Transcript Raising Achievement - Calderglen High School

Calderglen High School
S2 Options Programme
Information Evening
28th January 2014
Preparation For Options
 Personal Social and Health Education
 Personal Skills/Qualities
 Equal opportunities
 Job Profiles
 Plan IT Plus
www.planitplus.net
www.calderglen.s-lanark.sch.uk
General information
Information for parents and carers
Second Year
Preparation For Options
 Assemblies
 Faculty Input
 S2 Reports
 Predictions for Pupil Support
 Parents Evening
 Pupil Support Teacher Interviews
Timeline
 20th January
Pre Interview Option
Form issued
 22nd January
S2 Reports Issued
 28th January
Options Evening
 30th January
Consultation Evening
 5th Feb- 21st February Pupil Support
Interviews
 28th February
Post Interview Option
Form returned
Curriculum for Excellence
LEVEL
STAGE (Approx.)
Early
PreSchool , Primary 1
1
Primary 4
2
Primary 7
3
Secondary 1 ,2
4
Secondary 3
Senior Phase
Secondary 4 – 6, College
National 3
equivalent to
National 4
equivalent to
National 5
equivalent to
Higher
Advanced Higher
Foundation
General
Credit
S3 Curriculum - AIMS
Broad General Education – working at Fourth
Level
2. Personalisation and Choice
3. Clear opportunities for Inter Disciplinary
Learning
4. Firm foundation for the Senior Phase
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S3 Curriculum – Broad General Education
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Language
Mathematics
Modern Languages
Social Studies
 Science
 Expressive Arts
 Technologies
 Religious/Moral Education
 Health and Wellbeing
English
Maths
French or Gaidhlig
History or Geography or Mod Stud
or RMPS
Biology or Chemistry or Physics
Art or Music or Drama or Dance or
PE
Admin/IT or Business/Fin or
Computing or Design/Man or
Graphic Comm or Craft Skills or
Heath/Food Tech
RMPS (core)
P.E. (core), PSE (core)
S3 Curriculum – Choice
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Language
Mathematics
Modern Languages
Social Studies
 Sciences
 Religious/Moral Education
 Health and Wellbeing
 Expressive Arts
 Technologies
English
Maths
French or Gaidhlig
History or Geography or Mod Stud
or RMPS
Biology or Chemistry or Physics
RMPS (core)
P.E. (core), PSE (core)
Art or Music or Drama or Dance or
PE
Admin/IT or Business/Fin or
Computing or Design/Man or
Graphic Comm or Craft Skills or
Health/Food Tech
S3 Curriculum- Choice
 English
 Maths
 French or Gaidhlig
 A Social Subject choice
 A Science Subject choice
 3 further choices (3x3)
 P.E. (core)
 R.M.P.S. (core)
 P.S.E. (core)
4 periods
4 periods
3 periods
3 periods
3 periods
9 periods
2 periods
1 period
1 period
 TOTAL
30 periods
S3 Curriculum - AIMS
Broad General Education – working at Fourth
Level
2. Personalisation and Choice
3. Clear opportunities for Inter Disciplinary
Learning
4. Firm foundation for the Senior Phase
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Masterclass Menu
 Menu of around 14 ‘Masterclasses’.
 Masterclasses timetabled for 2 periods per week.
 S3 pupils will select one Masterclass for Jun/Dec and
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another for Jan/Jun.
Many will cover ‘Technology’ or ‘Expressive Arts’.
Pupils missing either of these from main choice will be
directed to an appropriate Masterclass to complete
their Broad General Education.
Masterclasses give opportunity for Interdisciplinary
Learning and some are accredited.
Pupils will select from the Masterclass Menu in May,
once their main subject choice has been confirmed.
S3 Curriculum - AIMS
Broad General Education – working at Fourth
Level
2. Personalisation and Choice
3. Clear opportunities for Inter Disciplinary
Learning
4. Firm foundation for the Senior Phase
1.
S3 Curriculum – Firm Foundation
 Fourth level work as part of BGE – but also begin
looking at work for Nat 4 and Nat 5 courses in S4.
 There will be a reduction in subjects studied in S4
from the 8 in S3, possible to 7, possibly to 6.
 Pupils will be discouraged from picking ‘fresh’
subjects for S4.
Procedure
 Pre interview option form completed at home and
ready for 5th February.
 Interview with Pupil Support Teacher
5th February– 21st February. Pupils given Post
interview option form for parents to sign.
 Post interview option form signed and returned by
28th February.
Pre-interview Option Form
 Table A row 1
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Select one Social Subject (see note 5)
History (2nd choice Geography)
 Table A row 2
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Select one Science Subject ( see note 3)
Biology (National 4) (2nd choice Physics)
Pre-interview Option Form
 Table B
Select three subjects
Design and Manufacture
Administration and IT
What’s With Work (see Note 6)
(2nd choice Practical Woodworking)
Provisional S3 Curriculum
English
Maths
French
History
Biology 4
Design + Man.
Administration and IT
What’s With Work
Masterclass Choice
P.E. (core)
R.M.P.S. (core)
P.S.E. (core)
4 periods
4 periods
3 periods
3 periods
3 periods
3 periods
3 periods
3 periods
2 periods
2 periods
1 period
1 period
TOTAL
32 periods
What do you do?
 Your child’s report (January)
 Consultation Evening (4.30 – 6.30 30th January)
 Family discussion
 Complete and sign the Pre-interview Option Form
(by 5th February)
 Sign and return the Post-interview Option Form.
(by 28th February)
What do I do?
 Collate the data from 230 Option Forms.
 Construct classes and a timetable allowing the
majority to follow chosen curriculum.
 Liaise with Pupils, Parents and Pupil Support over
individual snags.
 THANKS FOR LISTENING