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Beal High School Personalising Your Learning at KS4 2018

Discover your talents, choose the right subjects, and plan your future success at Beal High School. Learn about the 21st-century curriculum, options available, and how to excel in academic and vocational pursuits.

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Beal High School Personalising Your Learning at KS4 2018

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  1. Beal High SchoolPersonalising Your Learning at KS4 2018

  2. Be a 21st Century Leader • Live and work anywhere in the world • Travel as often as they like for as long as they like • Change what they're working on to keep up with their interests and abilities • Enjoy earning potential that is not capped by a salary figure • Work with peers across the globe • Outsource things they don’t like doing • Choose their own hours and office

  3. Ken RobinsonThe Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything What are my talents? “When people are in their Element, they connect with something fundamental to their sense of identity, purpose, and well-being.”

  4. What are my talents?What am I good at? What do I really enjoy?

  5. 21st Century Curriculum -Skills • Creativity • Critical thinking • Communication • Collaboration • Emotional intelligence and literacy • Digital literacy • Community identity and service • Adaptable learning environments

  6. 21st Century Curriculum • Built upon an Inclusive Curriculum that meets the needs of our students via Entry level, Level 1, GCSEs and vocational qualifications • Strong student involvement - we design our timetable around the option choices of our students • Wide range of subjects – challenging and aspirational that provide progression and creativity

  7. What is the key to Success? • The right subject choice • English - Literacy and oracy • Attendance, conduct and attitude • Advice and guidance – we are experienced education professionals • What do you have to make yourself stop? Find your element!

  8. What are your Options?

  9. The Core Curriculum • English Language 1 GCSE • English Literature 1 GCSE • Mathematics 1 GCSE • Co-ordinated Science 2 GCSE or Separate Sciences 3 GCSE • Philosophy • PSHE • Core PE

  10. 40% of your ks4 programme

  11. Facilitating Subjects

  12. Specialist Subjects

  13. Additional (Vocational) Subjects (Level 2)

  14. Additional (Vocational) Subjects (Entry/level 1)

  15. How will my AWL profile affect my choices in KS4? • If Mastering in Science, students have a free choice of FOUR subjects and are strongly advised to choose one “Facilitating” Subject. • If Non-mastering in Science, students should choose at least one “Facilitating” Subject and then a further three subjects. • If Emerging/developing in English, be careful not to choose too many literacy heavy subjects.

  16. Progression

  17. Progression to Beal Sixth Form and beyond An Outstanding 6th form: • On average 85% of students progress from Year 11 to Beal High School Sixth Form • 90% of students in Year 12 are successful and progress to Year 13 compared to a national figure of 82% • 25.9% students achieving AAB in at least two facilitating subjects • 90% average successful university applications, 10% apprenticeship, employment, gap year

  18. Myth Busting- ‘Universities prefer A-levels to BTECs’. Beal BTEC students have progressed to study at: Kings College, London, Queen Mary, University of London, Westminster, City, Greenwich, Sheffield Hallam, University of Kent, University of Essex, Nottingham University and Hertfordshire University. Loughborough University and more … Students should look at their combination of subjects and RESEARCH what 6th form colleges and universities require. Rely on careful research and not on popular media myths!

  19. What will top universities look at? • 8 top grades at GCSE (including English & Maths) • Medical courses may ask for 5 GCSE’s at grades 8/9 • Most Universities will ask for a minimum of a grade 4 in English and Maths • Some degree courses will ask for higher than this • 4 top grades (A/A*) at A-level • MFL qualifications are valued amongst admissions tutors • Extra-Curricular activities

  20. Click on ‘Year Groups/Year 9’ Visit the Beal High School website

  21. Click here for Year 9 Options Website

  22. Options website address:http://www.limacononline.co.uk/bhsoptions/ Click on ‘My Courses’

  23. Why and what should a student do if this symbol appears?

  24. Important dates • Tuesday 27th February Activation of online options form • Monday 5th March – IAG sessions Friday 16th March • Monday 19th March Deadline for Return of Options form to tutors • April /MayAdditional IAG for some students

  25. What students should bring with them to their IAG? Progress Files which will contain: Your Personal statement “My Choices”Options Form with your intentions. This serves as a starting point for the meeting This is not your final options form. The final options form needs to be signed by student and parents and returned to Year 9 tutors.

  26. Factors YOU should consider when choosing your options What are YOU interested in? What are YOU good at? Do you have the ability to succeed in that subject choice? The balance of your choices Keeping future options open

  27. Be A Leader BE A Leader – Stand out from the crowd

  28. REAL PROJECTS

  29. Deadline for return of Options Form to Form Tutor (signed by student and Parent): Monday 19th March 2018

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