1. OPTIONS FOR S5

2. COURSE COMMITMENT  5 courses eg 5 Highers 4 Highers + 1 Nat 5 2 Highers + 2 Nat 5 + School of Rugby 4 Nat 5 + College course etc

3. CAN I DO WHAT I LIKE?  Yes and No!  You choose options to suit where you want to get to (job, college, uni etc) BUT  You must meet the course commitment  Mrs McDonald has to approve every application to senior school

4. EXPECTATIONS  You are working towards leaving to reach a positive destination  You are gathering qualifications and skills which will enhance any application  You are expected to pick courses which are meaningful to what you want to do  You are expected to commit fully to every course and work hard

5. OPTIONS SHEET  No choice sheet, therefore no set columns  Choose your options from the list available  Rank them in order of priority – very important  Information goes in to a computer program and it generates the columns  Meet the deadline given because there is a lot of input after that

6. EXTRACT OF OPTIONS SHEET SUBJECTLEVEL N5HAH Not Certificated or Alternative Award Art and Design Art and Design Portfolio (S6 only) Biology Business Management Chemistry Creative Industries Academy* Design and Manufacture

7. WHAT DO I HAND IN? SUMMARY OF CHOICES NAME CLASS SubjectsLevel Option Choice 1 Option Choice 2 Option Choice 3 Option Choice 4 Option Choice 5 Reserve Option

8. INFORMATION ON OPTIONS  Information about all options will be available on the school website soon (no course booklet)  Read the details carefully, especially entry requirements

9. EXTRAS  QMU Academies Creative Industries Health and Social Care Hospitality and Tourism  Thursday or Friday afternoon  Application form and interview

10. MORE EXTRAS  Fashion and Textiles Technology (Nat 4/5)  Software Development (Nat 4/5)  Borders College (Tuesday and Thursday afternoon)  Application form and interview

11. EVEN MORE EXTRAS  SRU School of Rugby (to be confirmed)  Delivered in school by outside coaches  Must have genuine interest in rugby  Mr Changleng to have an input to who is accepted

12. BLENDED LEARNING  School plus something outside  College?  Work Experience?  Must be linked to your learner journey

13. OTHER OPTIONS  Do your research  Different routes to positive destination – check them out  Have a back up plan

14. WHAT NEXT?  Research what you need to do to get to the next stage beyond school  Meet Guidance teacher and discuss way forward  Think carefully about options in order of priority  Think about extras which may enhance future applications  Check out all routes to get to where you want