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Assessing compatibility with CfE

We are increasingly asked about the extent to which existing qualifications support Curriculum for Excellence aims, values, and principles. We use the following criteria to assess compatibility with Curriculum for Excellence:

    Early Education and Childcare
  1. What contribution does the qualification make to the development of the four capacities, helping to ensure that learners are well on the way to becoming confident individuals, responsible citizens, effective contributors, and successful learners?

  2. To what extent does the SQA Course specification reflect the principles of Curriculum for Excellence, eg progression, personalisation and choice, depth, challenge, and enjoyment?

  3. What is the impact of the Course on learning: Does it facilitate experiential learning? Is there an appropriate balance of knowledge, skills, processes and contexts? Does it promote independent learning? In short, does it put the learner at the centre?

  4. What is the relationship between assessment and learning in the Course? Does the Course allow teachers and lecturers to combine formative and summative assessment in effective and efficient ways? Does it leave scope for practices such as peer- and self-assessment, personal learning planning, and comment-based marking, which are becoming more established features of learning at earlier stages of school education?

  5. To what extent are Core Skills and essential skills, and skills for learning, life and work integrated with the qualification?

Applying these criteria to qualifications

The following are a representative sample of NQ Courses in the Catalogue of National Qualifications