1. Recognising Positive Achievement Arrangements National 4/5

2. Recognising Positive Achievement Arrangements Support candidates who receive a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the Course Assessment at National 5 Allows candidates to achieve the Course Award at National 4, providing they have passed: – All Internally-Assessed Units at National 5 – Added Value Unit at National 4 – Numeracy/Literacy Unit (if applicable) Candidates must have been entered for and attempted at least one component of the National 5 Course assessment

3. RPA Arrangements contd. There has to be a hierarchical/corresponding Course in place at National 4 English, Gàidhlig and Mathematics Courses at National 4 include a Literacy or Numeracy Unit, but the corresponding Courses at National 5 do not. To be eligible for RPA in these Courses the candidate must also have: - Pass in the National 4 Added Value Unit - Pass in the Lit/Num Unit at N4 or N5 *Not applicable to Lifeskills Mathematics Course

4. Centre use of RPA Prior to August Certification: English

5. This example demonstrates a candidate who has already achieved a Pass in the Literacy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4. The Centre has resulted both Units prior to August certification: Literacy Unit: H23W 75: Literacy Added Value Unit: H23Y 74: English Assignment

6. In August 2014, this candidate receives a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the National 5 Course Assessment This candidate is eligible for RPA as she has completed all of the internally- assessed Units within the English Course at National 5 Centre previously resulted the Literacy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4, therefore, SQA will automatically award the National 4 Course on results day

7. CourseResultUnitsLiteracy UnitAdded Value Unit C724 75: English No Award H23H 75 English: Analysis and Evaluation H23W 75 Literacy H23T 75 English: Creation and Production C724 74: English PassH23Y 74 English Assignment

8. Centre use of RPA Prior to August Certification: Mathematics

9. This example demonstrates a candidate who has already achieved a Pass in the Numeracy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4. The Centre resulted both Units prior to August 2014 certification: National 5 Numeracy Unit: H225 75 Numeracy National 4 Added Value Unit: H22G 74: Mathematics: Test

10. In August 2014, this candidate receives a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the National 5 Course Assessment This candidate is eligible for RPA as she has completed all of the internally- assessed Units within the Maths Course at National 5 Centre previously resulted the Numeracy Unit at National 5 and the Added Value Unit at National 4 SQA will automatically award the National 4 Course on results day

11. CourseResultUnitsNumeracy UnitAdded Value Unit C757 75: Mathematics No AwardH22F 75 Mathematics: Expressions and Formulae H225 75 Numeracy H22G 75 Mathematics: Relationships H22J 75 Mathematics: Applications C747 74: Mathematics PassH22H 74 Mathematics: Test

12. Example: Centre use of RPA Post Certification: Geography

13. This candidate receives a ‘No Award’ (Band 8/9) in the National 5 Geography Course Assessment in August 2014 The candidate had passed all the internally – assessed Units at National 5 In this instance, SQA will automatically create a National 4 Course entry for the candidate The centre then enters the candidate for the Added Value Unit and submits a Pass result on completion of the assessment. SQA will send an updated certificate for this candidate Automatically-generated National 4 Course entries will be held open on the system until April the following year

14. CourseResultUnitsResultAdded Value Unit C733 75 Geography No Award H27H 75 Geography: Human Environments Pass H27J 75 Geography: Global Issues Pass H27G 75 Geography: Physical Environments Pass C733 74 Geography PassH27K 74 Geography: Assignment

15. Candidate not eligible for RPA Arrangements

16. CourseResultUnitsResultAdded Value Unit Result C713 75: Chemistry Grade DH21G 75: Chemical Changes and Structure Pass H21J 75: Nature’s Chemistry Pass H21l 75: Chemistry in Society Pass C713 74N/AH21M 74: Chemistry Assignment Pass Although this candidate has passed the Added Value Unit at National 4, they receive a Grade D in the Course Assessment Therefore, this candidate is not eligible for RPA

17. Report Notifications In August, we will send you a report to inform you of all your candidates for whom we have automatically created a Course entry at National 4 The candidates in this report will have received a band 8 or 9 in their National 5 Course assessment and passed all the internally-assessed Units at National 5 For each National 4 Course entry, the report will list the candidates’ names and SCNs and will indicate ‘P’ where the candidate has been awarded the National 4 Course Where the candidate has not been awarded the National 4 Course, the field alongside the candidate’s name will be blank These candidates will be eligible for a National 4 Course award, provided you take the necessary action

18. National 4 to National 3 Arrangements If a candidate achieves all of the Units of a National 4 Course, except the Added Value Unit, it is possible for that candidate to achieve the corresponding Course at National 3, providing: Centre enters the candidate for the National 3 Course - 23 May 2014 for schools 2 June 2014 for colleges (This is to ensure that it is included in the August certification process) Please note that it is not necessary to withdraw the candidate from the corresponding National 4 Course. If the National 4 entry is not being withdrawn, the National 3 entry should be processed by exception