Welcome to Upper School

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Welcome to Upper School

• Curriculum and Subject Choices
• Information Evening

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Upper School

• Years 9 11
• Year 9 is a foundation for GCSE
• Years 10 and 11 studying towards GCSE
  examinations

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Aims

• Instil a sense of academic curiosity
• Develop self-assured students
• Develop independent learners able to reflect on
  their own learning
• Equip with academic skills required by a
  successful student
• Introduction to study with increased level of
  depth
• Achieve the best results possible

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Core Skills at Y9

• Academic skill development
• Generic and transferable
• Include research skills, hypothesis formulation,
  communication skills, analytical and critical
  thinking, discussion and debate, revision and
  examination techniques and time management

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Core Curriculum

• English
• Mathematics
• Science Biology, Chemistry and Physics taught
  by specialist teachers
• Modern Foreign Language
• Physical Education

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Option Courses

• Core is complemented by three option subjects
  chosen from
• Art and Design Geography
• DT Product Design History
• DT Food ICT
• Drama Music
• A second Language subject is an option for
  talented linguists.

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Curriculum Diagram
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Advice

• Choose subjects you enjoy and are good at
• Think carefully about the future do not close
  any doors by choosing too narrow a range of
  subjects
• Include one creative subject in your choices
• Not final GCSE choices

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What next?

• Parent Teacher Meetings Wed 22nd Feb
• Submission of Subject Preference Form Wed 8th
  March

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Who can help?

• Middle School Pastoral Team
• Upper School Pastoral Team
• Senior Dean
• Careers Counsellor
• Subject teachers