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Welcome to
Year 8 Options Evening
Wednesday 15th February 2012
Welcome
Mr Lennox (Headteacher)
Curriculum Options for Year 8
Mr Taylor (Deputy Headteacher)
English and MathsCourses from Year 9 to Year 11
Mrs Browne (Core Zone Leader)
Aims of the session
• To outline the Year 9-11 GCSE and
Vocational pathways.
• To outline how to make a good choice.
• To explain English and Mathematics
courses from Year 9.
Year 9 Courses
from September 2012
All Year 8 students will begin GCSE
courses in September 2012.
Subjects that remain non-optional…
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English
Mathematics
Science
MFL
R.E.
P.E
Pathway
Our range of Red
GCSEs
Including…
Art
Astronomy
Business Studies
Citizenship
Computing
Dance
Drama
Food Technology
Graphics
Geography
History
Law
Media Studies
Music
P.E
Resistant Materials
Science: BTEC,
Double & Triple
Award
Sociology
Spanish
Textiles
The English Baccalaureate
A combination of GCSE qualifications
includes:•
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English GCSE
Mathematics GCSE
Dual/ Triple Science GCSE
History or Geography GCSE
Any MFL GCSE
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Pathways
LEVEL 5 in
English and Maths?
BELOW
Three GCSE route
Optional Vocational
Courses (Year 10)
Additional English
and/or Maths
support
ABOVE
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Four GCSE route
Triple Science
2nd or 3rd MFL
Diploma option
(Year 10)
Joe Bloggs
W1
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I want to
work as an
engineer
Graphics
Geography
Vehicle Maintenance
I.C.T
Graphics
Off-site Vocational Courses
Blue Pathway
• These are only for people who are mature and
sensible enough to be trusted to go to placements
away from school, some are as much as 4 or 5
miles away.
• These courses will begin in Year 10.
• We expect to be able to offer courses in:
– Construction
– Catering
– Hair & Beauty
– Motor Vehicles
Joe Bloggs
W1
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Textiles
Child Dev
I.C.T
Drama
Sociology
Spanish
I want to work in computers or teaching
Triple Science
Computing
Making the right choice...
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What do I enjoy?
What looks interesting to me?
What might I do in the future?
What do the right people think?
Making the wrong choice...
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Which teacher do I like?
Which subject looks easiest?
Which subjects are my friends doing?
What do the wrong people think?
Year 8 Options Evening
Next steps…
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Read through ‘Options Booklet’ (also available on
website www.walkden.uk.com)
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Speak to people about the right choice for you
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RETURN Options forms by THURSDAY 1st March
2012
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Options Counseling Interviews if needed.
Dates for your Diary
February 15th
OPTIONS INFORMATION EVENING
February 17th
Data Capture 2
February 19th–26th HALF TERM HOLIDAY
March 1st
March-April
June 1st
OPTION FORM RETURN DEADLINE
Guidance Meetings (where needed)
Data Capture 3
English and Maths
Mrs L Browne
Head of Core Zone
GCSE English Language
and English Literature
Unit 1 –
Unit 2 –
Unit 3 –
Exam =
English Language
1 X 2hr exam on response to
reading and two writing tasks
3 x Speaking and Listening tasks
a) Extended Reading on a literature
text
b)2 X Creative writing tasks
c) Spoken Language task
40% Controlled Assessment = 60%
English Literature
Unit 1 – 1 x 11/2 hour exam on two
literature texts
Unit 2 – 1 x 1hr 15 minute exam on
poetry
Unit 3 – 1 task on Shakespeare and
one other text
Exam = 75% Controlled Assessment
= 25%
Controlled Assessment
Pupils will have a set time , usually 2 –3
hours to complete the task in controlled
conditions.
THIS MEANS –
Total concentration in all lessons
Attendance in all lessons
Taking notes in all lessons
Being organised!
Mathematics
GCSE Maths - Sept 2012
• Our exam board is Edexcel
• All sets will follow a linear course
• Set 1 and 2 study the Higher tier
• Set 3,4 & 5 study the Foundation tier
• Set 1 will also study towards either
GCSE Statistics or another FSMQ
•(free standing mathematics qualification).
Linear Course
• One set of exams in Summer 2015
(summer of Year 11)
• No coursework
•Course has 4 key strands
•(Number, Algebra, Shape & Data)