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Irvine Royal Academy

Irvine Royal Academy. Course Choices for S2 pupils 2012 Mr Hotchkiss Depute Headteacher A University of Glasgow partner school. Course Choices for S2 pupils 2012. Curriculum for Excellence Broad General Education S1 to S3 levels 3 and 4 Personalisation and choice. Mandatory subjects.

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Irvine Royal Academy

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  1. Irvine Royal Academy Course Choices for S2 pupils 2012 Mr Hotchkiss Depute Headteacher A University of Glasgow partner school

  2. Course Choices for S2 pupils 2012 • Curriculum for Excellence • Broad General Education • S1 to S3 levels 3 and 4 • Personalisation and choice

  3. Mandatory subjects • English – 4 periods • Mathematics – 4 periods • Modern Language - 3 periods

  4. Choices • Five other subjects each with 3 periods • Curriculum areas • Sciences • Social Studies • Technologies • Health and Wellbeing/Expressive Arts • One from each and one other from any

  5. Sciences • Biology • Chemistry • Physics

  6. Social Studies • Geography • History • Modern Studies • Religious Education

  7. Technologies • Administration • Business Management • Computing • Design and Manufacture • Graphic Communication

  8. Health and Wellbeing/ Expressive Arts • Art and Design • Hospitality • Music • Physical Education

  9. Choices form

  10. Choices form - example

  11. Core subjects • PE – 2 periods • RE – 1 period • PSE – 1 period • Mentoring – 1 period

  12. Curriculum Enhancement • A chance to try one or two year courses • Wide variety • Non-traditional • Mixture of Interest, Vocational and Subject • Some will lead to National 4 and 5 SQA qualifications • Examples: Drama, Duke of Edinburgh, Leadership, Philosophy, Sociology

  13. S4 and beyond • English and Mathematics • Four other subjects from the six in S3 • National 4 and National 5 qualifications • Curriculum Enhancement continues (Second year of two year courses or new one year course) • Core PE, RE, PSE and mentoring

  14. Timeline • Information Evening – 2nd February • Reports issued – 9th February • Parents’ evening – 20th February • Course choice booklet and forms issued – 24th February • Last day for return of form to Guidance – 16th March

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