1. YEAR 8 PARENTS’ INFORMATION EVENING
January 2019
Welcome

2. 2019/22 OPTIONS First step in their 14 – 19 education or training.
Attitude, work ethic and motivation counts from the start.
Students need to stay in education or training until they are 18.
Their results at 16 will open or close doors.

3. CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS
The statutory courses we have to deliver.
The style of qualifications for GCSE and non GCSE.
The way all qualifications are assessed.
The grades that the students will achieve.

4. CORE SUBJECTS English – Language and Literature GCSE
Mathematics - GCSE
Combined Science –- GCSE
Geography or History - GCSE
ICT/RE/Music or MFL - GCSE RE
PSHRE Relationship education
Drugs, alcohol and safety
Citizenship
Finance, law and citizenship PE

5. GCSE QUALIFICATIONS
All courses now will be externally assessed at the end of the course.
There are no modules or opportunities to resit within the school year.
Graded 9-1 instead of A*-G.
Students have to resit English and Maths for as long as they are in Education.

6. GCSE subjects Art Business Studies Computer Science
DT Product Design/Textiles
Geography
History
Music PE RE
Sociology

7. NON GCSE SUBJECTS Art and Design Business and Enterprise
Child Development
Creative iMedia
DT – Graphic Design
Health and Social Care
Hospitality and Catering
Performing Arts
Sports

8. Non GCSE qualifications
All are high quality, well recognised qualifications.
All have progression routes into sixth form.
All have externally assessed units which must be passed to an appropriate standard to achieve an overall pass.
All have internally assessed units for which deadlines and standards must be met.

9. Advantages of non GCSE courses
60% of the course is continual assessment.
40% externally assessed.
Externally assessed unit completed before the end of year 11.
Exams can be re-taken once if necessary.

10. KEY DATES 08.01.19 - Information Evening
– Progress reports available
Subject information booklets
w/c Subject assemblies
Option sheets
– Year 8 Parents’ Evening
w/c – Option sheets to form tutors
w/c – Individual student discussions
w/c – Parental discussions

11. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP
Encourage children to take subjects they are going to really enjoy.
Go through the booklet of subjects and discuss.
Encourage your child to ask questions.
Attend parent evening and ask questions.
Don’t worry about their choices.
Core covers almost all careers.

12. The Sixth Form @ Woodkirk Academy.
Year 11 information and progress evening
The Sixth Woodkirk Academy.

13. KEY DATES 08.01.19 - Information Evening
– Progress reports available
w/c Subject assemblies
Subject information booklets
Option sheets
– Year 8 Parents’ Evening
w/c – Option sheets to form tutors
w/c – Individual student discussions
w/c – Parental discussions