1 / 12

WELCOME TO THE YEAR 9 OPTIONS EVENING

WELCOME TO THE YEAR 9 OPTIONS EVENING. CHANGES TO KS4 COURSES. No modular exams All exams at end of year 11 No opportunity to re-sit Btecs now have compulsory 25% exam element Approved qualifications list. HOW IS KS4 DIFFERENT?. More independence required More time-management required

dwayne
Download Presentation

WELCOME TO THE YEAR 9 OPTIONS EVENING

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. WELCOME TO THE YEAR 9 OPTIONS EVENING

  2. CHANGES TO KS4 COURSES • No modular exams • All exams at end of year 11 • No opportunity to re-sit • Btecs now have compulsory 25% exam element • Approved qualifications list

  3. HOW IS KS4 DIFFERENT? • More independence required • More time-management required • More choice in what you do

  4. NEW MEASURES • ‘Progress 8’ replaces 5+ A*C including English & Maths • Looks at a student’s average performance across 8 subjects ‘Progress 8’ subjects: • English & Maths – double-weighted • 3 Ebacc subjects – 2/3 Science, French, Geography, History • 3 others • Leadership qualification

  5. WHAT WE’VE DONE ALREADY • Subject teachers discussed KS4 options in lessons • Year assemblies • Taster Day • Curriculum & Timetable change (December 2013)

  6. COMPULSORY SUBJECTS • English Language (& English Literature) • Maths • Science (double award or triple – separate sciences) • PE – GCSE PE or Btec Sport SCIENCE AND PE KS4 COURSE CHOICES ARE GUIDED BY SUBJECT TEACHERS FOUR OPTION CHOICES IN ADDITION TO THESE

  7. OUR OPTION BLOCKS

  8. KEY THINGS TO CONSIDER • Do you like it? • Do you find it interesting? • Does it fit into future plans? • What could it lead to? • How is it assessed? • How many exams? • Is there any coursework or controlled assessment? • Do I have the skills required?

  9. DON’T….! • Pick a course because your friends are picking it • Pick a course because you like your current teacher • Pick a course without doing a lot of RESEARCH!

  10. RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH! • Speak to subject teachers • Speak to students • Speak to form tutors • Read the options booklet

  11. THE OPTIONS BOOKLET • Qualification type • Exam Board • Email contact • Course overview • Skills requirement • What students say • Assessment • Progression

  12. TIMESCALE • Taster Day – Tuesday 18th February • Options Evening – Tuesday 18th February • Option booklets & letters distributed – Tuesday 18th February • Student meetings with form tutors – 5th - 21st March • Option forms completed by – Friday 21st March • Groups / Choices analysed – April / May • Follow-up meetings (if required) – April / May • Courses start – 3rd September 2014 • Y10 Parents’ Information Evening – September 2014 (date tbc) • Last date for course changes – 26th September 2014

More Related