Computing & Digital Blog

June 29, 2016

Have a good Summer

The team wish those of you who have just commenced their Summer holidays a nice break. I still miss my long Summer holidays – but I don’t miss the pressure points throughout term time. We’re here over the Summer. Although each of us will take time here and there, we will be working for most of the Summer. It’s a good time for us since we can use it to catch up with the backlog of work. There’s plenty going…

Categories: SQA

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June 20, 2016

NPA in Software Development

We recently developed a new National Progression Award (NPA) in Software Development at SCQF Level 6 (Higher level) for use within the Foundation Apprenticeship (FA) in IT. The qualification has a simple structure, comprising three (mandatory) units. Computing: Applications Development Computing: Authoring a Website Software Design & Development. The total credit value is 3½ credits (21 SCQF points) – which means it lasts 140 hours in total. All three units are existing National Units.The Design & Development unit is part of…

Categories: NPA

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June 13, 2016

Computing curriculum in England

I attended a meeting on Friday, in London, about the new Computing curriculum in England, which was introduced in September 2014 to replace the previous ICT curriculum. It’s an ambitious curriculum that aims to deliver computer science at all stages of compulsory education (Key Stages 1-4). The main change is the move away from ICT to computer science, with a focus on algorithms, data structures and coding. This is in keeping with many other countries (such as the US, China…

Categories: Computing

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June 8, 2016

Validation event for HNC/D Interactive Media

The validation event for the revised HNC/D Interactive Media took place yesterday afternoon in central Glasgow. The purpose of validations is to review a new or updated qualification to ensure that the qualification meets its aims. The validation panel included representatives of colleges, universities and employers, none of whom had been involved in developing the qualification. A subset of the Qualification Development Team (QDT) answered the questions. Yesterday’s validation event went well. It’s great to see these events in action,…

Categories: Development, HN

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June 3, 2016

SCTT Event

The Digital Literacy team were invited to the Scottish Telecare and Telehealth Networking event on Tuesday 31 May to present information about the Learner Guides and how they can support people who work in the health, housing, social care and third sector environments. It was an interesting event; snapshot podcasts from the event (including the SQA presentation) will be available very soon from the SCTT website. The guides were well received and many of those who attended on the day expressed an interest…

Categories: Digital Skills

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