Welcome to our new 'SQA News' section for pupils and parents of Dunblane High School. This section will give regular updates on SQA matters for all our SQA candidates
The SQA Coordinator for Dunblane High School is Mrs M Wilkinson
APPEALS - CHANGE TO CRITERIA FROM SQA
SQA Appeals News Alongside more information on the new qualifications SQA has also announced that they intend to change the appeals system. In future appeals will only be eligible for exceptional circumstance, eg illness. Currently appeals can be made for candidates who do not reach a predicted grade in the exam. It’s felt this can lead to candidates who do well in a prelim being rather complacent about the rest of the course and the exam, knowing they have a prelim pass to fall back on. The SQA parent section is at http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/41292.html
UPCOMING PRELIM DECEMBER & JANUARY EXAMINATIONS
In the event of a prelim examination being cancelled due to the impact of winter weather conditions, the examination cancelled will be resheduled ON THE FIRST AVAILABLE SCHOOL DAY AT THE END OF THE ORIGINAL EXAM DIET.
A resheduled examination will take place at same times and venue as the original exam.
Please check the 'Latest News' section if unsure or contact the school on 01786 823823
NEWS: Wednesday 9 November 2011
Qualifications are Changing - Information for Parents and Carers
Click the link below to access the SQA website that tells you what you need to know about the changes
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/46161.html
NEWS: Thursday 4 August 2011
SQA Results issued for all candidates today! Some texts were sent in error to some candidates yesterday one day ahead of schedule. The SQA state that information in these texts are accurate.
1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION in case of an Appeal being sought including all DHS deadlines can be downloaded below.
DHS Appeals Information 2011
2. THE SQA WEBSITE has further information on Appeals 2011 including FAQ and can be accessed via the link below
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/NQAppeals2011InformationForCandidatesAndParents.pdf
3. If you wish a better understanding of the layout and information contained in your Scottish Qualification Certificate (SQC) the following presentation will take you through all the different sections to help you understand more clearly
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/AboutYourSQC_Sam-fly.pdf
Visit the UCAS link below as regards all you need to know about clearing
http://www.ucas.com/
or call 0871 468 0468 for some expert help and advice!
5. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND is offering a free dedicated exam HELPLINE from today to offer advice and support to young people recieving their SQA results as well as their parents or carers. Advisers will be on hand to give the latest information on UCAS course vacancies, confirmation and clearing.
HELPLINE NUMBER - 0808 100 8000
The helpline will run from 8am-8pm on August 4-5, from 9am-5pm until August 26 and 9am-noon on August 27.
More information is available at
www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk