West Island School Pre 16

Options

2010-2011

Key Stage 4 Options ProcessKey Stage 4 Options Process23 November:23 November: KS4 Options Evening (7:00-KS4 Options Evening (7:00-

8:30pm)8:30pm)

10 December: 10 December: Option forms returned to tutorsOption forms returned to tutors

January 2011:January 2011: Validation check of option entriesValidation check of option entries

April 2011April 2011 :: Re-selection for students who can’t Re-selection for students who can’t be be offered their preferred choice offered their preferred choice of subjectsof subjects

May 2011: May 2011: Final confirmation of option choicesFinal confirmation of option choices

Important DecisionsImportant Decisions Which language?Which language?Pre 16 OptionsPre 16 OptionsPost 16 OptionsPost 16 OptionsUniversity or work?University or work?

The Core CurriculumThe Core CurriculumEnglish LanguageEnglish LanguageEnglish LiteratureEnglish LiteratureMathematicsMathematicsLanguages Languages Science (Double or Triple Award)Science (Double or Triple Award)

Total: Total: 6/7 (I)GCSE certificates6/7 (I)GCSE certificates

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Learning for Life

ICT

Physical Education

Options Options – a guided – a guided choicechoiceTo provide choice while maintaining To provide choice while maintaining breadth breadth and balance in your educationand balance in your education, and without , and without

closing doors on future learning (WIS closing doors on future learning (WIS Diplomas).Diplomas).

Choose 3 other options

• 22 Subjects on offer

• 20 examined subjects

• 2 non-examined subjects (LS and EAL)

Try to ensure that you will experienceTry to ensure that you will experience the the Eight Areas of LearningEight Areas of Learning

Expressive and CreativeExpressive and CreativeScientificScientificLinguistic and LiteraryLinguistic and LiteraryTechnologicalTechnologicalMathematicalMathematicalHuman, Social and Human, Social and

EnvironmentalEnvironmentalPhysical and RecreationalPhysical and RecreationalReligious, Spiritual and Religious, Spiritual and

MoralMoral

EAL and Individual Needs SupportEAL and Individual Needs Support

Students may be advised Students may be advised by the EAL or Individual by the EAL or Individual Needs departments that it Needs departments that it would be beneficial to take would be beneficial to take fewer optional GCSE fewer optional GCSE subjects and take EAL or subjects and take EAL or Learning Support support Learning Support support instead. instead.

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1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st RESERVE 2nd RESERVE

KS4Y10/11

The Options Form

Now turn over and give us some information about your plans for the future.Student’s Name (IN CAPITALS): _________________ Tutor Group:________ Signed:_____________________(student) _____________________(Parent) Date:________________

• You must select a language as one of the four unless advised not to do so.• Order of choice important: 4th choice will be replaced with a reserve• Parents to sign your options form• Late forms = no guarantee of choices• Learning Support decided by teachers – tutor to advise • Only one D&T (ICT with a D&T ok)

Strength from Diversity – a better school, a better world.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6

IBY12/13

EnglishHL/SL

__________HL/SL

___________HL/SL

____________HL/SL

MathematicsHL/SL

____________HL/SL

GROUP 1Higher or Standard

GROUP 2Higher or Standard

GROUP 3Higher or Standard

GROUP 4Higher or Standard

GROUP 5Higher or Standard

GROUP 6Higher or Standard

English French History Chemistry Mathematics Theatre Arts

Spanish Geography Biology Visual Arts

ChineseEnvironmental

Systems*Physics Music

Chinese ab initio* PsychologyEnvironmental

Systems*Film Studies

French ab initio* PhilosophyDesign and Technology

Computer Studies

Spanish ab initio* Economics Another subject from Groups 2-4.

Business & Management

Students must have already studied French, Spanish or Chinese to take the Standard or Higher Level Language in Group 2. Students cannot take Environmental Systems with Biology. Students are encouraged to take a listed Group 6 subject before considering an elective.

* = Standard Level only

General AdviceGeneral AdviceIt’s your choice not your friends’It’s your choice not your friends’Choose subjects that will be useful for Choose subjects that will be useful for

your future, because you have an your future, because you have an interest in them, because you enjoy interest in them, because you enjoy them or you are good at themthem or you are good at them

Ask advice from your parents, tutors Ask advice from your parents, tutors and subject teachersand subject teachers

Consider what you might wish to do in Consider what you might wish to do in the Upper Schoolthe Upper School

University AdmissionsUniversity AdmissionsAs a general rule university admission As a general rule university admission

is not going to be affected by GCSE is not going to be affected by GCSE choiceschoices

Prerequisites for university courses are Prerequisites for university courses are usually associated with usually associated with science/maths/language programmes science/maths/language programmes (covered by IB)(covered by IB)

The one exception would be for The one exception would be for Art and Art and DesignDesign courses where an art portfolio is courses where an art portfolio is usually required, and usually required, and sometimes sometimes for for architecturearchitecture

Questions?Questions?

Strength from Diversity – a better school, a better world.