Drama

Contact the Qualifications Manager for this subject area:
Mary McDonald GRAPHIC: email icon.

Updated Frameworks

Update November 2008

The Drama Qualifications Design and Development teams have worked throughout the year to develop the new Units that will form part of the new National Certificate in Drama: Performance and the new National Certificate in Drama: Technical Theatre (both at SCQF level 6).

Following this intense period of Unit Specification Development, SQA are now in a position to provide an update on the Units and Outcomes that have been developed to date. This information is detailed in the updated frameworks below:

Background

In Drama, consultation with the FE sector and other key stakeholders started in January 2006 and a scoping report was commissioned by SQA in February 2006. This report became the basis for further consultation with the sector through to May 2007 and resulted in the identification of key areas for development and consensus for the way forward. The need for 2 NQ Group Award areas was clearly identified under the following working titles: Acting and Performance, and the Technical Theatre; development work in both areas commenced in August 2007.

Key Milestones	Date
Qualifications Design and Development Teams* formed	August 2007
Group Award framework development	September–December 2007
Draft frameworks available to centres for comment	January 2008
Unit Specification Development (new and revised units)	January–October 2008
Unit Validation	December 2008
Group Award Validation	February 2009
SQA Operational Validation	March 2009
Launch	May 2009
Available to centres for implementation	August 2009

* Qualifications Design Team (QDT)

The QDT works in conjunction with a Qualification Manager/Development Manager to steer the development of the National Qualification Group Award from its inception/revision through to validation. The group is made up of key stakeholders representing the interests of centres, employers, Sector Skills Councils, universities (where appropriate) and other relevant organisations.

Qualification Development Team (QDevT)

The Development team is made up of representatives from centres and cover a range of subject expertise, the role of the Development team is to assist with the development of the framework and assist with the unit writing and validation process. The QDT and QDevT will meet regularly throughout the development and validation process. Centres will be kept informed of development progress through regularly posted web updates.
If you would like further information on the background to the National Group Award Development Programme refer to the following document: