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Options for Year 10
2013-2015
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The Options Process
• Why make choices?
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The Key Stage 4 Curriculum
Core Curriculum
Science
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4Curriculum Structure
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Core Curriculum: 30 lessons per fortnight
English
Maths
Core Science
Core PE
Core RE
Core ICT
PSHE
Core Curriculum
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Non-Core Science – 6 periods
• Single Science– Core Science - one GCSE– Plus Certificate in Personal and Social Development
• Additional Science– Combines with Core Science to make 2 GCSEs
• Triple Science– 3 separate GCSEs: Biology, Physics and Chemistry
• Students are placed on one of these courses dependent on their performance in Year 9 Science assessments
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Options – 24 periods per fortnight
• A range of GCSE, Cambridge National, and BTEC courses
• Four options• 6 periods per fortnight in each option• Options organised into two pathways
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Subjects on offer
• Specialising: History, Geography, RS, Music, Dance, Drama, Technology subjects, languages, ICT, PE/Sport...
• “New” Subjects: Business Studies, Health and Social Care, Media Studies, Construction
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Qualifications on offer
• GCSE– Awarded from A*-G– Combination of exams and controlled assessment
• Cambridge National / BTEC– Awarded Distinction, Merit, or Pass– “Vocational” or work-based learning– Available in Sport, Business, Construction, and
ICT(iMedia)
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The English Baccalaureate
• Represents breadth and strength in academic achievement
• Awarded to any student gaining A*-C in GCSE:– English Language– Two Sciences – Mathematics– History or Geography– A Language
• Not to be confused with the English Baccalaureate Certificate
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The importance of a language
• The English Baccalaureate places studying a language at the heart of the curriculum
• The Russell Group (top 20 UK Universities) have designated languages as “enabling subjects”
• Some universities have made a language at GCSE a requirement for studying any degree course
• The global economy will increasingly require linguistic ability
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Options in Insight
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Things to consider - students
Do consider:• What do I enjoy?• What am I good at? • What to I want to do post-
16?– Sixth form? – College?– Apprenticeship/employment?
• Choose a good range of subjects
• Read your report carefully
Do not consider:• Choosing subjects just to be
with friends• Choosing subjects because
“I like/don’t like the teacher”
• Choosing subjects “because you ought to”
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Things to consider - parents
• Read the recommendations of subject teachers in the report carefully
• Discuss progress and suitability with subject staff at parents’ evening
• Discuss with your children what they want to do, and whether this will keep the right options open post-16
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Options Viability
• We will make every effort to meet students’ first option choices
• Where this is not possible, we will use the reserve choice
• On rare occasions, some options do not recruit a viable group
• Students cannot take the same subject twice – this includes Sport with GCSE PE, or Applied ICT with GCSE Computing.
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Important Dates
• Monday 7th January: Options Assembly• Wednesday 9th January: Options Evening• Thursday 17th January: Subject Evening• Friday 25th January: Final Deadline for
completing options in Insight
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Sources of advice and information
• Other parents / friends• Students in Key Stage 4 and Sixth Form• Subject Staff / Tutor / Head of Year• Careers Team• Mr Kenny and the Learning Support team• School Website• Senior Staff – Mr Hildrew or Mr Gaynor
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Any Questions?