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February 16, 2022

Welcome to Walter

Many of you will know Walter Patterson who has now joined the Next Gen team as a Subject Implementation Manager (SIM) for Computing. SIMs have been appointed to help subject team develop and implement Next Gen qualifications. I’m delighted to have Walter’s knowledge and experience available to help with this important development. Although most of Walter’s time will be spent working on phase 2 of NG-HN (HND Computer Science, HND Networking and HND Software Development), he’ll help us complete the…

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February 14, 2022

Yammer network

Many of you will know that the team has been using mailing lists for a number of years to help with communication and collaboration. These services come and go and the last one to go was Groupspaces, which closed last year. These services are free and they’re generally unsustainable over a long period of time. So we’ve decided to bring these communications in-house by using the SQA Computing network on Yammer. There are already over 300 members and we plan…

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February 10, 2022

HN Next Gen webinar series

Interested in finding out how we are reshaping our Higher National qualifications for the future? Bookings are now open for the five remaining NextGen: HN webinars taking place this year. For more information about the webinars and how to secure your place, please follow the link. If you have any enquiries about the webinars, please call our Events Team on 0345 213 5580 or email sqaevents@sqa.org.uk.

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February 9, 2022

Level 4 Resources for Cyber Fundamentals and Internet Safety

Education Scotland have collaborated with Girvan Academy in South Ayrshire to produce a set of resources that combine the SQA level 4 units in Cyber Security Fundamentals and Internet Safety. The following teaching resources have been created: Getting Started with Chrome-book   Getting Started with iPad   Getting Started with Online Accounts   Getting Started with Devices teaching PowerPoint Getting Started with Online Accounts teaching PowerPoint The teacher answer booklet and prior verification certificate can be downloaded from the SQA secure site. Contact Scott Hunter for…

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February 3, 2022

First meeting of the esports team

The first meeting of the Qualification Development Team (QDT) for NPA Esports took place yesterday afternoon. There’s been lots of interest in this development since I first announced it last month.Over 20 people attended the meeting, representing schools, colleges and national organisations. The first meeting of any QDT is a little bureaucratic because I have to explain the role of the team and the process that has to be followed to develop new qualifications. But we had interesting discussions around…

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