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Sprowston Community High School
KS4 PREFERENCES
2010-2012
Key Stage 4 SUBJECTS
The following subjects are studied by all
pupils:
English – both English and English
Literature for most pupils
Maths
Core Science*
Core PE
Short Courses ICT/RS/Citizenship*
PATH A to E
increasingly more Vocational
PATH A: All GCSE’s
PATH B: BTEC
PATH C : VOCATIONAL
STUDIES
PATH D: NEW DIPLOMAS
PATH E: Young Apprenticeship
PATH A - All GCSE’s
Choose to do Short Courses of
Citizenship, ICT & RS in:
BLOCK 1 – Instead of 2nd Science
BLOCK 2 – Instead of a Language
BLOCK 3 – Instead of a Technology
BLOCK 4 – Instead of an Arts or
Humanities subject
BLOCK 1
SCIENCE
EITHER DOUBLE SCIENCE (Choice made later
in Year 10 of ADDITIONAL OR ADDITIONAL
APPLIED)
OR
SINGLE SCIENCE + ICT/RS/CZ Short Courses
IF you wish to be considered to take Biology,
Chemistry & Physics then only tick the Triple Science
box in Path A
Block 2
Modern Foreign Languages
FRENCH OR GERMAN OR SPANISH
OR ICT/RS/CZ Short Courses
This must be the language that you are studying
now
IF you wish to be considered for 2nd MFL
subject then take this option in Path A
BLOCK 3
Design & Technology
1 subject to be studied
Enter 2 in order of preference
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
OR GRAPHICS
OR MATERIALS
OR TEXTILES
If you wish to study Engineering Double GCSE then
tick this box in Path A as well
OR ICT/RS/CZ Short Courses
BLOCK 4
ARTS & HUMANITIES
2 subjects to be studied
GCSE Health & Social Care- Double Certificate
OR GCSE Leisure & Tourism – Double Certificate
OR 2 of the following:
Art & Design Photography
Dance
Economics
Geography
History
Philosophy & Ethics
Business Studies
Drama
Media Studies
Music
GCSE PE
OR ICT/RS/CZ Short Courses
IF you want to take 3 subjects from this block then you
can pick up the 3rd subject in Path A.
PATH B: BTEC
Decide which BTEC course to do:
Art & Design
Media
Sport
Performing Arts
Tick which in Path B
Then decide Block 1,2,3 or 4 for your Short
Courses
Then complete Blocks 1 to 4 as for Path A, but
you will only study 1 GCSE from Block 4
PATH C : Vocational Studies
Choose from the following courses:
Animal Care
Catering Construction
Finishing & Repair
Hairdressing
Horse Care
Vehicle Maintenance
Woodwork
Land Based Operations
Motorcycle Maintenance
Tick which one in PATH C box
PATH C: Vocational Studies
Besides the Core Subjects you need to choose
2 from:
Art & Design
Drama
Food Technology
Materials
French
Business Studies
Geography
History
Tick 4 in GCSE box in order of preference
NOT ALL OF THESE SUBJECTS WILL RUN –
ONLY THE 4 MOST POPULAR ONES!!!!!
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PATH D : NEW DIPLOMAS
Choose from the following:
Business, Administration & Finance - Sewell Park
Creative Arts and Media – Sprowston CHS
Engineering – Open Academy
Environment & Land Based Studies – Easton College
Sport & Active Leisure - Thorpe St Andrew HS
Tick which box in PATH D
PATH E: Young Apprenticeship
CHOOSE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
CONSTRUCTION
ENGINEERING
HAIRDRESSING
MOTOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
Tick which box in PATH E
Path C, D & E are dependent
upon successful interview
Pupils wishing to follow one of these
pathways MUST also complete the form
for EITHER PATH A OR B, just in case
their application is unsuccessful.