YEAR 8 PARENTS’ INFORMATION EVENING January 2019 Welcome

2019/22 OPTIONS First step in their 14 – 19 education or training. Attitude, work ethic and motivation counts from the start. Students need to stay in education or training until they are 18. Their results at 16 will open or close doors.

CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS The statutory courses we have to deliver. The style of qualifications for GCSE and non GCSE. The way all qualifications are assessed. The grades that the students will achieve.

CORE SUBJECTS English – Language and Literature GCSE Mathematics - GCSE Combined Science –- GCSE Geography or History - GCSE ICT/RE/Music or MFL - GCSE RE PSHRE Relationship education Drugs, alcohol and safety Citizenship Finance, law and citizenship PE

GCSE QUALIFICATIONS All courses now will be externally assessed at the end of the course. There are no modules or opportunities to resit within the school year. Graded 9-1 instead of A*-G. Students have to resit English and Maths for as long as they are in Education.

GCSE subjects Art Business Studies Computer Science DT Product Design/Textiles Geography History Music PE RE Sociology

NON GCSE SUBJECTS Art and Design Business and Enterprise Child Development Creative iMedia DT – Graphic Design Health and Social Care Hospitality and Catering Performing Arts Sports

Non GCSE qualifications All are high quality, well recognised qualifications. All have progression routes into sixth form. All have externally assessed units which must be passed to an appropriate standard to achieve an overall pass. All have internally assessed units for which deadlines and standards must be met.

Advantages of non GCSE courses 60% of the course is continual assessment. 40% externally assessed. Externally assessed unit completed before the end of year 11. Exams can be re-taken once if necessary.

KEY DATES 08.01.19 - Information Evening 11.01.19 – Progress reports available 25.01.19 - Subject information booklets w/c 21.01.19 - Subject assemblies 25.01.19 - Option sheets 29.01.19 – Year 8 Parents’ Evening w/c 04.02.19 – Option sheets to form tutors w/c 25.02.19 – Individual student discussions w/c 25.02.19 – Parental discussions

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP Encourage children to take subjects they are going to really enjoy. Go through the booklet of subjects and discuss. Encourage your child to ask questions. Attend parent evening and ask questions. Don’t worry about their choices. Core covers almost all careers.

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KEY DATES 08.01.19 - Information Evening 11.01.19 – Progress reports available w/c 21.01.19 - Subject assemblies 25.01.19 - Subject information booklets 25.01.19 - Option sheets 29.01.19 – Year 8 Parents’ Evening w/c 04.02.19 – Option sheets to form tutors w/c 25.02.19 – Individual student discussions w/c 25.02.19 – Parental discussions