2018 Introduction by Mrs C Smith Associate Principal Format of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to the Year 8 Curriculum Choices Evening 2018

Introduction by Mrs C Smith Associate Principal

• Curriculum overview.
• Geography, History and Science courses.
• Information about how to make curriculum choices

using our online programme.

• Each option subject has formal presentation times.

Format of the evening

Curriculum Model

English Baccalaureate Route 1 (with Science Trilogy) English Baccalaureate Route 2 (with Separate Sciences) GCSE English - Literature and Language 2 GCSE English - Literature and Language 2 GCSE Mathematics 1 GCSE Mathematics 1 GCSE Science Trilogy 2 GCSE Separate Sciences 3 GCSE Geography OR GCSE History 1 GCSE Geography OR GCSE History 1 GCSE MFL - German, French or Spanish 1 GCSE MFL - German, French or Spanish 1 Ethical Studies - Core Ethical Studies - Core PE - Core PE - Core PSHE - Core PSHE - Core GCSE Option A 1 GCSE Option A 1 GCSE Option B 1 GCSE Option B 1 GCSE Option C 1 TOTAL GCSES 10 TOTAL GCSES 10

• All subjects will be three year GCSE courses with

examinations taken at the end of Year 11.

• All GCSE subjects will have been reformed and

the students will leave with 1-9 grades.

Curriculum

How many qualifications will students achieve?

• EBacc pathway with Science Trilogy – 10

qualifications.

• EBacc pathway with Separate Sciences – 10

qualifications. The focus is increasingly on quality GCSE grades rather than quantity!

Queries

Should we discourage our child from taking the more ‘creative/practical’ subjects as options?

• No - the curriculum has been set up so that

students will have all of the qualifications they require to go on to future study.

• Taking more practical/creative subjects will not

hinder them in the future.

• They are options – it should be a free choice.

Queries

Will students have the opportunity to take more

• ptions?
• No - the options that students select will be the

subjects they will be studying until the end of Year 11.

Queries

What is the EBacc?

• The

EBacc is the English Baccalaureate

• qualification. It is made up of GCSEs in:

English Maths Geography/History Science MFL

Queries

Timeline

Date Action Monday 15th January 2018 Year 8 Assembly. 15th – 26th January 2018 GCSE taster sessions to run in Year 8 timetabled lessons. Tuesday 16th January 2018 Letters and option booklets, together with guidance meeting letters distributed in PSHE lessons. Monday 29th January 2018 Individual Guidance Meetings. Tuesday 30th January 2018 Curriculum Choices Evening. Friday 2nd February 2018 “Aspire to Be” Event. Friday 9th February 2018 Deadline for curriculum choices options to be made

• nline.

• Select subjects you are doing well in (look at your

latest progress report).

• Select subjects you enjoy.
• Select subjects you may want to study in the

future.

• CHOICES SHOULD NOT BE BASED ON TEACHERS,

PARENTS OR FRIENDS!

Selecting your options

Overview

• f the History course

by Mr Peake Lead Teacher, History

GCSE History Course

In GCSE History, you will study four key topics:

• Medicine in Britain
• Anglo-Saxon and Norman England
• The Cold War
• Nazi Germany

GCSE History Course

Medicine in Britain:

• Medicine in medieval England
• The Medical Renaissance in England
• Medicine in Britain in the 18th and 19th

centuries

• Medicine in modern Britain
• Conditions in the British sector of the

Western Front

GCSE History Course

Anglo-Saxon and Norman England:

• Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman

Conquest

• William I in power
• Life in Norman England from 1066-88

GCSE History Course

The Cold War:

• The origins of the Cold War 1941-58
• The crises of the Cold War 1958-70
• The end of the Cold War 1970-91

GCSE History Course

Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918 – 1939:

• The Weimar Republic
• Hitler’s rise to power
• Nazi control and dictatorship
• Life in Nazi Germany

How will you be assessed?

• We follow the Edexcel specification, which only has one

level of entry.

• Three written examinations:
• Medicine in Britain c1250 - present and The British Sector of the

Western Front (1 hour and 15 minutes – 30%).

• Anglo Saxon and Norman England and The Cold War 1941 - 1991(1 hour

and 45 minutes – 40%).

• Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918 – 1939 (1 hour and 20 minutes – 30%).
• These examinations contain a mix of short answer

questions, as well as essay questions. The questions also include guides, to help students to structure their answers.

Why should you choose History?

Beyond the classroom:

Why should you choose History?

History is a subject that opens doors to a wide range of careers:

• Law
• Journalism
• Teaching
• Museum work
• Archaeology
• Civil Service
• Finance
• Management

…..and many more!

Overview

• f the Geography course

by Miss T Smith Lead Teacher, Geography

What will you study?

• Physical geography
• Human geography
• Geographical skills

Physical geography

• Earthquakes and volcanoes
• Changing weather and climate
• Extreme weather conditions i.e.

hurricanes and storms

• Rivers
• Coasts
• Ecosystems – rainforests and hot

deserts

Human geography

• Cities and urban societies in different

parts of the world and at different levels of development.

• Global economic development issues.
• Resource management, with a focus
• n water.

Geographical skills

• Range
• f

geographical skills i.e. graphs, maps, diagrams, sketches, data handling and fieldwork skills.

• Two fieldwork investigations.
• One human location i.e. in a town or

city.

• One physical location i.e. in a river.

How will you be assessed?

• We follow the AQA specification, which only has one level
• f entry.
• Three written examinations:
• Living with the physical environment (1 hour and 30 minutes – 35%).
• Challenges in the human environment (1 hour and 30 minutes – 35%).
• Geographical skills and fieldwork (1 hour and 15 minutes – 30%).
• These examinations contain multiple choice answers,

describe and explain questions, as well as 9 mark answers. They require use and analysis of diagrams, maps, graphs and photographs for evidence.

Why choose Geography?

• Geography helps to develop a range of transferable skills,

such as:

• Communication
• Problem solving
• ICT skills
• Data handling
• Report writing
• Team work
• Geography is a very versatile and is applicable to a vast

variety of different professions:

• Journalism
• Teaching
• ICT skills
• Market research and advertising
• Business, economics and town planning
• Law and human rights

Overview

• f the Science course(s)

by Mr Goodwin Curriculum Leader, Science

Overview

• AQA Board
• Two courses:
• GCSE Combined Sciences – Trilogy
• GCSE Biology, Chemistry and Physics – Separate

Sciences

• 100% assessment through terminal examinations

taken in Year 11

Course Content

Both courses cover a range of content across the three science disciplines:

BIOLOGY

• Cell biology
• Infection and response
• Bioenergetics
• Homeostasis and response
• Inheritance, variation and evolution
• Ecology

CHEMISTRY

• Atomic structure and the periodic table
• Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
• Quantitative chemistry
• Chemical changes
• Energy changes
• The rate and extent of chemical change
• Chemical analysis
• Chemistry of the atmosphere
• Using resources

PHYSICS

• Forces
• Energy
• Waves
• Electricity
• Magnetism and electromagnetism
• Particle model of matter
• Atomic structure

Summary of courses

TRILOGY

• 6 examination papers (2 for each

science)

• 1 hours and 15 minutes each
• 70 marks per paper – 420 in total
• 16 required practicals
• 2 paired GCSE grades: 9-9, 9-8, 8-8

etc. SEPARATE SCIENCES

• 6 examination papers (2 for

each science)

• Same content as combined

Trilogy+ separates only content

• 1 hour and 45 minutes each
• 100 marks per paper – 200 in

total

• 8 required practicals
• 3 separate GCSE grades

Both courses allow for further study at A Level.

The Selection Process by Mr Pole College Leader

Options will be completed

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to ensure that the maximum number

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students get their top choices.

Selecting your options

Selecting your options

Selecting your options

Selecting your options

Label your choices 4,5,6,7,8, Separate Science 2 out of 5 choices Trilogy Science 3 out of 5 choices

Selecting your options

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