2. PERSONAL FINANCE AWARD Network Events Wednesday 5 November – Lowden, Dalkeith Tuesday 18 November – Optima, Glasgow

3. Network Support Events  Purpose of Events – to support practitioners with the delivery and assessment of the Personal Finance Award by: –Providing information –Encouraging networking

4. Programme  SQA Update –Sharon McDowall, Qualifications Manager –Linda Meikle, Qualifications Officer  SOLAR Update – Graeme Clark, Solar Manager  Practitioner Experiences –Mike Smith, Trinity Academy, Edinburgh –Colin McGugan, Queen Margaret Academy, Ayr  ifs University College

5. Personal Finance Award  Introduced in 2010  Equips candidates with skills to cope with basic financial encounters and managing money  Is a route to certification for centres delivering personal financial education  Contributes to the delivery of CfE capacities  Is delivered by Mathematics/Business Education staff

6. Entries and Awards [Figures based on academic year, ie 1 August to 31 July]

7. Wider Achievement Awards TitleSCQF LevelEntries Employability Award45,014 Personal Finance Award42,097 Award in Religion, Belief and Values41,734 Leadership Award51,369 Employability Award31,352 Steps to Work Award41,338 Leadership Award61,116 Modern Languages for Life and Work Award4995 Personal Development Award4840 Modern Languages for Life and Work Award3793 Table 23 Awards with the highest uptake, 2013-14

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9. Options for your students:  Level 2 Certificate in Personal Finance at SCQF level 5 [ifs University College is lead on this qualification]  Skills for Work: Financial Services National 5 (C220 75) ‒ Contains 4 Units. Option to take one Unit within a Scottish context. This Unit is also an option within the Scottish Studies Award SCQF level 5 Post school:  SVQ 2 Providing Financial Services at SCQF level 5; SVQ 3 Providing Financial Services at SCQF level 6  SVQ 4 Banking and SVQ 4 Insurance both at SCQF level 8  Certificate in Payroll at SCQF level 6

10. Miscellaneous  QST – met in November 2013 ‒ Duplication of content ‒ Writers for new formative and summative assessments ‒ Include information about resources at future events  Stewart Ivory Foundation – speakers for S6 pupils  Virtual work experience for the financial sector - http://www.directions.org.uk/getingeton/

11. www.sqa.org.uk I 0303 333 0330