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Calderglen High School

Calderglen High School. S2 Options Programme Information Evening 28 th January 2014. Preparation For Options. Personal Social and Health Education Personal Skills/Qualities Equal opportunities Job Profiles Plan IT Plus. www.planitplus.net. www.calderglen.s-lanark.sch.uk.

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Calderglen High School

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  1. Calderglen High School S2 Options Programme Information Evening 28th January 2014

  2. Preparation For Options • Personal Social and Health Education • Personal Skills/Qualities • Equal opportunities • Job Profiles • Plan IT Plus

  3. www.planitplus.net

  4. www.calderglen.s-lanark.sch.uk

  5. General information Information for parents and carers Second Year

  6. Preparation For Options • Assemblies • Faculty Input • S2 Reports • Predictions for Pupil Support • Parents Evening • Pupil Support Teacher Interviews

  7. Timeline • 20th January Pre Interview Option Form issued • 22nd January S2 Reports Issued • 28th January Options Evening • 30th January Consultation Evening • 5th Feb- 21st February Pupil Support Interviews • 28th February Post Interview Option Form returned

  8. Curriculum for Excellence National 3 equivalent to Foundation National 4 equivalent to General National 5 equivalent to Credit Higher Advanced Higher

  9. S3 Curriculum - AIMS • Broad General Education – working at Fourth Level • Personalisation and Choice • Clear opportunities for Inter Disciplinary Learning • Firm foundation for the Senior Phase

  10. S3 Curriculum – Broad General Education • Language English • Mathematics Maths • Modern Languages French or Gaidhlig • Social Studies History or Geography or Mod Stud or RMPS • Science Biology or Chemistry or Physics • Expressive Arts Art or Music or Drama or Dance or PE • Technologies Admin/IT or Business/Fin or Computing or Design/Man or Graphic Comm or Craft Skills or Heath/Food Tech • Religious/Moral Education RMPS (core) • Health and Wellbeing P.E. (core), PSE (core)

  11. S3 Curriculum – Choice • Language English • Mathematics Maths • Modern Languages French or Gaidhlig • Social Studies History or Geography or Mod Stud or RMPS • Sciences Biology or Chemistry or Physics • Religious/Moral Education RMPS (core) • Health and Wellbeing P.E. (core), PSE (core) • Expressive Arts Art or Music or Drama or Dance or PE • Technologies Admin/IT or Business/Fin or Computing or Design/Man or Graphic Comm or Craft Skills or Health/Food Tech

  12. S3 Curriculum- Choice • English 4 periods • Maths 4 periods • French or Gaidhlig 3 periods • A Social Subject choice 3 periods • A Science Subject choice 3 periods • 3 further choices (3x3) 9 periods • P.E. (core) 2 periods • R.M.P.S. (core) 1 period • P.S.E. (core) 1 period • TOTAL 30 periods

  13. S3 Curriculum - AIMS • Broad General Education – working at Fourth Level • Personalisation and Choice • Clear opportunities for Inter Disciplinary Learning • Firm foundation for the Senior Phase

  14. Masterclass Menu • Menu of around 14 ‘Masterclasses’. • Masterclasses timetabled for 2 periods per week. • S3 pupils will select one Masterclass for Jun/Dec and another for Jan/Jun. • Many will cover ‘Technology’ or ‘Expressive Arts’. • Pupils missing either of these from main choice will be directed to an appropriate Masterclass to complete their Broad General Education. • Masterclasses give opportunity for Interdisciplinary Learning and some are accredited. • Pupils will select from the Masterclass Menu in May, once their main subject choice has been confirmed.

  15. S3 Curriculum - AIMS • Broad General Education – working at Fourth Level • Personalisation and Choice • Clear opportunities for Inter Disciplinary Learning • Firm foundation for the Senior Phase

  16. S3 Curriculum – Firm Foundation • Fourth level work as part of BGE – but also begin looking at work for Nat 4 and Nat 5 courses in S4. • There will be a reduction in subjects studied in S4 from the 8 in S3, possible to 7, possibly to 6. • Pupils will be discouraged from picking ‘fresh’ subjects for S4.

  17. Procedure • Pre interview option form completed at home and ready for 5th February. • Interview with Pupil Support Teacher 5th February– 21st February. Pupils given Post interview option form for parents to sign. • Post interview option form signed and returned by 28th February.

  18. Pre-interview Option Form • Table A row 1 Select one Social Subject (see note 5) • History (2nd choice Geography) • Table A row 2 Select one Science Subject ( see note 3) • Biology (National 4)(2nd choice Physics)

  19. Pre-interview Option Form • Table B Select three subjects Design and Manufacture Administration and IT What’s With Work (see Note 6) (2nd choice Practical Woodworking)

  20. Provisional S3 Curriculum English 4 periods Maths 4 periods French 3 periods History 3 periods Biology 4 3 periods Design + Man. 3 periods Administration and IT 3 periods What’s With Work 3 periods Masterclass Choice 2 periods P.E. (core) 2 periods R.M.P.S. (core) 1 period P.S.E. (core) 1 period TOTAL 32 periods

  21. What do you do? • Your child’s report (January) • Consultation Evening (4.30 – 6.30 30th January) • Family discussion • Complete and sign the Pre-interview Option Form (by 5th February) • Sign and return the Post-interview Option Form. (by 28th February)

  22. What do I do? • Collate the data from 230 Option Forms. • Construct classes and a timetable allowing the majority to follow chosen curriculum. • Liaise with Pupils, Parents and Pupil Support over individual snags. • THANKS FOR LISTENING

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