Transcript Years 7, 8 and 9 - The Corsham School

OPTIONS
► On
website
► www.corsham.wilts.sch.uk
► Year groups
► Y9
► Options
GCSE
Courses
► Demanding
in terms of time
► Limit curriculum to 9 subjects
► Between 10 and 12 GCSE level qualifications
► Controlled Assessments
► Or alternatives (OCR National, BTEC)
English Baccalaureat
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You will no doubt be aware of the recent and surprising introduction to
the school league tables of "The English Baccalaureat". This is a
measure which records the number of students with higher GCSE
passes (C and above)
in English, Maths, 2 Sciences, History or Geography and a Foreign
Language.
Our curriculum philosophy has always been one of encouraging choice,
personalisation and specialism where appropriate. We will therefore
not be making the above mentioned subjects compulsory as we value
our curriculum philosophy and believe in its appropriateness for
Corsham students. We accept that we will be disadvantaged by this
measure in future league tables. However, if you value the message
inherent in this governmental decision, your child may of course
choose History or Geography and a Foreign Language in options.
Maths, English and Science have always been and remain compulsory
for all students
Choice and Responsibility
► Knowledge
► Research
(very few affect future careers at
this stage)
► Tutor work and Student assembly
► Ele – Student Bulletin – Connexions
► Discuss and take responsibility
► Individual personalised education
Choice and responsibility
Positive Choice
► Realise it is a 2 year commitment
► Find out as much as you can
► Review your own strengths and read booklet
► See it as an opportunity
► Understand the skills you are gaining for later use
Negative choice
► Copy friends
► Rely on gossip
► Choose a new subject as a negative choice
► Teachers change
2010-2012 Curriculum
Year 10 Curriculum
PC, 3
Option Q, 5
PE, 4
Option X, 5
Science, 10
Option Y, 5
Option Z, 5
Maths, 6
English, 7
English
Maths
Science
PE
PC
Option Q
Option X
Option Y
Option Z
The Optional Subjects: 4 from:► Art
2d, Business, Dance, Drama, Food
► French, GCSE PE, Geography, German
► History, IT (OCR), Media, Music
► Photography, Product Design, Resistant
Materials,
► Spanish, Triple science
► BTEC
Accommodating Specialism
► Strong
at PE/Science
► Expressive Arts
► New subjects
► Expect evidence of attitude
► All will be stimulated and challenged
► Help with future choice at 16+
Survey
► Before
Christmas
► Enables us to build the blocks
► Most likely to accommodate choices
Difficult Factors
► Low
Numbers
► Inappropriate Choices
► Budget/Specialist rooms: Only one class possible
► Reserve choice is vital
► Massive number of possibilities
► Tell me if your choices are not possible
► Change always possible if enough people ask for
the same thing
The Choice Form
10Q
10X
10Y
10Z
Art
Food
Art
Art
Business
French
Business
Dance
Drama
German
Drama
French
History
History
Food
History
Info Tech
Info Tech
Geography
Music
Media Studies
Media Studies
History
Photography
Gcse Pe
Photography
Product Design
Resistant Material
Photography
Spanish
Photography
Science Triple
Block Q
First Choice
Second Choice
Block X
Block Y
Block Z
Problems
► Changes
are possible if enough students
have the same issue
► Fill in the problems box
Foundation Learning and BTEC
More practical “hands on” or vocational learning.
Choice of 2 BTECs in school (Sport/Art etc) each worth 4
GCSEs and one day a week short vocational courses such as
Building, Hair and Beauty, Catering, Motor Maintenance,
Animal Care.
► External providers such as Wiltshire College and Springfields
school, Calne.
► We will talk in depth to some students about this option
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Help!
Y9 Parents’ Evening
Y9 Interim Report
► Ongoing Contact with Tutors/YLM
► Talk to people this evening and beyond
► Connexions (Kate Hall) and ELE
► Optional Subjects represented here.
► Form return by Half Term
► I will let you know of any problems sooner, confirmation
letters sent after Easter.
► Confident that the same teachers are teaching the same
subjects that have given us years of excellent GCSE/BTEC
results
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