2. SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY WELCOME TO THE HNC/D SOCIAL SCIENCES ANNUAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT EVENT 30 JANUARY 2012

3. PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY 10.30 amCoffee & Registration 10.45 amWelcome & Introductions - Carol Hunter, SQA 11.00 amGraded Units – Keith Pearson, Chair of QDT 11.15 amSOLAR – Graeme Clark, SQA 11.45 am Alternative forms of assessment – Brian Dunn, QDT, Aberdeen College 12.30 pmLunch 1.00 pmSubject specific workshops – Sociology, Psychology, History, Geography 1.45 pmPlenary

4. VALIDATION DATES Old HNC G86F 15finish date 31/07/2014 Old HND G87J 16finish date 31/07/2015 New HNC GC3J15indefinitely New HND GC3K16indefinitely

5. EXEMPLARS – PLEA FOR WRITERS Update on exemplar production in pack Exemplars being developed for all A, B, C & D Units, all Graded Units, Research & Methodology, Research Issues and Criminology Online question bank being developed for Research & Methodology Seeking exemplar writers for – Geography C&D, History C&D, Politics C&D

6. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS Event for Universities on 2 May 2012 to introduce them to the revised awards and explain approaches to assessment; supported by HMIE Next FE staff development event - Monday 5 November 2012 Request submitted for the development of 8 alternative style assessment exemplars in new financial year Request submitted for review and expansion of existing SOLAR question bank in new financial year

7. CURRENT QDT MEMBERS Keith PearsonChairperson Brian DunnAberdeen College Cherry HoptonAngus College Eric CochraneAdam Smith College Jan CrawfordJewel & Esk Valley College Rab WilsonStow College Janet ColeLangside College Carolyn LairdMotherwell College Colin RossAyr College Aileen DuffyScotlands Colleges

8. To Finish Contact details in pack Carol.hunter@sqa.org.ukCarol.hunter@sqa.org.ukTel: 0845 213 5449 Fiona.mackinnon@sqa.org.ukFiona.mackinnon@sqa.org.ukTel: 0845 213 5450 Presentations from today on Social Sciences web page http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/26069.htmlhttp://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/26069.html Please fill in evaluation which will be conducted this year via Survey Monkey; link to be sent out next week