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

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

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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.

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

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Date for your planner:
Date: Thursday 7th December
Time: pm
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.

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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.

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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

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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

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