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Update from Mr Jones - 11.2.21

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All S1 & S2 took part in Anti-Bullying Week 2020. Key messages include 'Don't be a Bystander'

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How will I be examined this year due to exams being cancelled?

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How will I be examined this year due to exams being cancelled?

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All the information you need to know in regards to how your grade will be decided this year.

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Information to support you in delivering National Courses in session 2020/21, including arrangements for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher course assessments.

For information on other SQA qualifications, see Qualifications guidance 2020-21.

Contact Information

External Web Links

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Information to support you in delivering National Courses in session 2020/21, including arrangements for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher course assessments. For information on other SQA qualifications, see Qualifications guidance 2020-21 . Contact Information External Web Links

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1. Crime
2. Democracy in the UK
3. Terrorism

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1. Migration and Empire
2. Atlantic Slave Trade
3. Hitler and Nazi Germany

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1. Human Geography
2. Physical Geography
3. Two Global Issues

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Be the Light in the Darkness: - Holocaust Memorial Assembly 2021

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Many people woke up to snowy landscapes on Monday after Storm Darcy swept across large parts of the UK.

It brought with itstrong easterly winds from Ukraine, minus temperatures and travel disruption, particularly to east and south-east England, parts of the East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber.

Storm Darcy has been dubbed by some as a second "Beast from the East", which caused havoc in 2018.

A day earlier Storm Darcy dumped large amounts of snow on Scotland and the South East.

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire saw the most snow with 22cm, followed by Manston, Kent with 17 cm, according to the Met Office.

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Storm Darcy blankets parts of the UK in snow and ice - in pictures

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Many people woke up to snowy landscapes on Monday after Storm Darcy swept across large parts of the UK. It brought with itstrong easterly winds from Ukraine, minus temperatures and travel disruption, particularly to east and south-east England, parts of the East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber.

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If you are needing some extra support whilst you are at home to keep your mind healthy here are some places that you can go.

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1. USA, 1918 - 1968
2. Britain, 1851 - 1951
3. Migration & Empire, 1830 -1939

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Germany: from democracy to dictatorship, 1918 - 1939

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1. Physical
2. Human
3. 2 Global Issues

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1. Crime
2. USA
3. Democracy

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1. Political Theory
2. Political Systems
3. Political Parties and Elections

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Crime and the Law

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@KHS_Geog
Mr Jones (PTC)
Miss Wallace

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@KHS_HistoryDept
Miss Dalziel
Miss Osborne
Mr Sanderson
Ms Smart
Mrs Whyte

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Topics covered in Environmental Science:

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Topics covered in Environmental Science:

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1. Living Environment
2. Earth's Resources
3. Sustainability

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@KHSModern
Mr Paterson
Mrs Young

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Do you want some helpful ways to look after your Mental Health?

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Do you want some helpful ways to look after your Mental Health?

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Click the link below that will take you to KHS Mental Health Padlet

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You can find advice on the School Twitter pages using the handles - @MentalKHS, @KHS_guidanceKHS, @ec_KHS, @KHS_PEDept @KhsPso

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Higher Environmental Science Course Spec

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Higher Environmental Science Course Spec

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Geographical methods and techniques, geographical study and a geographical issue.

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You will study SCOTLAND across all three social subjects in S1.

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Discover Scotland | History, Scenery, Islands & Iconic Experiences | Visit Scotland 💙

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Climate

Plant and animal adaptions

Natural Wonders

Conflicts in land use

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Periods of Time

Scottish Wars of Independence

The Succession Crisis

Wallace and Bruce

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Inequality

Poverty,

Discrimination

Racism

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Over the year, you will cover all three subjects on a rotational basis - you will visit each subject twice throughout your time in S2.

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In S2 Geography, you will study:
1. Brazil
2. Extreme Weather

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In S2 History, you will study:
1. The Holocaust
2. Age of the Gangster - USA

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In S2 Modern Studies, you will study:
1. Global Issues
2. World Powers - USA

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From Nicola Sturgeon

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The First Minister's announcement on 19 January 2021 confirmed that remote learning will continue until at least mid-February. Given this announcement the National Qualifications 2021 Group* is overseeing changes to the alternative certification model and associated timeline that was announced in December. This includes moving the final date for schools and colleges to submit provisional grades from Friday 28 May 2021 to Friday 18 June 2021.

Learning and teaching

During the period of remote learning the Group is clear that maximising learning and teaching remains the current priority for schools and colleges.

Assessment

Assessment cannot be undertaken unless young people understand the foundations of their course content and have had time to consolidate their learning once they return to school. Overall assessment of learner attainment should therefore take place later in the 2020-21 session.

Demonstrated attainment remains a key principle for awarding in 2021. During January and February 2021, SQA is publishing subject-specific guidance and assessment resources for Higher and Advanced Higher courses. This will support teachers and lecturers with assessment planning for later in the 2020-21 session.

Understanding Standards

The Understanding Standards resources produced by SQA form an important part of quality assurance. The materials can also be used by Communities of Practice as a focus for professional dialogue in relation to national qualifications and their assessment.

SQA is therefore adding to the broad range of subject-specific materials that are already available. This includes a programme of new webinars as well as creation of other materials for subjects that have identified the need for additional support. Additional webinars and materials may be added depending on teacher and lecturer needs. Recordings are made available on SQA's website for anyone who is unable to attend the live webinar.

Understanding Standards materials are available from SQA's NQ subject pages and their Understanding Standards website.

Quality assurance

As the date for the submission of provisional grades is now Friday 18 June, some quality assurance activity will be delayed. A fully revised timetable of quality assurance activities will be published as soon as it is finalised.

Keeping you updated

The National Qualifications 2021 Group knows that the current health situation is proving to be extremely challenging and that teachers, lecturers, parents, carers and learners have questions they would like answered.

All partners are working as quickly as possible in an evolving situation and will continue to issue regular updates on the next steps. These will be dependent upon the length of time that remote learning is in place for public health reasons.

Ministers will update Parliament about lockdown measures and the reopening of schools and colleges on 2 February 2021.

Stay up to date on 2021 National Qualifications.

National Qualifications 2021 Group *

The National Qualifications 2021 Group is represented by the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES), Colleges Scotland, Education Scotland, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), School Leaders Scotland (SLS), the Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS), Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), the Scottish Government, National Parent Forum of Scotland, and the Scottish Youth Parliament.
See other qualifications news.

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The First Minister's announcement on 19 January 2021 confirmed that remote learning will continue until at least mid-February. Given this announcement the National Qualifications 2021 Group* is overseeing changes to the alternative certification model and associated timeline that was announced in December.

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Will you get away on your Summer Holiday?

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Will you get away on your Summer Holiday?

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People in the UK "shouldn't be booking" holidays at home or abroad due to ongoing coronavirus uncertainty, the transport secretary has warned,

Grant Shapps told the BBC he did not know "where we'll be in terms of cases, deaths and vaccination" by the summer.

Mr Shapps said the UK was talking to other countries about setting up an "international system" for checking if people have been tested or vaccinated.

But this should not be likened to a Covid "passport", he added.

As it attempts to reduce the spread of new coronavirus variants from abroad, the government has promised maximum jail sentences of 10 years for people lying about their recent travel history.

An extra 1,052 deaths of people with Covid-19 were confirmed on Tuesday, bringing the total to 113,850.

Under the current lockdowns, holiday travel is not allowed in the UK.

But a fall in the number of new coronavirus cases has fuelled hopes of a return to relative normality - in terms of restrictions on travel and other activities - by the spring or summer.

However, Mr Shapps told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Please don't go ahead and book holidays. I simply don't know the answer to the question of where we'll be up to this summer.

"It's too early to give that information. The best advice to people is: do nothing at this stage."

Mr Shapps added that applied those wanting to take breaks "domestically or internationally" and that the prime minister's much-awaited "roadmap" statement on possibly easing the lockdown, on 22 February, could contain more detail.

"But we don't know yet whether that will include information on things like holidays, simply because we don't know where we'll be up to [by the summer], in terms of the decline in cases, deaths, vaccination," Mr Shapps said.

"And not just the vaccination programme here, but the vaccination programme internationally, because people will be going outside of our borders. So it's too soon."

It comes amid extra travel restrictions - from Monday, people arriving in England from "red list" countries must isolate for 10 days in hotels, costing £1,750.

New border measures also require international arrivals to pay for additional tests during their quarantine period.

'International system'

The government has said it has "no plans" to introduce Covid "passports", to allow travel for those showing proof of inoculation.

But Mr Shapps said ministers had been talking to counterparts abroad about potentially setting up an "international system" to check whether people have been vaccinated or tested before entering a country.

He likened this to the "yellow fever card", without which some governments do not allow people in.

"We don't tend to call it a yellow fever passport," he added.

He was clear that any such system would apply to international travel and not determine access to domestic activities, such as going to the pub.

Travel corridors - which had been in place to allow arrivals from some countries to forgo quarantine when entering the UK - were closed last month.

Tim Alderslade, chief executive of Airlines UK, said at the time: "We've had no revenue now effectively for 12 months, give or take a few months in the summer last year.

"If we're going to have an aviation sector coming out of this we need to open up in the summer."

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Covid: Too soon to book holiday, minister warns

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People in the UK "shouldn't be booking" holidays at home or abroad due to ongoing coronavirus uncertainty, the transport secretary has warned, Grant Shapps told the BBC he did not know "where we'll be in terms of cases, deaths and vaccination" by the summer.

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The grim reality for Democrats is that making the case for the constitutionality of the trial should have been the easy part. They had precedent on their side. Nothing in the language of the Constitution explicitly said a former president can't stand trial. But only one senator - Bill Cassidy of Louisiana - appeared to shift from a previous position to join the Democrats.

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Trump impeachment: Senate says trial is constitutional and can go ahead

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The grim reality for Democrats is that making the case for the constitutionality of the trial should have been the easy part. They had precedent on their side. Nothing in the language of the Constitution explicitly said a former president can't stand trial.

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Here you will find Past Papers and Marking Instructions for each subject!

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Find past papers and marking instructions for your revision. You can search by topic and or refine by subject and level. To add the matching marking instructions simply tick the box.

We provide up to five years of past papers.

Some of the 2022 and 2023 past papers are labelled 'modified'. This means SQA made changes to the question paper in response to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, as part of our modifications to assessment in National Courses. For example, a modified past paper may be shorter, have fewer marks or contain fewer topics than past papers from previous years.

Specimen question papers are available for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications. These show what a question paper looks like - how it is structured and the types of questions it contains. They also include marking instructions. Find them under 'Past Papers and Marking Instructions' on our NQ subject pages.

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SQA - NQ - Past papers and marking instructions

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We are proud of ALL our young people but this week, here are our Social Subjects Superstars.......

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Some very thoughtful S2 pupils surprised Miss Wallace with a card on her birthday. How lovely!

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Look at the fantastic revision cards put together by Rachel Connor in S5! Well done!

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Class Presentations in Higher Modern Studies

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Class Presentations in Higher Modern Studies

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Excellent presentations this week on Causes of Crime by Higher Modern Studies pupils. Charlie Murdoch put in an fantastic effort! Keep it up Charlie.

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Head Girl (Cara Hayes) and Head Boy (Jonathan McIntyre) are pictured at the Kirkcaldy War Memorial where they lay a wreath on behalf of Kirkcaldy High School.

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Smart revision and exam advice for your GCSE or National exams from students.

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Secondary Homework Help | Online subjects - BBC Bitesize

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