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MOVING TO YEAR 10 and into Key Stage 4

Thursday 27th February 2020 Mrs S Bridger –Headteacher

Why are we here?

• Incredibly important time for your son/ward.
• Decisions which could impact on their future.
• The transition from KS3 to KS4 can be a

challenging time and the aim of Greenacre Academy is for all students to find a pathway that enables them to reach their potential.

Year 10

• Two year Key stage 4
• Informed choices
• Beginning of your journey to GCSE and

beyond into sixth form

GCSEs…..GET READY!

• KS3 directly prepares students for KS4

– Year 7/8/9 are not ‘wasted’ years

• Progress (not necessarily grades)
• More rigorous exams at end of the

course

• Fewer bite-size questions
• Extended writing tasks
• Less coursework
• Fewer Higher/Foundation papers
• English Baccalaureate remains

What is the English Baccalaureate?

• Introduced in 2010 and known as the

‘EBACC’

• Concentrates on the academic core

subjects

• Featured subjects: Maths, English,

History or Geography, a Language and Combined Science

A bit more detail?

To achieve the EBACC award, students must achieve a minimum of a grade 5 in:

• GCSE Mathematics
• GCSE English Language (Literature is not an

alternative for this award)

• 2 GCSEs in Science subjects (Combined Science)
• GCSE in either History or Geography
• GCSE in either French or Spanish

Grading system

Progress 8 measure

The new Attainment and Progress 8 measures should be fairer, more accurate and will encourage students to study a wider range of academic subjects through to the end of Key Stage 4. That must be a positive step forward, both for school’s trying to improve school effectiveness and more importantly for ensuring that all students have access to the best education possible.

English and Maths Combined Science, History or Geography, Language, Computing Option subjects

Pathways

• All students have been placed on one of three

learning pathways based

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their current attainment and their teachers knowledge of how they work.

• The aim of the learning pathway is to give each

student the best chance of achieving a good set of exam results by suggesting qualifications that suit their academic ability.

• Because students are doing the right qualification

the lessons will have pace, challenge and success.

Your personalised

• ption packs
• Covering letter
• Choices form – to be handed in by

Thursday 5th March

• Options booklet

Pathway 1

Core Subjects:

GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature GCSE Mathematics GCSE Combined Science BTEC Sport (PE)

One Option From:

GCSE Geography GCSE History GCSE Computing

Two Options From:

Option list

 GCSE Art and Design  BTEC Level 1 and 2 Technical Award in Business and Enterprise  GCSE Creative iMedia  BTEC Level 2 – First Award in Music  BTEC Level 2 – First Award in Performing Arts  BTEC in Travel and Tourism  GCSE in Citizenship Studies and Law  Design and Technology – DBE – Architecture  Design and Technology - Engineering  Design and Technology – CBE – Construction  Design and Technology – Hospitality  GCSE Computer Science  GCSE French  GCSE RE  GCSE Geography  GCSE History  GCSE Media Studies  GCSE Photography  GCSE Spanish  GCSE Triple Science

Pathway 1 Options

Pathway 2

Core Subjects:

GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature GCSE Mathematics GCSE Combined Science BTEC Sport (PE)

One Option From:

GCSE Geography GCSE History

Two Options From:

Option list

Pathway 2 Options

• GCSE Art and Design
• BTEC Level 1 and 2 Tech Award in

Enterprise (Business)

• GCSE in Creative iMedia
• GCSE Spanish
• GCSE French
• BTEC Level 2 – First Award in Music
• BTEC Level 2 – First Award in Performing

Arts

• BTEC in Travel and Tourism
• Design and Technology – Engineering
• Design

and Technology – DBE – Architecture

• Design

and Technology – CBE – Construction

• Design and Technology – Hospitality
• GCSE in Citizenship Studies and Law
• GCSE Geography
• GCSE Photography
• GCSE Computer Science

Pathway 3 Options

Should a student require additional support with English and Maths, their options may be reduced.

Core Subjects:

GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature GCSE Mathematics GCSE Combined Science GCSE Geography GCSE in Creative iMedia

Two Options From:

GCSE Art and Design BTEC Level 1 and 2 Tech Award in Enterprise (Business) BTEC in Sport (PE) BTEC Level 2 – First Award in Music BTEC Level 2 – First Award in Performing Arts BTEC in Travel and Tourism GCSE Photography Design and Technology – DBE – Architecture Design and Technology - Engineering Design and Technology – CBE – Construction Design and Technology – Hospitality

BTEC and OCR Qualifications

To help ensure students have the best chance of success the number of qualifications a student is likely to achieve varies depending on the pathway

• They offer more practical experiences that are often

lacking in more traditional routes such as GCSEs

• Progress is measured throughout the course as students

complete assignments in a range of units

• There will only be a short written exam on the new BTEC

courses.

Next steps

• Students are asked to discuss their options with their parents,

teachers and other students who are on the courses.

• Unfortunately we may not be able to match every students

desired combination of subjects but every effort will be made to support students towards alternative subjects.

• If insufficient numbers of students choose a subject it may not

be possible to run the subject. In these circumstances students will be asked to select an alternative.

• Students will need to rank their choices in order of preference,

we will always try to accommodate first choices .

• You can only choose a subject once

Next steps

What happens next? Students should then make their decision and hand in their completed form to the Office by: Thursday 5th March If you need further help, speak to any member of staff this evening