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Do you like November?

You will be thinking about

this and making decisions

from January through to

March!!

Key Questions:

Where am I now?

Where do I want to be?

How am I going to get there?

Preparing for Year 10 and

beyond

Focus 1

Making sure you develop the

A - Attitudes

S - Skills

K - Knowledge

To be well prepared for the future

Where am I now?

Attitudes – PLTS +

Attitudes – PLTS +

Resilience – when the

going gets tough the tough get

going

Skills - RWCM

Knowledge

Focus 2

Making sure you do the

D – Discussion with family and friends

A – Analysis of your qualities and skills

R – Research into courses and careers

T – Thinking about your abilities and ambitions

To make the best choices for you at 14, 16, 18

and beyond

Where am I now?

At the weekend?

At half-term holiday?

When aged 14-16?

When aged 16-21?

When starting work?

When retiring from work?

Where do I want to be?

How am I going to get

there?

p. 5

NB: You will be the first year group to

study new GCSEs in English language,

English literature and maths. These will

be graded 1 – 9, with 1 the lowest grade

and 4 equivalent to the present C grade.


there? NQF Level Examples of Qualifications

4 - 6 University Degree

4 - 5 BTEC Higher National Diploma

Higher Level Apprenticeships

3 AS/A2 grades A-E

BTEC Nationals

Advanced Level Apprenticeships

2 GCSE grades A*-C or grades 5-9

BTEC Firsts

Intermediate Level Apprenticeship

1 GCSE grades D-G or grades 4-1

Functional Skills Level 1

30 periods of 50 minutes per week

10 courses studied per week

Courses 1-4 are Core

Courses 5-6 offer some choice about science

Courses 7-10 offer some choice about other courses

PHSCE – tutor time and suspended timetable days


there?

Course

Number

Course Title Ppw =

12/30

1 -

CORE

PE – multiple pathways

- includes Dance option 3

2 –

CORE

New GCSE English

Language - external exams in Y11 5

3 –

CORE

New GCSE English

Literature - external exams in Y11

4 -

CORE

New GCSE Mathematics

- external exams in Y11 4


there?

Course

Number

Course Title Ppw = 6

or 9/30

5 – CHOICE GCSE Science

or

GCSE Physics

3

6 – CHOICE GCSE Science

or

GCSE Biology

3

7 – CHOICE GCSE Chemistry

or

other courses

3


there? Science: Route 1: Separate Sciences

physics, chemistry and biology –

• 3 GCSE grades

• (external exams in Y11)

• only open to students meeting certain grade criteria

Route 2: GCSE core science (external exams in Year 10)

and

either additional science (external exams in Year 11)

or additional applied science (external exams in Year 11)

• 2 GCSE grades

• open to all students


there?

Course

Number

Course Title Ppw =

12/30

7 – CHOICE See option booklet 3




SINGLE CHOICE ie 10% of curriculum (3ppw)

Art and Design/ Art Graphic Communications / 3-Dimensional Design/ Photography

Drama

Music/ Music (Technology)

PE – either GCSE or BTEC qualifications

– NB GCSE Dance included as a core PE pathway


there?


French

German

Spanish

Media Studies

Statistics

Computing

ICT


there?


Geography

History

RE (1 year) – ‘full’ GCSE

– Y11 – GCSE Sociology (short or full course)

Business – two qualification pathways guided by teachers


there?


Design and Technology:

– Food Technology / Catering

– Textiles

– Resistant Materials

– Product Design

– Systems and Control

– Child Development


there?

PERSONALISED PROGRAMMES

Changing Education

MySkills Programme

Personal Studies in Learning Support


there?

BE AWARE Courses can only run if…

– … enough students want to do them to make them affordable

Courses that need highly specialist facilities…

– … will have limited numbers of places on them

We will use our professional judgement to decide if a course is appropriate for you


Advice and guidance – who to ask:

Subject Teachers

Form Tutor

Heads of House

Course choice process – Mrs Curl

Careers – Mr P Jones, Mrs Stephens & Dr Rowe

Changing Education Programme – Mr Conley

Your parents


Week beginning 12th January 2015 – KS4 Course Choice Assemblies

Tuesday 20th January Course Choice Evening 1 – presentation about Core Courses

Thursday 22nd January Course Choices Evening 2 – information stands about Option

Courses

Thursday 29th January Year 9 Parents’ Evening

Monday 2nd February – Initial Course Choice survey completed on VLE

Friday 27th February – Final Course Choice Form issued

Review Day with Tutors

Friday 13th March – Final Course Choices Form returned to tutors


Where am I now?

Do you like November?

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