SQA 19/04/2018
Practical cookery / N5
Assignment starting Mid Feb and Ending Mid March / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 21/03/2018 / N5 Practical Examination Result to SQA by 4/05/2018
Physical education / N5
Start Portfolio / N5
Performance Skills Assessment
Draft Portfolio to Teacher / Submit N5 Portfolio to SQA 19/04/2018
H
Performance Skills Assessment / H
Performance Skills Assessment / H
Performance Skills Assessment. Result to SQA by 4/05/2018
Subject / September / October / November / December / January / February / March / April / May
Performing Arts / Drama / Prelim Exams 25th Jan to 7th Feb / National Practical exam end of March
Higher Practical exam end of March / AH Practical exam After Easter holiday / AH and H
Complete Project first week May and pass to teacher
Submit AH Project to SQA 11/05/2018
Music / National Practical exam end of March
Compositions by end March / Submit N5 Assignment to SQA 19/04/2018
Higher Practical exam end of March / AH Practical exam beginning of month
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