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 offer 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 11 lessons (Separates/Combined) 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
OPTION SUBJECTS (17 IN TOTAL) 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 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
NEW GCSE & CTEC GRADES V A*-C GRADES A* A B C 9 8 7 6 5 4 Dist* Dist Merit Pass
NEW GCSE GRADES D E F G U 3 2 1 -
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 on… 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
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