1. Welcome to the Year 9 Choices Evening

2. Introduction Key Stage 4 Curriculum Subject Choices Key Qualifications
Careers Guidance
Making Choices

3. Key Stage 4 Curriculum Core Subjects RE
English Language and English Literature
Mathematics
Games
Science
Citizenship, PSHE and Careers Guidance

4. Choices Programme Art and Design Computing
Design and Technology subjects (3)
Drama
Geography
History
ICT
Modern Foreign Languages (2)
Music PE
Separate Sciences
Statistics
Supported Studies

5. Choices Programme
Music Option Example

6. Science Choice of routes:
GCSE Combined Science Trilogy with 2 GCSE grades awarded Or
Separate Sciences:

7. Separate Sciences GCSE Biology GCSE Chemistry GCSE Physics
Three GCSE grades and a better preparation for Science A Levels
Subject identification for uptake
Students must use one of their choices to take the separate sciences

8. Key Qualifications A core of 5 subjects from: English Mathematics
Sciences including Computing
Geography
History
Languages

9. English Baccalaureate
GCSE English
GCSE Mathematics
GCSE Science (2) including Computing
GCSE Geography or History
GCSE French or Spanish
6 GCSEs required from the above and at grade 5 to 9 on the new grading system

10. Choices Programme
Supported Studies

11. Advice and Guidance Subject choice assemblies Subject teachers
AOL tutor
Older students
Pastoral managers
Area of Learning leader
Senior staff
Personal interview
CXK – Careers Advisor, Rachel Jury (Contact Mrs Eves-Dann)

12. Completing my choices Choices form Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
Interview form

13. Which subjects to choose?
Get the question clear
Find out the facts that matter
Weigh up the facts
Make the decision
Points to consider

14. Monday 11 March 2019 4 choices made 1 reserve choice
Year 9 Parents’ Evening Thursday 7 March
School website

15. St Gregory’s students make the world a better place.