1. Y9 Options Student Briefing 2017

2. Y9 Options Timeline 2016-17 You are here Finding Out Clarifying
Options Launch Assembly
Parent Info Evening
Options Form Live
You are here
Tutor
Briefing
Options Info Evening
Tutor & PSHE Support
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Launch Assembly
Options
Booklet
Full
written reports
Options Submission Deadline
Out Now!
Finding Out
Clarifying
Committing

3. Options Booklet Sample Shot

4. Options Timeline- Clarifying
10th January
26th January
24th January

5. Tutor & PSHCE Support - Clarifying
10th Jan: Options Briefing & Subject Briefings
Q&A on above
Start completing your Record Sheet
Create a long list of possible Option choices (min. 7/8)
Prepare questions for Subject Briefings
17th Jan: Subject Briefings
Prepare questions/plan for Options Evening
w/c 23rd Jan:
Review reports & take home
Short list Options (max 6/7)
Peer Review shortlists
Plan for Options Evening
Tutor mentoring (if required)
26th Jan: Options Evening – 5pm until 7.30pm

6. Options Record Sheet

7. Tutor & PSHCE Support - Clarifying
10th Jan: Options Briefing & Subject Briefings
Q&A on above
Start completing your Record Sheet
Create a long list of possible Option choices (min. 7/8)
Prepare questions for Subject Briefings
17th Jan: Subject Briefings
Prepare questions/plan for Options Evening
w/c 23rd Jan:
Review reports & take home
Short list Options (max 6/7)
Peer Review shortlists
Plan for Options Evening
Tutor mentoring (if required)

8. 26th Jan: Options Evening
5pm until 7.30pm
Students & parents
Subject Fair for all Option Subjects
Course information
Current GCSE students
Work samples
Teachers
Normal parent’s evening style appointments for Maths, English & Religious Studies
Options NOT Optional

9. Options Timeline- Committing
27th January
3rd February

10. Tutor & PSHCE Support - Committing
27th Jan: Options Submission Forms go live
You can only submit your Options after this date
w/c 30th Jan:
Select your final 4 Option choices
Tutor mentoring (if required)
Tutors talk through Options Submission
Review process to improve for next year

11. Tutor & PSHCE Support - Committing
Friday 3rd Feb: Options Submission deadline
NOT first come first served
Options Form – Electronic submission – link button on school website
Reminder: Battlefields Trip - need to ensure you complete your Options submission before you go

12. Overview Which subjects are the options and which are compulsory?
What qualifications could you get?
How will you know what to pick?
What about sixth form?

13. Generally follow 10 courses
qualifications

14. Options Offer

15. English Literature GCSE
English Language GCSE
English Literature GCSE
Functional Skills Levels 1 and 2

16. Mathematics GCSE

17. Double Award Science GCSE

18. Non- examined PE course

19. PSHCE lesson to work
with Tutors

20. Short Course Religious Studies in Year 10
Enrichment or Study in Year 11

21. 4 option choices

22. Art and Design Health and Social Care
Business Studies History
Computer Science Horticulture
Drama ICT
Design Technology Media
Food and Catering Music
French Sociology
Geography Spanish
GCSE PE Triple Science

23. French Spanish Business Studies History Media Sociology Geography
GCSE PE

24. Health and Social Care
Horticulture
ICT
Food and Catering

25. Computer Science programming and structure ICT applications
Triple Science

26. Art and Design Drama Design Technology Media Food and Catering Music
Product Design
Fashion and Textiles

27. What qualifications will you receive?

28. GCSE Art and Design GCSE PE Business Studies History
Computer Science Drama
Design Technology Media
Music Sociology
French Geography Spanish Triple Science

29. GCSE
New grading scale of 9 to 1
New, more demanding content

30. New GCSE Grades: English and Maths

31. New grading structure for GCSE
Grade 5 will be the new ‘good pass’ for GCSE Mathematics and English

32. BTEC
Horticulture

33. Advanced Certificate
Health and Social Care
ICT
Food and Catering

34. How will you know what to pick?
Consider:
Subjects that you like are interested in (Passion)
Subjects to which you feel you are suited (Ability)
Subjects which link into possible future careers (Ambition)
Try to avoid:
Doing subjects because your friends are
Doing subjects because you think they will be easy
Make choices that will give you Options for the future beyond GCSE.

35. How will you know what to pick?
Ask questions
Ask for help/advice/information
Complete your record sheet
Talk to people:
Each other
Tutor/HOY
Teachers
Parents
Read the Options booklet

36. What about sixth form? Currently entry into sixth form requires:
Minimum 5 A* - C grade GCSE’s
Including Maths and English
In the future:
Will be reviewed based on new grading system results
Assume minimum 5 Grade 4 or above GCSE’s including Maths and English

37. YOUR GCSE’s BEGIN HERE
GOOD LUCK