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Lees Brook Community School 2019-2021

Learn about the new grading system, pathways, and recommended courses for Year 9 students. Explore vocational options and pathways based on academic progress. Make informed choices for your future!

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Lees Brook Community School 2019-2021

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  1. Lees Brook Community School2019-2021 Year 9 Options Evening

  2. Online system • All pupils able to log on with school email • Initial choices made during citizenship • All choices to be reviewed by 15th Feb • Final choices confirmed by letter home after half term

  3. Government Reform • Since Sept 2015 the Government have introduced a series of educational reforms. • These include: - a new grading system at GCSE - new syllabuses - new performance measures that focus on academic ability.

  4. New Grading System All GCSE courses starting in September 2019 will be graded on a scale from 9 - 1 ‘Standard Pass’ level New ‘Strong Pass’ level All pupils are expected to reach a ‘standard’ pass level in English or Maths through resits at college if necessary.

  5. New Level 2 Qualifications GCSE • Have much more content to learn • Either have a 100% exam at the end of the course or significant reduction in controlled assessment Vocational courses • Recognised as equivalent to GCSE by colleges and Sixth Forms • Usually contain a single examined component which must be passed • Majority of assessment through assignments and controlled tasks New Performance Measures • Greater emphasis on the number of academic subjects studied (EBacc suite) • Expectation is that the majority of students study English, Maths, Science, a Foreign language and either History or Geography.

  6. Recommended Pathways and Courses Two pathways assigned based on current academic progress • Pathway 1 – Pupils who have a target to achieve at least 5 or above in French or German and also in Geography or History who are currently On Target (O) or Above (A) • Pathway 2 – Pupils who have a target below 5 in Languages and/or Humanities or who are Below (B) or Significantly Below (SB) if their target is above this. • Courses recommended ‘R’: - Pupils currently on or above target • Pupils’ best subjects in terms of achievement • Subject that has a tradition of high achievement

  7. Qualifications – after Year 11 Level 3 • ACADEMIC • A Levels • 2 year course • final exams at end of Year 2 • AS Levels • 1 year course • no longer contribute to the A level • APPLIED VOCATIONAL • Qualifications providing a broad study of a vocational area • Available in different sizes • Coursework and examined units • Recognised by Universities • Examples include BTECs, Cambridge Technical awards • TECHNICAL LEVELS • 2 year course • Specialise in a technical occupation • Qualifications for recognised occupations e.g. engineering, IT, professional cookery • Contributes to the Technical Baccalaureate If GCSE 4 and above is not achieved in English & maths, students will continue to study until a grade 4 is gained.

  8. NEXT STEP OPTIONS Further Education College School Sixth Form Apprenticeship Employment

  9. Further Education College • Big organisations, could be split across different campuses • Wide range of subject areas • Mix of Academic and Vocational qualifications, emphasis on Technical Levels • Range of levels available from pre level 1 up to level 5 • Specialist provision available in certain areas, for example Special Educational Needs, English as an additional language

  10. School Sixth Form • Smaller than FE colleges • Different curriculum offers depending on the school – some traditional with A level only and others offer a mix of A level and vocational • Progression internally more likely but open to external students • School delivery model • May have to wear a Sixth form uniform • Structured full timetable

  11. Apprenticeships • An apprenticeship is a job with a skills development programme designed by employers • Available to anyone over the age of 16yrs • Need a grade 4 or above in English and maths for most apprenticeships • Offered in 170 industries and cover 1,500 job roles • Apprentices are employees and are paid a wage

  12. How do I choose my options?https://www.sims-options.co.uk/

  13. Managing your choices • Four choices in total - each subject will have 5 hours of dedicated lesson time per fortnight • Pathway 1 – At least 1 Humanities subject and a language • Pathway 2 – At least 1 subject from Ebacc list

  14. Subject Choices Ebacc Subjects French German Geography History Computer Science Triple Science Other Choices Art Dance Drama Music D&T: Resistant Materials D&T: Textiles Graphics Engineering Food Construction Hair and Beauty Business PE/Sport ICT Film Studies Religious Studies

  15. Pathway1 One humanities subject One reserve choice One language Two free choices

  16. Pathway 2 One reserve choice Three other choices One Ebacc subject

  17. Other selections Rolls Royce Young Apprenticeship – Indicate using ‘RR’ in the comments section. Candidates will be formally prepared and interviewed by Rolls Royce RR Rolls Royce Young Apprentice Open Evening – March 4th If you wish to attend, you will need to register your interest. Please see vocational subject area for further details

  18. Young Apprenticeships Not included in the total number of option choices – if you are interested, please indicate this in the comments section in addition to your 4 other choices. Young Apprentices will be expected to continue with all other option choices during their KS4 studies. This may mean catching up on missed work during arranged study support opportunities. For further information regarding the Rolls Royce engineering apprenticeship please see Mrs Needham and the vocational subject area staff.

  19. What did last year’s students tell us? They found the following very helpful:

  20. What did last year’s students tell us? • Speak to your subject teachers about courses offered. • Think carefully about what you want to do as a career. • Think about college and the courses you might want to study. • Choose courses that you enjoy and will work hard at.

  21. What did last year’s students tell us? Make sure you choose your OWN options - choosing an option just because your friends are taking them doesn't help at all. It’s not guaranteed that you’ll be in the same class as your friends anyway. Choose subjects that you think you will succeed in and not just the subjects that you think you like the most.

  22. Friday 15th February 2019 Appointments can be made with Miss Jones or Mr Smith to discuss options prior to final deadline: Times or dates for discussion can be arranged via telephone or email at: ssmith1@leesbrook.co.uk vjones@leesbrook.co.uk https://www.sims-options.co.uk/

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