Welcome to the Year 9 Options Evening

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Welcome to the Year 9 Options Evening

• Mrs Cullum (Vice Principal)
• Introduction
• Dr Price
• Qualifications in Yrs 10 11
• Mrs Smith
• Options at Heathside
• Mr Doherty
• Support and making choices
• Mr Schofield
• Summary

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23rd JAN INFORMATION EVENING
OPTION BOOKLETS ISSUED 11th FEB TALK TO
STUDENTS ABOUT DIPLOMAS 6th MARCH YEAR 9
REPORTS ISSUED OPTION FORM
ISSUED tbc INFORMATION SESSION
FOR STUDENTS AND
PARENTS ABOUT
BROOKLANDS COURSES 19th MARCH YEAR 9
PARENTS EVENING 25th MARCH RETURN OF OPTION
FORMS
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Qualifications and Courses

• Three main courses/qualifications
• GCSE
• Vocational Courses
• Specialist Diploma
• For a small number of students intend to offer
• AS in Critical Thinking through twilight lessons
• AS first year of A level course

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GCSE

• General Certificate of Secondary Education
• Grades awarded A, A, B..E, F, G
• Performance measure 5 A-C (inc English and
  maths)
• Two entry levels (tiers)
• Higher A-D, Foundation D-G
• Double award (science) 2 GCSEs
• Short Course ½ GCSE
• Modular exams as you go along

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Vocational Courses

• Related to skill/career area
• Most have high practical content
• Various qualifications
• One day per week at Brooklands College
• How? With other Yr 10 students
• Why?
• Career interest
• Like practical activities
• 100 academic GCSE course not for you

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Vocational Courses Subjects

• Art and Design
• Catering
• Childcare
• Construction
• Dance (twilight)
• Engineering
• Hairdressing
• Health and Social Care
• Motor Vehicle Mechanics
• Public Services
• Sport

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Vocational Courses Qualifications

• Various levels
• Entry level
• Level 1 ( GCSE D - G)
• Level 2 ( GCSE A- C)
• Various qualifications
• GCSE
• NVQ (National Vocational Qualification)
• Foundation certificate
• BTEC

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Specialist Diplomas

• New in 2008
• Linked to employment area
• Includes project work Work Experience
• Elmbridge offers Engineering
• 1 day per week at Brooklands and Esher
  High/Hinchley Wood
• 4 days Heathside (GCSEs)
• Why? Clear career aims/interests

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Qualifications Summary

• Qualifications explained on web site
• Vocational courses
• Separate evening with Brooklands staff
• Specialst Diploma
• Separate presentation
• If you are interested
• Fill in the form

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BALANCE AND BREADTH

• SUBJECT PERIODS
• ENGLISH 4
• MATHEMATICS 3
• SCIENCE 6
• ICT 2
• SOCIETY AND RELIGION 1
• PE 2
• FRENCH, GERMAN or SPANISH 3
• TECHNOLOGY 3
• OPTION 1 3
• OPTION 2 _3_
• TOTAL 30

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CHOICES IN THE CORE

• MODERN LANGUAGES
• Students choose
• EITHER FRENCH, GERMAN or SPANISH
• N.B It is possible to take TWO Languages by
  choosing the second as an Option Subject.
• TECHNOLOGY
• All students must choose ONE of the following
• Resistant Materials
• Food
• Electronic Products
• Graphic Products
• Textiles

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OPTION CHOICES

• Students choose TWO subjects
• from the following list.
• HISTORY
• GEOGRAPHY
• BUSINESS STUDIES
• DRAWING AND PAINTING
• DRAMA
• MEDIA STUDIES
• MUSIC
• PHYSICAL EDUCATION (GCSE)
• FRENCH (If German or Spanish in Core)

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HOW MANY GCSE COURSES WILL I FOLLOW?

• ENGLISH Language
• Literature 2
• MATHEMATICS 1
• SCIENCE 1, 2 or 3
• ICT ½ or 1
• MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1
• TECHNOLOGY 1
• OPTION SUBJECTS 2
• SOCIETY AND RELIGION ½ or 1
• TOTAL Between 9 and 12

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VOCATIONAL PATHWAY
SUBJECT PERIODS GCSEs ENGLISH
4 2 MATHEMATICS 4 1 SCIENCE 4 1 ICT -
CIDA 4 2 SOCIETY AND RELIGION 1 ½ PE 2 OPT
ION 1 3 1 PREPARATION FOR WORK
2 TOTAL 24 7 ½ GCSEs Brooklands Course 6
(1 day a week) various
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SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN THEIR CHOICES

• Personal Social and Health Education
• Steps book
• Connexions
• Josie Wisdom
• Surrey Skills Festival
• Making the decision
• SATS
• BBC bitesize revision
• CPG books

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SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN THEIR CHOICES

• Available material
• Options booklet
• KS3 SATS information
• Surrey ONLINE prospectus

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23rd JAN INFORMATION EVENING
OPTION BOOKLETS ISSUED 11th FEB TALK TO
STUDENTS ABOUT DIPLOMAS 6th MARCH YEAR 9
REPORTS ISSUED OPTION FORM
ISSUED tbc INFORMATION SESSION
FOR STUDENTS AND
PARENTS ABOUT
BROOKLANDS COURSES 19th MARCH YEAR 9
PARENTS EVENING 25th MARCH RETURN OF OPTION
FORMS