1. Course Planning Evening
Senior Phase
Course Planning Evening
January 2019 1

2. Purpose of tonight’s meeting
Appropriate, informed choices
Wellbeing and Support
Progression planning – Positive Destination
STAYING ON AT KING’S PARK SECONDARY 2

3. Glasgow Information, SDS
School Attainment
Continued improvement of leavers moving on to positive destinations – last session, 93% of our learners moved on to a Positive Destination
We are getting it right for our pupils.
Explain what positive destinations are.
Springboard for life’s opportunities
Glasgow Information, SDS
STAYING ON UNTIL THE END OF S6 MAKES A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE 3

4. PROGRESSION PLANNING Positive Destination
Ask audience to look at the S4 Options form.

5. Progression Pathways
Positive, sustainable
destination S6 S5 S4

6. Learning Pathways in the Senior Phase and beyond
A learning pathway is your journey through education and learning. You can choose courses, qualifications and learning opportunities at any stage of your life and will help you along your learning pathway.

7. Progression Pathway: Higher Education Focus
6 academic subjects
DYW opportunities S5
5 academic subjects
SQA accredited personal development S6
Highers / Advanced Highers
Possible destinations
University Course
College Course – access to University

8. Progression Pathway: Further Education Focus
6 academic courses
DYW opportunities S5
4 academic courses (school) and college option
SQA accredited personal development S6
Academic courses (school) and college / FA
Possible destinations
Full – time college course
(HNC / HND)
College course – access to University
Modern Apprenticeship

9. Progression Pathway: Apprenticeship Focus
6 academic courses
DYW opportunities S5
5 academic courses
Foundation Apprenticeship S6
Mix of Foundation Apprenticeship / School courses
SQA accredited personal development
Possible destinations
Modern Apprenticeship
College course
Employment

10. Progression Pathway: Employability / Vocational Focus
4 academic courses (incl English and Maths)
2 from: Prince’s Trust Achieve / Employability / D of E S5
2 academic courses (school) and college option
2 from: Skills for life / Achieve / Employability / D of E S6
Mix of school / college
Possible Destinations
Employment
College – further training
Vocational Apprenticeship

11. THE OPTIONS PROCESS Appropriate, informed choices
Ask audience to look at the S4 Options form.

12. Compulsory Health & Well-Being Subjects – for ALL S4-S6 pupils
Physical Education (2 periods per week)
PSE/Active Citizenship(1 period per week)
RME (1 period per week) 12

13. S4 Course Choices English or ESOL and Maths are mandatory.
4 periods a week in English/ESOL and Maths.
5 periods a week per subject in Columns B to E.
S4 to S6 can all be in the same class in Columns B to E – focus is on pupils being at the right level/stage as opposed to the same year group. 13

14. Options could include:
S4 Master Class Options
The purpose of master classes is to give pupils opportunities to develop skills in different contexts – 1 period per week.
Options could include:
Photography
Spoken word / poetry skills
Rugby
Junior sports leadership
Citizenship
Highlight the benefits of master classes – 1 period per week, option will change in November. Pupils will then move on to their next choice.

15. No subject is mandatory. 5 periods a week Columns A to E.
S5/6 Course Choices
6 Columns to choose from.
No subject is mandatory.
5 periods a week Columns A to E.
Directed Study (S6 only) will be timetabled within the school. One column only for pupils sitting 4 or more Highers in S6.
Personal Development Column (4 periods per week).
Ask the audience to look at S5/S6 Forms
Highlight column A and B personal development options and explain this.
Highlight changes to the personal development column in terms of periods allocated to it.
Highlight that directed study period is for our academic pupils. 15

16. Personal Development Options
All Personal Development options are 4 periods per week and are all accredited.
Possible options for next session include:
Art Portfolio (Art & Design Department)
NPA Drawing and Painting – level 5 (Art & Design)
NPA Photography – level 5 (Art & Design)
NPA Enterprise (Business Education)
SQA Award Skills for Life – Science focus (Science)
NPA Musical Theatre – level 6 (Performing Arts)
NPA Musical Performance – level 6 (Performing Arts)
PE Performance – level 6 units (PE)
CSLA (PE)
SQA Volunteering Award – level 5 (Pupil Support)
Duke of Edinburgh Award (Bronze / Silver) 16

17. Senior Phase is more than Subject Choices
Leadership opportunities
Youth Parliament
Pupil Participation
Whole school committees
Opportunities to help prepare for a Positive Destination
REACH Programme
Top-Up Programme
Career Ready Programme
Career insight visits / projects
I will stop at this point and ask Kirsteen and then Gail? To do their presentations before I move on to the next slides. 17

18. Points to Note
Advanced Higher subjects can be chosen in any column. However, pupils must make a second choice under that column.
Partnership links with other local schools, Glasgow Clyde College & Caledonian University.
All courses are not guaranteed to run (any level), pending pupil uptake and staff availability. 18

19. Points to Note
Some subjects only progress up to National 5 or Level 5. This could impact on future choices in the following year.
These subjects are:
Employability
Hospitality
Travel & Tourism
Woodwork 19

20. Course Choices – Questions for Pupils
Parent/Carer Role
Course Choices – Questions for Pupils
What are you good at?
What are your predicted results?
What are your career aspirations?
Entry requirements for University/College
Qualifications for specific jobs
More information can be found at: 20

21. Next Steps … Tonight, ask staff questions about specific subjects
Talk to our partners from SDS, College – Foundation Apprenticeships and our own Developing Young Workforce Teacher – Ms Egan
Talk to your son/daughter
Review University/College/career entry requirements
PSE inset will continue over the next few weeks to support pupils in making their choices 21