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GCSE or Equivalent Options Decisions! Decisions! Decisions! An - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
GCSE or Equivalent Options Decisions! Decisions! Decisions! An - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
GCSE or Equivalent Options Decisions! Decisions! Decisions! An important time for our Year 10 students The Process It is our role to help you to help your son or daughter to make the right choices for them and their future. Information is
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Options Process
Introduction to options 12th January Parent Option talk 12th January 7pm New Subject talks 13th January Pd 1-2 Parent Teacher meeting 29th January 4-6pm One to one option Interviews – 12th & 13th February 2015 Option forms due in - Monday 23rd February
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GCSE Level Curriculum
All students study: Core Subjects - not optional
- GCSE English
- GCSE Maths
- GCSE RE
- LLW – non exam
- Games – non exam
Optional Subjects – choice of 5 subjects
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GCSE Curriculum
Some students will study: Core subjects – not optional
- GCSE English Language & English Literature
- GCSE Maths & Further Maths
- GCSE RE
- LLW – non exam
- Games – non exam
Optional Subjects – choice of 5 subjects
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How to Choose!
I want to be……
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Future Job Opportunities Employment sectors due to grow in the next 5- 10 years:
- Business & Financial Services
- ICT/Computing
- Agri Food Sector
- Manufacturing & Engineering
- Renewable Energies & Recycling
- Health & Life Sciences
- Creative & Digital Media
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Choosing Options
- Subjects that appeal to their likes
- Subjects that suit skills, abilities and talents
- Subjects that keep options open at 6th Form and
beyond
- Subjects with assessment that suits and gives
the best opportunity for success
- Seek advice
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Choosing Options:
- Read through the option booklet carefully
- Talk to subject teachers and ask lots of
questions to find out as much as possible about the subject at GCSE level
- Bring your son/daughter to the Year 10
parent/teacher meeting
- Attend an individual careers interview
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Choosing Subjects: What we advise the students to do:
- Talk to your parents and get their advice
- Talk to Mrs Evans or your Careers teacher
- Think about what you want to do in the future
- Talk to students who currently do the
subject and who want to do well
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Choosing Subjects: Questions to ask teachers:
- How much reading is involved?
- How much writing is involved?
- Will I have to complete controlled assessment?
- What percentage of marks is there for
- controlled assessment?
- Is there an oral test?
- Will I have to do independent research?
- What practical skills are involved?
- How much laboratory or fieldwork is involved?
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What you should NOT DO when choosing your options
- Choose a subject because you do or don’t like a
teacher – you don’t know whose class you will be in for GCSE
- Make a decision based on what your friends are
choosing – you may not be in their class – there is usually more than 1 class per subject
- Choose a subject because you think it is easy –
no subject is easy at GCSE level
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Why making the right decision is important
- You will be studying the subject for 2 years
- It is important that you do well in all your
GCSE subjects
- Once you start in Year 11 you can’t change
your option choices
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Options Form
- On the option form, pick 5 subjects
- Rank them in preference order 1 to 5
- 1 – the subject the student most wants to do
- 2 – the 2nd most preferred subject wanted
and so on
- Pick a reserve option (R) – this is a subject
your son or daughter will do if it is not possible to get all choices ranked 1 to 5
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Contacts:
- Miss Atkinson – Vice Principal Teaching and
Learning
- Mr Montgomery – Senior Curriculum Team
- Mrs Evans – Senior Curriculum Team – Head
- f Careers
- Mrs Walters – Senior Curriculum Team –
Head of Additional Educational Needs
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