Transcript GCSEs – Your passport to success

Year 9 Options
Your passport to success
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The ‘Core’ Subjects
The core subjects are the subjects everyone
must do.
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Maths
English
Science
RE/Humanities
PE
PHCSE
1 GCSE
1 or 2 GCSEs
1, 2 or 3 GCSEs
1 GCSE
No qualification*
*some students will be able to achieve a Sports
Leader Award through their PE lessons
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New Government
Recommendations
• 8 (or more) subjects:
English Baccalaureate
Subjects
English
Maths
Science
Computing
Languages
Humanities
5
+ any other 3
In 2014 students followed the following pathways. We will be reviewing these pathways in
the Autumn term 2014 ready for the Options Evening in January 2015.
The Baccalaureate Pathway
CORE Subjects
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Spanish or French
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Geography or History
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2 choices*
* We recommend that 1
of them is Technology
The Central Pathway
The Occupational Pathway
CORE Subjects
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1 of:
Geography
History
Computing
French
Spanish
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3 choices*
Core Subjects
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Occupational Skills
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2 choices*
*We recommend that 1
of them is Technology
Grades C and above in Maths, English, Science, Language
and Geog/History = The English Baccalaureate
* We recommend that 1
of them is Technology
Which pathway are you on?
The pathway you have been put on has been
decided based on the following:
1. How well you did at the end of Year 6
2. Information from all of your teachers at
Liskeard
3. The courses you are already doing
4. National data predicting what grade you
are most likely to get in each subject
5. Your Head of Year’s and Assistant Head of
Year’s knowledge of you
So, what to pick?
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TIP 1 :
TIP 2:
TIP 3:
TIP 4:
TIP 5:
TIP 6:
What are you good at?
What will you enjoy?
What are your future aspirations?
How do you prefer to learn and be assessed?
Pick the subject NOT the teacher
Don’t just follow your friends!
It is our responsibility to make sure that you get the best
chance in life. That means we must make sure that the
options you choose are the ones you will enjoy AND will
be successful in.
The Booklet
The
Booklet
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Personalised to you
Key Dates
General information about your pathway
Who to go to for help and more information
Subject information sheets
• Choices Form…
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What can you choose?
The following 3 slides show the choices
that were on offer in 2014. We will be
reviewing these options in Autumn 2014
ready for the Options Evening in January
2015.
Baccalaureate Pathway - Form
Central Pathway - Form
Occupational Pathway - Form
The
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Process
Key Dates
Key
Dates
• Early January – Options assembly and option booklets given out to
students
• Late January – Options Evening for students and parents
• Early to mid February – Interviews for students and parents with a
member of the Senior Leadership Team
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Making Your
your choices
Making
Choices
Remember…
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TIP 1 :
TIP 2:
TIP 3:
TIP 4:
TIP 5:
TIP 6:
What are you good at?
What will you enjoy?
What are your future aspirations?
How do you prefer to learn and be assessed?
Pick the subject NOT the teacher
Don’t just follow your friends!
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