Transcript Making Option Choices for the Senior Phase

Curriculum Information Evening:
Thursday 8th January 2015.
Making Option Choices for the Senior
Phase
Introductions
• Mr George Cooper - Head Teacher
• Mrs Alison Boyles - DHT, Curriculum
• Mrs Alison McCloy – DHT, Year Head
From Broad General Education to
Senior Phase
• Broad General Education: S1 – S3
8 Curriculum Areas
• Senior Phase: S4 – S6
S4: 7 subjects (National 4/5)
S5: 5 subjects (National 5/H)
S6: 4 courses (National 5/H/AH)
Choice
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S6 - 4 courses
(National 5 /
Higher / Adv
Higher)
S5 - 5 subjects
(National 5 /Higher)
Senior
Phase
S4 - 7 subjects & PE, PSE, RE
(National 4/5)
S3 - 8 curricular areas & PE, PSE, RE, SL
S2 - 19 courses
S1 - 16 courses
BGE
Broad General Education: S1 - 3
Curriculum is organised into 8 Curriculum Areas:
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Mathematics
Languages (English & French)
RME
Health & Wellbeing (PE & PSE)
Science
Social Studies
Expressive Arts
Technologies
+ 1 Elective subject
+ Master Class rotation
Senior Phase
• No longer bound by Curriculum Areas restrictions
• S4: 7 subjects (National 4/5)
S5: 5 subjects (National 5/H)
S6: 4 subjects (National 5/H/AH)
• Most likely to pick 7 of the 8 S3 subjects.
• National 4: Internal assessment throughout S4,
completion of an Added Value Unit. Award is Pass / Fail.
• National 5: Some internal assessment throughout S4,
SQA exams in May 2016. Award is Graded A - D.
S4:
7 subjects
S5:
5 subjects
S6:
4 courses
Advanced Higher
National 5
National 4
Higher
Higher
National 5
National 5
Option Choices in the Senior Phase –
the Process
Curriculum Information Evening: Thursday 8th January, 7pm
• Short presentation in the Assembly Hall followed by individual questions
• Information about Options process.
From Mon 12th January: Input via PSE / Support from Guidance Teacher
• Booklet providing information about National 4 & 5 courses & supporting
paperwork (including the DRAFT choice form completed last March)
• Specific PSE lessons to encourage pupils to think about course choices
• PT G Support.
By Friday 30th January: Return of Options form
February / March: Re-coursing (if required)
• Pupils will be interviewed by Mrs Boyles / Mrs McCloy / PT Guidance
June: New timetable
Option Choices in the Senior Phase –
the Process
• Curriculum Information Evening: Thursday 8th January, 7pm
• From Mon 12th January: Input via PSE / Support from
Guidance Teacher
• By Friday 30th January: Return of Options form
• February / March: Re-coursing (if required)
• June: New timetable