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EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS Blairgowrie High School Prospectus 2012/2013 These courses reflect the SQA awards prevalent at the time of publication. SQA plans to replace Standard Grades, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 awards with new qualifications called National 4 and National 5, in 2014. The school will endeavour to inform all parents of these new awards as such information becomes available. STANDARD GRADE In S2/S3 all pupils are given the opportunity to be presented for a maximum of eight courses. Standard Grades cater for pupils of all abilities. The examinations at the end of S3 are the final stage of the Standard Grade award. There are internal assessments, project/folio/practical procedures, and preliminary examinations during years 2 and 3, which are essential to the awarding process in each subject and require continuous effort on the part of the pupils. NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Intermediate courses are equivalent to Standard Grade courses but are structured differently. Pupils must pass the internal assessments of Course Units known as NABS. In addition, Intermediate 1 and 2, Higher and Advanced Higher candidates are required to sit a preliminary examination in each subject. These are then followed by external examinations in the summer term. ACCESS 3 Access 3 courses are intended for pupils who have achieved Level 7 in Standard Grade or for those pupils who require specific support for learning difficulties and have followed a specialised course in S2 and S3. In some subjects Access 3 is offered as an alternative to Foundation level at Standard Grade (S2/S3). Pupils who are successful may proceed to Intermediate 1. INTERMEDIATE 1 These courses are intended for those pupils who have achieved Levels 5 or 6 in Standard Grade, or Access 3. In S2/3 Intermediate 1 courses may be offered as an alternative to General level at Standard Grade. INTERMEDIATE 2 These courses are intended for those pupils who have achieved Levels 3 or 4 in Standard Grade, or Intermediate 1. Pupils who are successful may proceed to Higher in S5, S5 or College. In S2/3 Intermediate 2 courses may be offered as an alternative to Credit level at Standard Grade. HIGHER These courses are intended for those pupils who have achieved Levels 1 or 2 in Standard Grade, or Intermediate 2. Pupils who are successful may proceed to Advanced Higher. ADVANCED HIGHER These courses are intended for those pupils who have achieved a Higher grade. Pupils who are successful may proceed to University or College. 27 ASPIRE
ASPIRE Blairgowrie High School Prospectus 2012/2013 9 EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES There are a number of extra-curricular activities offered to our pupils by the teaching staff. These are organised at lunch intervals, evenings after school and Saturday mornings. The range of activities enable our children to take part in sports such as football, hockey, rugby, basketball, netball, dance, trampoline, badminton, golf, mountain biking, skiing and a number of inschool lunch interval clubs. 10 POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT Our school has a policy which is designed to promote positive behaviour. The policy translates into practice which: • Is based on a behaviour agreement that has been negotiated with teachers, pupils and parents. The agreement reflects stated school aims. • Focuses on acknowledging and rewarding positive actions. • Emphasises the consequences of breaking the agreement and focuses the attention of pupils, teachers and parents on ways of modifying negative behaviour. • Involves the parents in the system at an early stage. • Recognises the need for staff to remove a disruptive pupil from the class to a neighbour class. • Supports staff by having a Senior Management Member on call at all times, for emergency and urgent referrals, to enable teaching and learning to continue. • Establishes a system to support pupils for whom full time mainstream education is difficult, through reviews at case conferences and the creation of Coordinated Support Plans and Individual Education Plans which link the work done within the Individual Support Base. • Specifies the roles, rights and responsibilities of all parties within the system - pupil, parents, including subject teachers, Guidance staff, Principal Teachers (Subject) and Senior Management Team members at the relevant stages of the procedures. • Establishes clear recording procedures to ensure that full records are maintained and accessed as required. Parents can support the policy by: • Supporting their children in completing their homework. • Supporting their children by reinforcing the Code of Agreement. • Visiting the school when asked to discuss progress with Head of House. 28
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