S3 marks the end of young people's broad general education phase and is a time when they are choosing their future learning paths for the senior phase. It is a unique point both to reflect on learning that has taken place to date and to plan for future learning and development. At the end of S3, young people should have their progress and achievements recognised by the school or establishment.
The profile need not be restricted to S3. It could be part of a continuous process of personal learning planning and reporting from 3 to 18 and could continue to be updated as the young person moves through the senior phase. It could be used to inform future decisions through personal learning planning, by helping the learner to identify areas for development, qualification and award choices and to decide on possible future learning paths.
Learners will also have their achievements in National Literacy and Numeracy qualifications recorded on MySQA.
S3 profiles are expected to be developed from the 2012-13 academic session onwards. Further guidance will be issued on recognising and accrediting achievements and on the S3 profile.
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