1. Year 9 Choices Evening
28th January 2016

2. The Language of Choices
Level 1
Level 2
GCSE
Technical Award
New specification
Terminal examination

3. Changes in Education
Rolling programme of new specification GCSEs started in 2015
New grading system of 9 – 1
Courses still being accredited

4. Grading Legacy GCSE New GCSE Technical Award A* 9 8 Distinction* A 7B C 6 5 4
Merit
Pass D 3
Level 1 Pass E 2 F G 1 U

5. Choices What does my child have to study? Compulsory
English Language and Literature
Maths
Science
A Humanity or Language
Religious Studies
PE (non-exam)

6. Choices What are the choices? GCSEs French / German
History / Geography
DT – food / textiles / resistant materials / graphics PE
Art / Photography / Drama
Media Studies
ICT / Computer Science / Business Studies

7. Choices What are the choices? Technical Awards Music (BTEC)
Sport (BTEC)
Health and Social Care (BTEC)
Food (VCERT)
Engineering* (BTEC)
Hair and Beauty* (VTCT)

8. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (BTEC)
How does it work
OPTION 1
OPTION 2
OPTION 3
OPTION 4
COMPUTER SCIENCE
ART
FRENCH
FOOD (VCERT)
BUSINESS STUDIES
GERMAN
GEOGRAPHY
DRAMA
HAIR & BEAUTY (VTCT)
GRAPHICS
ENGINEERING (BTEC)
HISTORY
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (BTEC)
FOOD PE
ICT
PHOTOGRAPHY
MEDIA STUDIES
RESISTANT MATERIALS
MUSIC
TEXTILES

9. How does it work - choices
OPTION 1
OPTION 2
OPTION 3
OPTION 4
COMPUTER SCIENCE
ART
FRENCH
FOOD (VCERT)
BUSINESS STUDIES
GERMAN
GEOGRAPHY
DRAMA
HAIR & BEAUTY (VTCT)
GRAPHICS
ENGINEERING (BTEC)
HISTORY
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (BTEC)
FOOD PE
ICT
PHOTOGRAPHY
MEDIA STUDIES
RESISTANT MATERIALS
MUSIC (BTEC)
TEXTILES

10. How does it work - reserves
OPTION 1
OPTION 2
OPTION 3
OPTION 4
COMPUTER SCIENCE
ART
FRENCH
FOOD (VCERT)
BUSINESS STUDIES
GERMAN
GEOGRAPHY
DRAMA
HAIR & BEAUTY (VTCT)
GRAPHICS
ENGINEERING (BTEC)
HISTORY
HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (BTEC)
FOOD PE
ICT
PHOTOGRAPHY
MEDIA STUDIES
RESISTANT MATERIALS
MUSIC (BTEC)
TEXTILES R R R R

11. Choices How do I choose? What you’re good at What you’re interested in
What you need for your career path
What you are likely to succeed in
BUT NOT
What my friends are doing
What teacher teaches that course

12. Choices What should the pupils be doing now?
Reading the booklet carefully
Speaking to parents
Speaking to teachers
Speaking to Mr Battrick / Mr Cooper / Mr Carter
Looking at the careers & courses you may want to do later and seeing what the entry requirements are
Looking at the grades and comments in the full reports

13. Choices www.helpyouchoose.org www.u-xplore.com www.icould.com
What should I be doing now?
Using the following helpful sites

14. Choices What happens next? 3 Feb Subject Assembly
22 Feb Year 9 Full Reports
29 Feb – 11 Mar SMT* Interviews
21 – 24 Mar External course interviews
22 April Offers finalised