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January 4, 2017

Welcome back and looking forward

SQA returned from holiday today. I’m delighted to let you know that Emma has returned from maternity leave so the team is “back to normal”. Emma is now a permanent member of the team. She was originally covering Hilary’s (Weir) secondment as Digital Literacy Manager but Hilary and Emma have now been consolidated in their respective posts. We also have Hilary (Cuthbertson) in the team to help (Hilary is part time with me), and one of my first tasks for…

Categories: Computing

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December 22, 2016

Review of the year

I like to look back over the year at this time. The year had many highlights – and some low lights. The highlights include: making the new PDA in Software Development available to centres; passing 700 followers on Twitter; Emma joining the team; finalising the new PC Passport units; Aneta joining us; PC Passport was validated; we updated Internet Safety; we produced a new NPA in Software Development; we re-organised our online groups; the new version of HNC/D Interactive Media was…

Categories: Computing

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December 19, 2016

Professional learning needs of teachers

I’ve been asked to promote a survey being carried out by SQA, Education Scotland and the Scottish Government relating to the staff development needs of Computing Science teachers in Scottish schools. The results will help shape the professional development of teachers so it sounds like time well spent if you can spend a little time completing the survey. You can find it here. Please note that the questionnaire should only be completed by teachers of Computing Science in Scottish schools.

Categories: Computing

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December 13, 2016

Lead Person Network event

We had to cancel last year’s Heads of Computing event due to staff shortages. That was a pity since we had been running them, without interruption, for over a decade. I’m pleased to let you know that these events will resume next year. Some time ago we established the Lead Person Network (LPN). The LPN is a group of college staff who we consult with about various aspects of Computing qualifications and who cascade information from SQA to their respective teams.…

Categories: Event, LPN

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December 9, 2016

Employer engagement event

I attended an employer engagement event, at Glasgow Clyde College, yesterday entitled Shaping Computing Science for Scotland. The event was organised by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and SQA. Its aim was to discuss how best to get employers involved with the development of Computing qualifications. The event was well attended with representatives of large and small employers across Scotland. My presentation covered the current range of qualifications available, how we develop qualifications, and how we currently work with employers. I’ve previously posted…

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