1. DELIVERING THE CORE

2. PSE WEW WRE OPTIONS KEY SKILLS ESW INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION THE WBQ JIGSAW

3. ComponentHours PSE45 WEW80 WRE45 Investigation20 ESW + wider key skills240 Tutor and mentoring6 Size of Qualification

4. Personal and Social Education 30 Hours 4 elements with choice of 3 key issues Positive relationshipsPositive relationships Health and emotional wellbeingHealth and emotional wellbeing Active citizenActive citizen Sustainable development and global citizenshipSustainable development and global citizenship

5. CommunityParticipation Community Participation 15 hours Develop good publicity links with local community Duke of Edinburgh Award, volunteering awards

6. Wales, Europe and the World 60 hours study issues on - political - social - economic - cultural

7. Language Unit 20 Hours Demonstrate progression in language Many at pre-16 use GCSE courses New QCF units

8. Work-related Education Working with an Employer 30 Hours Develop an understanding of the world of work Link to Careers Wales and local employers

9. 30 Hours Bring the world of business and enterprise to life Design and develop a product or service Link to Community Participation Use local business experts Team Enterprise

10. Individual Investigation Intermediate - An issue with regard to Wales and another country How popular is ‘fast food’ with teenagers in Wales and Spain? How popular is vegetarianism in Wales and Australia? Foundation - only one perspective. What are the main features of tourism in Angelsey? How popular is participation in golf in Wales?

11. ESW/Wider Key Skills 4 skills required Intermediate - all 3 ESW and one wider - 2 at level 2 and others at level 1 Foundation - any 4 at level 1

12. Communication – English Application of Number – Maths ICT – Wales, Europe and the World Working with others – Team Enterprise Problem Solving – Science, PE Improving own learning – Individual Investigation Integration of Skills Start development early and use experts to do assessment.

13. Timetable requirements 3 hours per fortnight or option block Use collapsed timetable days Start in summer of year 9

14. Options Intermediate – 4 GCSE equivalent A*- C Foundation – 4 GCSE equivalent D - G