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August 10, 2018

Team changes

This is Claudia’s last day in the team. She was covering Helen’s maternity leave but gained a place at university to train as a teacher, which she starts next week. Claudia has been a big help over the last few months and we will be sorry to see her go. I hope to have a replacement in the near future but in the meantime please e-mail computing@sqa.org.uk if there is anything that we can help you with. Helen will return…

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August 9, 2018

Changes to the portfolio

The portfolio of Computing qualifications is changing. Mainstream computer science/IT awards and digital skills qualifications are being separated. Me and my team will continue to look after computer science/IT but Hilary and her team will now look after digital skills/digital literacy qualifications. This means that “digital qualifications” are now Hilary’s responsibility. The following qualifications have been moved: Award in Internet Safety NPA Digital Literacy NPA Social Software NPA Digital Media PC Passport NPA Digital Passport HNC/D Technologies in Business I…

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August 9, 2018

First QDT meeting for NPA Data Science

Following on from my recent announcement about the development of a new qualification in data science and the formation of the Qualification Development Team (QDT), the team met for the first time yesterday. It’s a strong team with representation from industry (including Sky UK), universities (including University of Glasgow), special interest groups (including DataLab) and the public sector (including Midlothian Council). The QDT also has representation from the recently announced City Region Deal, which aims to make Edinburgh “the data…

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July 30, 2018

NPA Cyber Security Support Materials – Now available

After a final revision of the materials, I am pleased to advise that the Learning and Teaching materials for the NPAs in Cyber Security are now available via the SQA Secure site. This project has taken, roughly, a year, during which we have been able to work with a committed and knowledgeable development team, who have gone above and beyond to ensure the good quality of the materials produced. The materials comprise: Educator’s Guide Learner’s Notes Worksheets Practical tasks Formative…

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July 27, 2018

HNC Cyber Security – Subject page live

Further to my recent update, I am pleased to advise that the HNC Cyber Security (GP10 15) subject page is now live and can be accessed via the SQA website. There, you will find relevant information about the main features of the award and will be able to access the Group Award Specification directly from the page. For any further questions on this award, please take a look at the FAQ or contact the team.

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