HN Accounting

HN Accounting

Programme for the DayProgramme for the Day

Subject Update

Senior Verifier – Feedback

HN Review – Liz MacFadyen

Workshop 1

Lunch

Workshop 2

Plenary

Subject UpdateSubject Update

HN Review - implementation session 2010/2011

Launch of PDAs in June 2008:

PDA in Book-keeping at SCQF level 7PDA in Financial Accounting at SCQF level 7PDA in Management Accounting at SCQF level 7(information leaflets available for download from HN Accounting webpage)

Subject Update – ResourcesSubject Update – Resources

Graded Unit 1 – additional exemplar will be available by Christmas 2008

COLEG packs – details in COLEG’s Project News downloadable from www.coleg.org.uk

Subject Update – Understanding StandardsSubject Update – Understanding Standards

Exemplification of GU marking: Graded Unit 2

─ B grade project Graded Unit 3

2 questions at A, B and C

Access the website – www.understandingstandards.org.uk At the foot of the scrolling menu on the right-hand side, click ‘HN Beta’. On receiving the password prompt, type in the following:

Username: hnauthorPassword: usw72

(HN section of Understanding Standards website secure to restrict access to staff only)

Verification FeedbackVerification Feedback

Visiting Verification of Units Confirmed that centres are delivering and

assessing to the required standard

Most centres had taken account of update bulletin information issued by SQA

Visiting Verification FeedbackVisiting Verification Feedback

Good Practice Centres preparing booklets detailing the assessment details,

assessment conditions, etc for candidates Master folders well documented to ensure consistent delivery of

units

Further Development Ensure assessment instruments and materials are updated in line

with current legislation IV process should be ongoing process - not end-loaded Centres should encourage candidates to complete assessments in

ink Centres should mark in ink and identify where marks are awarded

Graded Unit 1Graded Unit 1

Centres had dealt well with the change to assessment and are commended for quality of marking

Central verification successful Assessment resulted in wider spread of grades which

better reflects the competence of candidates A few centres not applying consequential marking to

candidates’ scripts on a consistent basis Some instances, where there was disagreement

between the assessor and internal verifier on marking, the decision on final grade was not reached and left to EV to decide – centres must make decision prior to submission for central verification

Graded Unit 2Graded Unit 2

Reviewed on a visiting verification basisTiming of visits caused a few problems (to

ensure completion of planning and developing stages)

Face-to-face feedback valued by centres Centres assessing Unit to required standard Centres which set firm deadlines for

submissions ensured timely completion of each stage of project

Graded Unit 3Graded Unit 3

Successful central verification Centres had complied with change in unit

specification – information sheet detailing relevant taxation data

Graded UnitsGraded Units

Good Practice Some centres had amended exemplars to

contextualise them for the local market without altering assessment in any fundamental way

Candidates encouraged to maintain a diary/record of research for Graded Unit 2 – this enables candidates and assessors to identify successes and failures in research

VLEs used to support candidates

Graded UnitsGraded Units

Development Points relating to GU2 Set deadlines for submission of each stage of

project Use of submission statements to ensure

authenticity of candidate work Submissions should be in report format