1. Year 9 Parents’ Information Evening

2. Key Stage 4 Year 10 and Year 11 Preparing for public examinations at the end of Year 11

3. New terminology

4. Key Stage 4 Programme

5. English Baccalaureate English Mathematics Science A Language Geography or History

6. Students will study…… English Mathematics Science a Modern Foreign Language History or Geography Religion and Philosophy

7. plus Sport (1/2 GCSE, Dance GCSE, BTEC Certificate in Sports Leadership or BTEC Dance Leadership) Personal Development (PSHE, Citizenship and Economic Awareness)

8. SubjectPeriods per Week English4 Mathematics4 Science6 Modern Foreign Language3 Physical Education2 PSHE1 Religious Studies1 History or Geography3 Option Block A3 Option Block B3 30

9. Students will choose two subjects from the following list of GCSEs: Art History Business Studies Hospitality Child Development ICT Dance Italian Drama Media Studies French Music Geography PE German Spanish Health & Social Care Technology

10. We ask students to put their choices in order and indicate reserve choices

11. Location of subjects Course Room Course Room ArtH111 ICTL4 Business StudiesL16Italian Dining Hall Child Development DALO Mathematics Dining Hall DanceL6 Media StudiesC1 Drama L6MusicH120 English Dining HallPhysical EducationL3 French Dining HallPublic ServicesDALO Geography L8Religion & PhilosophyDining Hall German Dining HallScienceDining Hall Health & Social Care DALOSpanishDining Hall History L9TechnologyN1/N2 Hospitality Rose Kitchen

12. Options subjects will have presentations running every fifteen minutes Core subjects will be represented in the Dining Hall

13. The next stage Your daughter will attend an interview with a senior member of staff You may wish to speak to Mrs Evans, Head of Careers tonight, or to Mr Cross, one of the Deputy Headteachers or Ms Bellis, Head of Sixth Form

14. are provided by World Challenge students, in the Dining Hall. If you would be willing to help at a school event, please see me during the evening.

15. It’s your daughter’s future!