1. Pathways and Options at Key Stage 4
Mrs Verma
Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum & Assessment)

2. Introduction Assessment process GCSEs Vocational course
Changes to A Levels
Work experience
Progression Post 16 and Post 18

3. Preparing for Key Stage 4
Assembly on options process
Discussions with review tutor
Presentation on core and option subjects
Curriculum information on website
Options evening/parents’ evening

4. CORE subjects

5. Core subjects English English Literature Mathematics Religious Studies
Science *
Computing*
RSE/PSHEE
PE*
* Options within these subjects

6. Science
Core plus Additional (Double Award)
Separate Sciences (option)

7.  Computing
IT Functional skills
Computer science (option)

8. Religious Education
All students will complete the full course GCSE

9. PE
All students will participate in physical activities and will complete the SLA
GCSE PE (option)

10. RSE/PSHEE
Discrete days off timetable
Assembly
Review time

11. Options

12. Option choices
The English Baccalaureate* (English, mathematics, double science, or two from biology, chemistry, physics, computing, geography or history and a foreign language)
All students to access the Ebacc

13. Progress 8 Measure introduced by the government
Progress across 8 qualifications including: English language, English literature, mathematics, science, computer science, humanities, MFL and up to three vocational subjects
Progress in all subjects- not just grades

14. Choosing courses Your daughter must consider:
Which subjects she enjoys and why
Which subjects is she good at
Her preferred learning style
Her career aspirations
Keeping her options open
Progression at Post 16 and Post 18

15. Choosing courses Your daughter must not choose her options:
Based on what her friends have chosen
Because she likes the teacher
Because it is what ‘XXX’ wants me to do

16. Pathway 1 Traditional route – predominantly GCSE qualifications with a choice
of four subjects studied over 2 years
Pathway 2 Traditional/vocational route – mixture of GCSE and BTEC qualifications with a choice of four subjects with some delivered in one year and some over two years
Pathway 3 Skill development route - a range of level 1 and 2 courses which focus on developing key skills in English, Mathematics and ICT and preparation for the world of work. Extra support for GCSE English and Mathematics also provided
Pathway 4 &5 GCSE and Internship route – choice of two GCSEs alongside a vocational level 2 BTEC course plus opportunity to work with employers in a chosen vocational area
Pathways
Pathway 1 Traditional/vocational route – mixture of GCSE and vocational qualifications with a choice of four subjects studied over 2 years
including a MFL and geography and/or history
Pathway 2 A mixture of GCSE and vocational qualifications with a choice of three subjects studied over 2 years including geography and/or history. There will be additional support for English and maths.

17. Subjects available Art Business Citizenship Computing Drama
Food Preparation and Nutrition
French
Geography
Health and Social Care
History
Music PE
Photography
Separate Science
Spanish
courses will only run if they are viable (minimum of 15 students)

18. Option form

19. Completing options form
Select pathway following discussions with review tutor
Choose one options from each of the blocks

20. Options Choose one language Choose one humanities subject
Choose a further two options (will include additional language and humanities options)
* Pathway 2 choose humanities subject and a further two options

21. Option blocks

22. What happens next……? 27/02/18 Deadline for option choices
04/06/18 Key Stage Four Studies commence

23. Key Personnel Review tutors
Mr Baker – Achievement Coordinator for Yr8 & Yr9
Mrs Colvin-Grieve – Intervention & Inclusion Coordinator
Ms Pickford– Achievement Coordinator for Yr10 & Yr11
Mrs Verma – Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum & Assessment)
Mrs P Kempthorne – Director of CEIAG and Work Related Learning