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News From North East March 2008

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Changes to the Cambridge University Application Process for 2009 Entry UK

Extract from Cambridge University website…

"Previously applicants have had to submit both a UCAS application and a Cambridge Application Form (CAF) by the 15 October, followed by a Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ).

From 2009 entry onwards, if you are a UK or EU applicant, you will only need to submit a UCAS application naming Cambridge as one of your choices. After your UCAS application has been received you will be asked to provide additional information through a Supplementary Application Questionnaire (SAQ), in common with applicants to many other universities.

The associated £10 fee for UK and EU applicants will also be discontinued."

More information on the University of Cambridge website.

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Pupil Statistics

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland contains information on pupils in publicly funded schools in Scotland, mainly derived from the latest annual pupil census which took place in September 2007.

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SQA Exam Timetable

The 2008 NQ Examination Timetable is available to view online. The PDF file lists the examinations both by date and course order.

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Working with Hard-to-Reach Young People

This Working with Hard-to-Reach Young People document provides practical guidelines for professionals who seek to improve their engagement with hard to reach young people.

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SQA Attainment and School Leaver Qualifications in Scotland: 2006/07

Information on the attainment of National Qualifications by pupils attending publicly funded secondary schools.

Extract from Scottish Government Statistics publication.

"Some of the main findings include:

Attainment:

  • Cumulative attainment has remained stable in recent years. Attainment is greater for females than males in all stages and in all categories.
  • Of the pupils in S4 in 2004/05, 34 per cent had gained 5 or more awards at SCQF level 5 or better by the end of that year. This had increased to 47 per cent by the end of 2006/07. (Table 5)
  • The findings for S4 pupils in 2006/07 were as follows:
    • Pupils registered for free school meals scored less on average than those who were not. Similarly, pupils who live in the 15% most deprived data zones had lower average tariff scores than those in the other 85% of data zones.
    • Pupils attending schools in rural areas had higher average tariff scores than pupils attending urban schools.
    • Data on looked after children is incomplete and may not be representative of all looked after children. However, the information available suggests that looked after children have much lower average tariff scores than those not looked after. Furthermore looked after children without additional support needs ( ASN) have a lower average tariff score than pupils who are not looked after but do have ASN.
    • Chinese, Mixed Race and Indian pupils in S4 attained the highest average tariff scores over the last three years. (Table 8)
    • There has been a slight increase in the number of qualifications gained in special schools, due to an increase at SCQF level 2, as well as a slight increase in the proportion of passes, between 2005/06 and 2006/07

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Date Section Publication
14/03/2008 Education and Skills

Insight 40: Evaluation of Skills for Work Pilot Courses [Research Publications]
The overarching purpose of the research was to undertake a process evaluation of the Skills for Work pilot courses in order to inform the national roll-out of these courses. The evaluation of the Skills for Work pilot was based around a qualitative methodology in order to get to the heart of the implementation process.

14/03/2008  Education and Skills 

Growing Up in Scotland Study: Use of Informal Support By Families With Young Children [Report]
This report, which draws on data from the first sweep of the Growing Up in Scotland study, starts from the position that in order to understand the types of formal support services that parents of young children require, the extent to which parents have access to, and draw upon, informal sources of support must also be understood.

14/03/2008 Education and Skills

Growing Up In Scotland Study: Growing Up In Rural Scotland [Research Publications]
This report uses data from the Growing up in Scotland ( GUS) study to explore what is distinctive about growing up in rural, remote and small-town Scotland in comparison with urban Scotland. Findings are based on the first sweep of GUS, which involved interviews with the main carers of 5,217 children aged 0-1 years old and 2,859 children aged 2-3 years old, carried out between April 2005 and March 2006.

18/03/2008  Education and Skills

Statistics Publication Notice: Lifelong Learning Series: Students in Higher Education at Scottish Institutions 2006-07 [Publication]
Statistics on students in higher education in Scottish institutions for academic year 2006-07

26/03/2008 Education and Skills

Education and Training Research Findings No. 5/2008: Individual Learning Accounts Scotland (ILA Scotland) - Learners Study [Research Findings]
The survey gauged impact on e.g. widening participation; introducing new learners to adult learning; providing an opportunity for those who have not recently participated in learning to do so etc.

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Froth and Bubble

Some withering wit…

"He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know."
- Abraham Lincoln

"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
- Mark Twain

"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up."
- Paul Keating

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go."
- Oscar Wilde

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