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Year 9 Information and Options

Get all the information you need about the Year 9 options process, including pathway choices and available subjects. Make informed decisions about your future education and career aspirations.

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Year 9 Information and Options

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  1. Year 9 Information and Options Mrs Verma Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum & Assessment)

  2. Introduction • Assessment process GCSEs Vocational course • Changes to A Levels • Work experience • Progression Post 16 and Post 18

  3. Preparing for Key Stage 4 • Options Information Evening • Assembly on options process • Discussions with review tutor • Presentation on core and option subjects • Curriculum information on website

  4. CORE subjects

  5. Core subjects • English • English Literature • Mathematics • Religious Studies • Science * • RSE/PSHEE • PE* * Options within these subjects

  6. Science • Trilogy (Double Award) • Separate Sciences (option)

  7. Religious Education • All students will complete the full course GCSE

  8. PE • All students will participate in physical activities and will complete the SLA • GCSE PE (option)

  9. RSE/PSHEE • Discrete days off timetable • Assembly • Review time

  10. Options

  11. Option choices • The English Baccalaureate*(English, mathematics, double science, or two from biology, chemistry, physics, computing, geography or history and a foreign language) • All students to access the Ebacc

  12. Progress 8 • Measure introduced by the government • Progress across 8 qualifications including: English language, English literature, mathematics, science, computer science, humanities, MFL and up to three vocational subjects • Progress in all subjects- not just grades

  13. Choosing courses You must consider: • Which subjects you enjoy and why • Which subjects you aregood at • Yourpreferred learning style • Your career aspirations • Keeping youroptions open • Progression at Post 16 and Post 18

  14. Choosing courses You must not choose your options: • Based on what your friends have chosen • Because youlikes the teacher • Because it is what ‘XX’ wants me to do

  15. Pathway 1 Traditional route – predominantly GCSE qualifications with a choice of four subjects studied over 2 years Pathway 2 Traditional/vocational route – mixture of GCSE and BTEC qualifications with a choice of four subjects with some delivered in one year and some over two years Pathway 3 Skill development route - a range of level 1 and 2 courses which focus on developing key skills in English, Mathematics and ICT and preparation for the world of work. Extra support for GCSE English and Mathematics also provided Pathway 4 &5 GCSE and Internship route – choice of two GCSEs alongside a vocational level 2 BTEC course plus opportunity to work with employers in a chosen vocational area Pathways Pathway 1 Traditional/vocational route – mixture of GCSE and vocational qualifications with a choice of four subjects studied over 2 years including a MFL and geography and/or history Pathway 2 A mixture of GCSE and vocational qualifications with a choice of threesubjects studied over 2 years including geographyand/or history. There will be additional support for English and maths.

  16. Subjects available Art Business Citizenship Computing Digital Media Drama French • Geography Health and Social Care History Hospitality & Catering Music PE Photography Separate Science Spanish • courses will only run if they are viable (minimum of 15 students)

  17. Key dates 26/02/19 Deadline for option choices 04/06/19 Key Stage Four Studies commence l.verma@lordswoodtrust.co.uk 0121 429 2838

  18. Key Personnel • Review tutors • Mr Baker/Miss Briggs – Achievement Coordinator for Yr8 & Yr9 • Mrs Colvin-Grieve – Intervention & Inclusion Coordinator • Mr Goetschel – Achievement Coordinator for Yr10 & Yr11 • Mrs Verma – Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum & Assessment) • Mrs P Kempthorne – Coordinator of CEIAG and Work Related Learning

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