OPTIONS

1. OPTIONS • Website • Http://www.corsham.wilts.sch.uk/Options18

2. The y10 – 11 Curriculum • Compulsory, • 5 subjects, 35 hours per fortnight • Options, • 3 subjects 15 hours, 5 hours each per fortnight

3. All qualifications except for GCSE equivalents –IT Sport Science – Business, Music and Graphics

4. Ebacc • Means a 5 or more in • English • English Literature • Maths • Sciences or Computer Science • History or Geography • MFL

5. Compulsory • English and English Literature (7-11 hours), • Maths (7 hours), • Science (double or separate 10-15 hours), • Double Science is called “combined” or “trilogy” 2 GCSEs • Separate Sciences are called “single sciences” or “triple science” 3 GCSEs • Non exam PE (4 hours), • RE (3 hours –Sociology of Beliefs) • Choices to contain 1 of the optional ebac subjects • Total 35 out of 50 hours • So Ebacc not compulsory

6. Government DFE advice • ensure pupils “study the core academic subjects at GCSE, the subjects that keep your options open, and allow you to enter the widest ranges of careers and university courses.” The Secretary of State set out the Government’s view that a compulsory EBacc would enhance the chances of disadvantaged pupils….. For the EBacc to become the “default option” for all pupils, • “achieving the government’s goal for 90% of pupils to be studying the vital Ebacc subjects of maths, English, science, a foreign language and either history or geography” • with schools to determine the “small minority of pupils for whom taking the whole EBacc is not appropriate.”

7. Key Advice at Corsham • So – no compulsory ebac yet, but moving towards DFE target • Have to do ONE of French, German, Spanish, History, Geography or Computing (highlighted on form) • Art and Textiles are the same GCSE – so only one of those two.

8. Options: 3 lots of 5 hours, 3 From • Art, • Business, • Drama, • Food, • French, • GCSE PE/CAMNAT Sport Science • Geography, • German, • History, • Computing or IT digital application, • Media, • Music, • Photography, • Graphics, • Design Technology • Spanish • Textiles

9. A thought about option choices – keeping A Level doors open • Many universities favour “Facilitating” A levels. • Express choice of Russell Group Universities (top 24 in the UK) • These are the subjects you can’t do at A level without having done the GCSE first • A natural science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) • A modern or ancient language • English Literature (not Language) • History • Geography • Maths and Further Maths

10. The Form • The configuration of subjects in blocks comes from the survey, so it should fit the vast majority of combinations. Students do however change their minds ……

11. What you fill in..

12. What if you can’t do the combination you want… • Changes are possible if enough students have the same issue. Fill in the problems box on the choice form • Please indicate any problems in the box below

13. Caution:-Difficult Factors • Low Numbers • Inappropriate Choices • Sometimes only one class possible • Reserve choice is a helpful process, try and select one further subject

14. End of January 26th • Hand in form to Tutor – Reception - email • Confident about highly successful courses • Very well equipped to deal with the challenges • Choose well and carefully from the huge range of possible combinations