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Welcome. Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening. Curriculum for Year 10 Students: English Maths Science Citizenship Philosophy and Ethics Personal, Social and Health Education Games and Health & Self. Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening.
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Welcome Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
Curriculum for Year 10 Students: • English • Maths • Science • Citizenship • Philosophy and Ethics • Personal, Social and Health Education • Games and Health & Self Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
Plus up to four Option subjects. These are chosen from: • French, German, Spanish • Engineering, Resistant Materials, Textiles, Graphics, Food Technology • Geography, History • Art, Drama, Music • PE, ICT Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
There are some other choices: • Triple Science • College or Farm course • Functional Skills Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
The English Baccalaureate: • English Language (C or above) • English Literature • Maths (C or above) • Double Science (2 Cs or above) • Geography or History (C or above) • A Modern Foreign Language (C or above) Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
Almost all courses are now linear Exams happen at the end of Year 11 but not in Year 10 Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
The only exception to this is Science in which there will be an exam in January for the double scientists and another exam in June for all students Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
Most courses have a coursework element Some of these coursework elements are done in school under ‘Controlled Assessment’ Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
Courses with Controlled Assessment are: • English • All DT subjects • Geography • History • Science • All Languages Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
What is Controlled Assessment – See booklet Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
Some courses are ‘continually assessed’ The work done throughout the course counts towards the GCSE Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
Courses that are continually assessed are: • Art • ICT • PE (BTEC) Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
Some courses have a ‘Practical Assessment’ These generally take place in Year 11 Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
Courses with a Practical Assessment are: • PE (GCSE) • Music • Art • Drama Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
‘Core’ subjects are English, Maths and Science Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
The booklet that was issued to those who attended this presentation is available from the General Office Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
Questions I was asked to provide a list of subjects with exam boards so this is on the next slide Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening
Art AQA Citizenship AQA Drama Edexcel Engineering Edexcel Food Technology Edexcel Graphics AQA Resistant Materials Edexcel Textiles AQA English AQA French Edexcel Geography AQA German Edexcel History OCR ICT Edexcel Maths Edexcel Music Edexcel Philosophy and Ethics OCR PE Edexcel Science AQA Year 10 Parents Curriculum Information Evening