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Engage Enable Empower

Engage Enable Empower. Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College. Welcome Year 9 KS4 Options Evening March 2 nd 2011. Engage Enable Empower.

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Engage Enable Empower

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  1. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Welcome Year 9KS4 Options Evening March 2nd 2011

  2. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • Who determines what we teach at KS4? • The Government prescribes that certain subjects must be on the KS4 curriculum. • English • Mathematics • Science • Religious Education • Physical Education • PSHE • Careers • Citizenship • Enterprise • ICT • All students must also have the opportunity of continuing to study a modern foreign language.

  3. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College About RE and PE In addition to the Government the governors of a school are expected to have an input as to the nature of the school’s curriculum. Our school is a Catholic school and a Sports College. Both dimensions are not only at the heart of the ethos of our community but are also at the heart of our curriculum. All students follow a GCSE course in Religious Education. All students will follow a Physical Education course for 2 periods / week which will develop the individual’s use of sport as a vehicle to enhance their personal, physical and mental wellbeing.

  4. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Thornleigh’s Key Stage 4 PSHE Enrichment Programme This consists of one period / week. Students learn about: Careers Citizenship Enterprise Personal, Social and Health Education

  5. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Functional ICT This consists of one period / week. Students learn about how to apply their ICT skills to solving problems in the real world. All students are entered for an exam so no one should leave Thornleigh without a qualification in ICT.

  6. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Key Stage 4 Structure • To qualify for the English Baccalaureate a student needs to achieve A*-C grades in: • English Language • Mathematics • Science x 2 • A Humanity • A Foreign Language • This accounts for 20/30 periods – 66% of the timetable

  7. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Different types of qualifications: GCSE BTEC First Extended Certificate (equivalent to 2 GCSEs) Art Health & Social Care Child Care Dance BTEC First Diploma (equivalent to 4 GCSEs) Applied Science OCR National (equivalent to 2/3/4 GCSEs) Information Communication Technology - ICT BTEC First level 2 Extended Certificate in Applied Science = 2 BTEC First level 2 Diploma in Applied Science. = 4

  8. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College • Personalised Learning. • We want to provide a curriculum that is suitable for each individual student. • This may involve: • Being entered early for a GCSE in the Spring term of Year 11 or even Year 10. • Being entered for an additional qualification, i.e. GCSE Statistics • Being entered for a course that doesn’t have any final examination but is assessed through a portfolio etc.

  9. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College Continuity and Progression. Thornleigh is very lucky in being an 11-18 College. Where ever possible we aim to provide students with a post 16 pathway that builds on their KS4 curriculum. Your Year group is the first who will have to stay in some form of education or training until at least age 17. All the departments represented here tonight can give further details.

  10. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College So what happens now?

  11. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College 1. Visit the stalls in the gym, talk to subject staff and get information

  12. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College 2. Talk at home, research & have a think!!! You can also look at thornleigh’s subjects on the My course My Future website at http://bolton.portal.s-cool.co.uk

  13. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College 3. Discussion with a member of the leadership team on March 16th Options Form given out

  14. Engage Enable Empower Thornleigh Salesian College - A Sports College 4. Monday March 21st – Return the options form to Mr McGovern

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