Welcome to Year 9 Options Evening QATAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Welcome to Year 9 Options Evening

QATAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Year 9 Careers Program How we have prepared our students: Online Careers Interest Test (Fast Tomato) at the start of the year.

QATAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Year 9 Careers Program How we have prepared our students: Presentations from our teachers speaking about their career journeys. Guest speakers. Sessions with our older students discussing options. Subject taster sessions.

QATAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Year 9 Careers Program How we have prepared our students: PSHE Careers booklet during tutor sessions. Careers research project. Review of the options form.

QATAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Date for your planner: Date: Thursday 7th December Time: 1.15-2.15pm Where: F01 What: Presentation from Year 10 students about their experiences of the options process and their experiences of IGCSE so far. Invited: Year 9 students only.

QATAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL What parents can do? Have an open frank conversation with your child. Help them understand their strengths, interests and values. Take them into your workplace and expose them to different professions. Discuss career choices. Consider together the options for higher education i.e. country of study, costs etc. Make realistic choices based on your child’s academic ability.

QATAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Today: Subject specialists will be based around the hall or in their classrooms to discuss their IGCSE subject with you and answer any questions you may have. English Hall Business (Business, Economics, Accounting and Business Enterprise) H14 Maths Hall French Hall Art H10 PE Hall Arabic, Classical Arabic and Islamic Studies - E14 Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics F01 Geography and History G04 Design and Technology H08 ICT and Computing E20

QATAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL The next step Students have been told which Pathway they should take and have been given the relevant option form to complete All forms need to be completed and returned to your child’s tutor by Monday 8th January 2017

Thank you for taking the time to attend this evening QATAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Thank you for taking the time to attend this evening