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YEAR 9 OPTIONS EVENING

4 MARCH 2020

SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS

✓ You should have received a copy of the KS4 Options Booklet ✓ Options overview and Subject presentations tonight – you can attend up to 5 ✓ Students will receive further information/presentations from subject teachers in lessons ✓ Parents’ evening where you can talk to subject teachers (11 & 19 March)

OUR CURRICULUM

The Ofsted framework requires that schools

• ffer a ‘broadly academic curriculum that

also meet the needs of pupils within the school’

We offer a suite of GCSE courses across a wide range of subjects and Level 2 Vocational Awards in:

• Business
• ICT
• Hospitality & Catering
• Sport Studies

CORE CURRICULUM

The vast majority of students will follow a common core curriculum of:

SUBJECT

• NO. OF LESSONS / 2 WEEKS

GCSE English Language 7 lessons GCSE English Literature GCSE Maths 6 lessons GCSE Science (Separates/Combined) 11 lessons GCSE Foreign Language 5 lessons GCSE RE 2 lessons Core PE 4 lessons

OPTION SUBJECTS

• 1. You will add 3 option subjects to your

core curriculum

• This will be based on ‘free choice’
• 2. Each option subject has 5 lessons every 2

weeks NB: Please note the advice regarding Technology and Art courses

GCSE Art and Design GCSE History GCSE Art Graphics Hospitality & Catering* GCSE Art Textiles BTEC ICT* GCSE Business Studies GCSE Media Studies Cam Nat Business* GCSE Music GCSE Resistant Materials GCSE Spanish GCSE Drama GCSE PE GCSE Geography Cam Nat Sports Studies* GCSE German * vocational qualifications

OPTION SUBJECTS (17 IN TOTAL)

OPTION CHOICES

We believe that:

• 1. choice is

motivating

• 2. students should

exercise the responsibility of making informed choices as part of entering adulthood

“Motivation will almost always beat mere talent”

Norman Ralph Augustine (American author)

ENGLISH BACCALAUREATE

This is a measure introduced by the government to increase the uptake of ‘academic’ subjects

It involves studying a GCSE course in:

• English
• Maths
• Sciences
• History or Geography
• Foreign Language

NB: No additional certificate or qualification

ENGLISH BACCALAUREATE

This is currently one of the four key secondary school measures. The government’s aim is for:

• 75% of students studying these by 2022
• 90% of students studying these by 2025

We do know that this diet of subjects is not right for everyone, but will be for some

QUALIFICATION CHANGES

All GCSEs for Y9:

• 1. Are linear, i.e. terminal exams in the

summer term of Y11

• 2. There is a vastly reduced emphasis on

Controlled Assessment, i.e. coursework

• 3. Graded 1-9, with 9 being the highest grade

4

NEW GCSE & CTEC GRADES V A*-C GRADES

A* B C A

9 8 7 6 5

Dist* Dist Merit Pass

NEW GCSE GRADES

D F G E

3 2 1

• U

CHOOSING WELL

Don’t choose based on the teacher you currently have or copy friends Consider:

• Career choice (if you have a clear idea)
• What you enjoy
• What you are interested in
• What you are good at
• Maintaining a range of courses

OPTIONS FORMS

Choose your top five in rank order, i.e. No. 1 is first choice, No. 2 is second choice and so

• n…

We will make every effort to ensure you get your top three. Where a problem exists a senior member of staff will discuss this with your son/daughter in the first instance. Return the completed form to your Form Tutor by 9.15am on Friday, 20 March 2020

YEAR 9 OPTIONS EVENING

4 MARCH 2020