Please see below documents relating to the Alternative Certification Model used to award pupils provisional grades for session 2020-21. In addition, the Details of Assessments document has been also shown in table format below.

Details of SQA Assessments - Wick High School - 2020-21

Details of Assessments Wick High School
English & Modern Languages Department
	Assessment	Components	Content
English National 5	S4 N5	RUAE	Passage/Questions
		Critical Reading	Scottish Poetry/Critical Essay on text
		Folio	Writing piece x1
	S5 N5	RUAE	Passage/Questions
		Critical Reading	Scottish Poetry/Critical Essay on text
		Folio	Writing piece x 1
English Higher	1	RUAE	Passage/Questions
	2	Critical Reading	Scottish Poetry/Critical Essay on text
	3	Folio	Writing piece x1
N5 French	1	SQA exam style assessment	Reading
	2		Writing
	3		Talking
	4		Listening
Higher German	1	SQA exam style assessment	Reading
	2		Writing
	3		Talking
	4		Listening
			Higher German was delivered through the Highland Virtual Academy
Maths Business and Computing Science
	Assessment	Components	Content
N5 Maths	1 (S4)	SQA exam style assessment	Paper 1 Non-Calculator
			Paper 2 Calculator
	1 (S5/6)	SQA exam style assessment	Paper 1 Non-Calculator
			Paper 2 Calculator
	2	Other exam style assessment	Paper 1 Non-Calculator
			Paper 2 Calculator
Higher Maths	1	SQA exam style assessment	Paper 1 Non-Calculator
	2	SQA exam style assessment	Paper 2 Calculator
Adv H Maths	1	SQA exam style assessments	Delivered by the Highland Virtual Academy online
N5 Computing	1	SQA exam style assessments	Units were mixed and delivered in three parts
Higher Computing Science	1	SQA exam style assessments	Units were mixed and delivered in three parts
AH Computing Science	1	SQA exam style assessments	Units were mixed and delivered in three parts
N5 Business	1	SQA Exam style Assessments	Delivered through North Highland College
	2	SQA Unit assessments as required	Delivered through North Highland College
Higher Business	1	SQA Exam style Assessments	Delivered through North Highland College
	2	SQA Unit assessments as required	Delivered through North Highland College
Physical Education, Music Health and Food Technology and Practical Cookery
	Assessment	Components	Content
N5 PE	1	Practical Performance	One-off performance in first chosen activity
	2	Portfolio	SQA Coursework assessmnet covering all theory topics (Completed May - June)
H PE	1	Practical Performance	One-off performance in first chosen activity
	2	Question Paper	Sections 1-3 of 2020 SQA Paper (In 3 sittings)
N5 Practical Cookery	1	Practical Perofrmance	Praparing, cooking and serving 2 courses (as set out by SQA)
	2	Assignment	Time plan for three courses with equipment list and serving details.
	3	Question Paper	SQA 2021 question Paper
N5 Health and Food Tech	1	Assignment	Pupil choice from 2021 SQA briefs. Completed Nov-Mar.
	2	Question Paper	SQA 2021 question Paper (In 2 sections)
Higher Health and Food Tech	1	Assignment	Pupil choice from 2021 SQA briefs. Completed Nov-Mar.
	2	Question Paper	SQA 2021 question Paper (In 2 sections)
N5 Music	1	Practical Performance	Performance on either One instrument OR Voice. Recorded as individual pieces,
	2	Question Paper	SQA 2021 Listening Paper
Higher Music	1	Practical Performance	Performance on either One instrument OR Voice. Recorded as individual pieces,
	2	Question Paper	SQA 2021 Listening Paper
Technology & Art Faculty
	Assessment	Components	Content
N5 Graphic Communication	1	SQA exam style assessment	CAD, Digital Techniques
	2	SQA exam style assessment	DTP, Identifying Graphics, Scale
	3	Assignment	SQA 2021 Assignment Task
	Note: the N5 course award weighting will be 62% for the question papers and 38% for the assignment.
N5 Woodwork	1	SQA exam style assessment	Sustainability, Materials, Measuring and Marking, Benchwork Tools, Machinery, Finishing, Drilling
	2	SQA exam style assessment	Safety, Turning
		Assignment	SQA 2021 Assignment Task
	Note: the N5 course award weighting will be 30% for the question papers and 70% for the practical activity.
	Assessment	Components	Content
N5 Design and Manufacture	1	SQA exam style assessment	Product Analysis - covering the manufacturing process and materials.
	2	SQA exam style assessment	The Design Process - evaluation and identifying idea generation techniques.
	3	SQA exam style assessment	Manufacturing and Tools
	4	Assignment	SQA 2021 Assignment Task - Design and Practical
	Note: the N5 course award weighting will be 44% for the question papers and 56% overall for the assignment.
	Assessment	Activity	Content
Higher Graphic Communication	1	SQA exam style assessment	CAD, Filetypes, Tangency
	2	SQA exam style assessment	DTP, Reading Drawings, DTP Features
	3	Assignment	SQA 2021 Assignment Task
Higher Design and Manufacture	1	SQA exam style assessment	Product Analysis - covering the manufacturing process and materials.
	2	SQA exam style assessment	The Design Process - evaluation and identifying idea generation techniques.
	3	SQA exam style assessment	Manufacturing and Tools
	4	Assignment	SQA 2021 Assignment Task - Design and Practical
N5 Art & Design	1	Expressive portfolio	Process, Skills and Evaluation
	2	Design portfolio	Process, Skills and Evaluation
	3	SQA exam style assessment	Art Studies
Higher Art & Design	1	Expressive portfolio	Process, Skills and Evaluation
	2	Design portfolio	Process, Skills and Evaluation
	3	SQA exam style assessment	Design Studies
AH Art & Design	1	Portfolio - Expressive or Design	Practical, Contextual Analysis, Evaluation
Social Subjects and RMPS Faculty
	Assessment	Activity	Content
N5 History	1	Timed unit assessments	Unit practice questions and activities as required
	2	SQA exam style assessment	Scottish: Era of the Great War
	3		British: The Atlantic Slave Trade
	4		European and World: Rise of the Nazis
H History	1	Timed unit assessments	Unit practice questions and activities as required
	2	SQA exam style assessment	Scottish: Migration and Empire
	3		British: Britain - 1851-1951
	4		European and World: American Civil Rights 1918-1968
Adv H History	1	SQA 2021 Assessment	AH History was delivered by the Highland Virtual Academy online
	2		Class based assessments as required
N5 Modern Studies	1	Timed unit assessments	Unit practice questions and activities as required
	2	SQA exam style assessment	Democracy in Scotland Unit
	3		Crime and the Law Unit
	4		International Issues: The Migration Crisis
H Modern Studies	1	Timed unit assessments	Unit practice questions and activities as required
	2	SQA exam style assessment	Democracy in Scotland and the UK Unit
	3		Social Inequality in the UK
	4		International Issues: Terrorism
N5 Geography	1	Timed unit assessments	Unit practice questions and activities as required
	2	SQA exam style assessment	Physical Environments
	3		Human Environments
	4		Global Issues
H Geography	1	Timed unit assessments	Unit practice questions and activities as required
	2	SQA exam style assessment	Physical Environments
	3		Human Environments
	4		Global Issues Paper Part 1 - Global Climate Change
	5		Global Issues Paper Part 2 - Geographical Skills
N5 RMPS	1	SQA exam style assessment	Morality and Belief: Morality and Medicine
	2		Religious and Philosophical Questioning: Evil and Suffering
	3		World Religion: Buddhism
Science Faculty
	Assessment	Components	Content
N5 Biology	1	SQA 2021 exam Assessment	Delivered in 3 separate 50 minute sections, split in order of SQA assessment. Covered the entire course.
	2	SQA Unit Assessments	SQA Freestanding Units: Unit 1 (Cell Biology), Unit 2 (Multicellular Organisms) and Unit 3 (Biology: Life on Earth)
	3	Unit 3 A/B test	Inhouse Unit 3 - Life on Earth.
H Human Biology	1	SQA 2021 exam Assessment	Delivered in 3 separate 50 minute sections, split in order of SQA assessment (Section 1, Section 2 Q1- 9 and Section 2 Q 10 - 14). Covered the entire course.
	2	SQA Unit Assessments	SQA Freestanding Units: Unit 1 (Human Biology: Neurobiology and Immunology), Unit 2 (Human Biology: Human Cells), and Unit 3 (Human Biology: Physiology and Health)
	3	A/B Test	SQA Unit 1((Human Biology: Neurobiology and Immunology) and Unit 2((Human Biology: Human Cells, key areas 1-4)
	4	SQA 2021 exam Assessment 2	Content covering all three SQA Units written by another Centre with additional SQA questions
AH Biology	1	SQA 2021 exam Assessment	Assessment competed in one sitting
	2	SQA Unit Assessment	SQA Unit 3 (Biology: Metabolism and Survival)
	3	Unit 3 A/B Assessment	Inhouse Unit 3 ( (Biology: Metabolism and Survival) A/B plus problem solving and data handling
N5 Chemistry	1	SQA 2021 exam Assessment	Delivered in 3 separate 50 minute sections, split in consecutive order of SQA assessment. Covered the entire course.
		SQA Unit Assessments	Sqa Freestanding Units: Unit 1 (Chemical Changes & Structure), Unit 2 (Chemistry in Society) and Unit3 (Nature's Chemistry)
	2	Inhouse Unit Assessment	Inhouse Unit 1 assessment, Chemical Changes & Structure which was verified by the SQA with guidance from the SQA on use for grade boundaries (30% Grade A questions agreed by the SQA) and marking guidance.
H Chemistry	1	SQA 2021 exam Assessment	Delivered in 4 separate 50 minute sections, split in consecutive order of SQA assessment. Covered the entire course.
		SQA Unit Assessments	SQA Freestanding Units: Unit 1(Chemical Changes & Structure), Unit 2 (Nature's Chemistry) and Unit 3 (Chemistry in Society)
	2	Class based assessments	Series of short assessments using SQA past paper questions and in class under test conditions.
AH Chemistry	1	SQA 2021 Assessment	AH Chemistry was delivered by the Highland Virtual Academy online
		Class based assessments as required
	2		Experimental techniques completed at Wick High School.
N5 Physics	1	SQA 2021 Physics exam Assessment	Delivered in 3 separate 50 minute sections, split in order of units. Unit 1 (Physics: Electricity and Energy, J26L 75), Unit 2 (Physics: Waves and Radiation, J2CL 75) and Unit 3 (Physics: Dynamics and Space, J2CK 75).Covered the entire course.
	2	SQA Unit Assessments	SQA Freestanding Units: Unit 1 (Physics: Electricity and Energy, J26L 75), Unit 2 (Physics: Waves and Radiation, J2CL 75) and Unit 3 (Physics: Dynamics and Space, J2CK 75).
H Physics	1	SQA 2021 exam Assessment	Paper 1 - multiple choice covering entire course and extended response questions for the Unit "Our Dynamic Universe"
	2	SQA 2021 exam Assessment	Paper 2 Extended response questions - Particles & Waves and Electricity
	3		Content from all three SQA Units covered: Unit 1 (Physics: Electricity), Unit 2 (Physics: Our Dynamic Universe ) and Unit 3 (Physics: Particles and Waves)
AH Physics	1	SQA 2021 Assessment	AH Physics was delivered by the Highland Virtual Academy online
	2	Class based assessments as required
N5 Practical Electronics	1	SQA 2021 exam Assessment	Delivered in 2 separate sections.
N5 Environmental Science	1	SQA 2021 exam Assessment	Delivered in 2 separate parts (Section 1 questions and combined Section 2 & 3 questions) in consecutive order of the actual SQA 2021 Assessment. The Section 2 questions were inhouse assessments and externally verified by our partner schools. Questions covered the entire course.