whitley bay high school parents’ options evening 9th january 2014
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Whitley Bay High School Parents’ Options Evening 9th January 2014. The purpose of this presentation. To offer advice to allow you to help your daughter or son to make good choices and start to think about their future - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Whitley Bay High School Parents’ Options Evening
9th January 2014
The purpose of this presentation
To offer advice to allow you to help your daughter or son to make good choices and start to think about their future
To introduce the guidance team and their expertise so that you know who to contact with a question
To outline the process we will undertake over the next few weeks
To give you a flavour of what the study of different subjects is like
Education review 2013: Michae
Gove to promote 'traditional' schoolsMichael Gove forges on with his plan to return to the good old days, and called his critics the 'enemies of promise'
Brave New World
21st Century LearningDigital Natives
Family learning
Harnessing the power ofnew technologies
Students are seriously considering whether the costs of tuition fees represent value for money
3 years @ £9,000plus living expenses of £3,000 per year =£36,000
Part time & Saturday jobs are like gold dust
• We have reintroduced Work Experience placements in year 10 for 2014
Recession and technology have changed employment trends
We are advising students about options in a time of considerable employment instability – even in shortage areas
• Employers are able to be exceptionally choosy about who they take on because currently many young people are willing to work for free just to build up experience in a particular field
• - for example – it’s not unusual for us to have 100 plus enquiries for a support staff role in school
• How important are the option choices being made by this group of Year 9 students?
•How does the options process work at Whitley Bay High School?
Key Dates
Wed Jan 8th Students options assembly
Thurs Jan 9th
Parents Options Evening
Wed Jan 22nd
Yr. 9 Subject Evening (P&Q)
Tues Jan 28th
Yr. 9 Subject Evening (R&S)
Wed 29th Jan
Options Meetings begin
The Guidance Team Michael Wright
Simon Hall
Rachel Mays
Ian Short
• Andy Clark
Linda Buckle
Sarah Lackenby
Steve Wilson
Kerry Lord
Steve Williams
Justine Chapman
Pamela Tatters
James Mackenzie
Marie Emmerson
Anne Heffernan
Head of Year 9
Assistant Head of Year Head of School Assistant Headteacher. Ic Timetable
Assistant Headteacher
Assistant Headteacher
Assistant Headteacher
Assistant Headteacher
Assistant Headteacher
Assistant Headteacher
Assistant Headteacher
Applied Studies Co-ordinator
SENCO
Options Administrator
Connexions
Possible Year 10 Option Blocks 2014-2015
Option Block A Option Block B Option Block C Option Block D
Art Art Art Art
Business Studies Business Studies Business Studies Business Studies
Geography Geography Geography Geography
History History History History
French French French French
Physical Education ICT Physical Education Electronic Products
Music Resistant Materials German Resistant Materials
Electronic Products Food Technology ICT Food Technology
Food Technology Graphic Products Graphic Products ICT
Textiles Child Development Food Technology Textiles
Child Development Dance Drama Drama
ICT Philosophy and Ethics Applied Studies Applied Studies
BTEC Engineering BTEC Engineering Music
VGCSE Health & Social Care VGCSE Health & Social Care
• What happens at the meeting itself?
What factors should I think about when making my choices?
Joe and Abby in 2013 with new Year 10
•How can I find out more about a particular subject – especially if I have never experienced it yet?
Learning styles 1 & 2
• How do we evaluate the curriculum we offer and quality assure our provision?
• We talk frequently to lots of groups of students formally and informally
• We constantly monitor progress and results
Frequently Asked Questions
• You will on your seat a sheet containing our responses to the most frequently asked questions, concerning the options process.
• For example…
•What is the new ‘English Baccalaureate’ and will I have to take it?
• How does the school decide who takes Dual Award Science or Triple Sciences?
• Reserve choice
Friends and Teachers
• What shall I do if my particular query hasn’t been addressed in this evening’s presentation?
Name of student
Name of parent to be contacted
Phone number
Best date & time to catch you
Outline briefly the nature of your query
Whitley Bay High School Options Information Query
And finally…
• One piece of advice from our volunteer students
