HELLO YEAR 9HELLO YEAR 9

SWISS PARTNERSHIPSWISS PARTNERSHIP

INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE (IAG)(IAG)

New pathways

The qualifications currently available are being brought together into a series of distinct pathways:

CONSIDEROPTIONS

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GCSE

Foundation Learning Tier

Apprenticeship

Foundation or Higher Diploma

Foundation Learning Tier

Foundation, Higher or Advanced Diploma

GCSE / A-Level

Employment withtraining

CONSIDEROPTIONS

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CONSIDEROPTIONS

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Further education

Higher education

Employment

Employment with training

Apprenticeship post 18CONSIDEROPTIONS

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CHOICES POST 14CHOICES POST 14

• GCSEs GCSEs

• DIPLOMASDIPLOMAS

• BTECsBTECs

• YOUNG APPRENTICESHIPSYOUNG APPRENTICESHIPS

• FOUNDATION LEARNING TIERFOUNDATION LEARNING TIER

• OTHEROTHER

GCSEsGCSEs

• What's compulsory?What's compulsory?

• Some subjects are compulsory because Some subjects are compulsory because they cover essential knowledge and skills they cover essential knowledge and skills that everyone needs for the future.that everyone needs for the future.

• The subjects you'll have to take exams in The subjects you'll have to take exams in are:are:

• English  English 

• maths  maths 

• sciencescience

THERE ARE SOME OTHER SUBJECTS THAT THERE ARE SOME OTHER SUBJECTS THAT YOU HAVE TO STUDY BUT MAY NOT LEAD TO YOU HAVE TO STUDY BUT MAY NOT LEAD TO EXAMSEXAMS

• Careers Education  Careers Education  • Citizenship  Citizenship  • Information and Communication Information and Communication

Technology (ICT) Technology (ICT) • Physical Education (PE)  Physical Education (PE)  • Religious Studies  Religious Studies  • Sex and Relationships Education  Sex and Relationships Education  • Work-Related LearningWork-Related Learning• Some schools have other compulsory Some schools have other compulsory

subjects - check with your teachers.subjects - check with your teachers.

OTHER GCSEsOTHER GCSEs

• Arts (including art and design, music, dance, drama and Arts (including art and design, music, dance, drama and media arts)  media arts) 

• Design and Technology  Design and Technology  • Humanities (history and geography)  Humanities (history and geography)  • Modern Foreign Languages Modern Foreign Languages • Business Studies  Business Studies  • Engineering Engineering • Health and Social Care Health and Social Care • Leisure and Tourism Leisure and Tourism • Skills for Working Life and Life Skills Skills for Working Life and Life Skills • Manufacturing Manufacturing • Social Sciences Social Sciences • Check what’s offered at your schoolCheck what’s offered at your school

DIPLOMAsDIPLOMAs

• Principal LearningPrincipal Learning in a work related context – in a work related context – Focuses on developing the knowledge, Focuses on developing the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes relevant to the understanding, skills and attitudes relevant to the sector learners have chosen.sector learners have chosen.

• Generic LearningGeneric Learning – Focuses on the learner – Focuses on the learner developing and applying the broad skills and developing and applying the broad skills and knowledge necessary for learning, employment knowledge necessary for learning, employment and personal development.and personal development.

• Additional and Specialist LearningAdditional and Specialist Learning – learners – learners can choose from a range of options that allow can choose from a range of options that allow them to specialise or take up relevant them to specialise or take up relevant complementary learning.complementary learning.

DIPLOMAsDIPLOMAs• What What mightmight it look like on a pupils it look like on a pupils

timetable? timetable? Example SHD yr 10 L1/2Example SHD yr 10 L1/2

• A/SL or Option Choice (eg Geography) and A/SL or Option Choice (eg Geography) and Generic Skills in school or at Suffolk One on Generic Skills in school or at Suffolk One on a a MondayMonday

• Health and Social Development Principal Health and Social Development Principal Learning on Learning on Tuesday Tuesday offsite at Suffolk Oneoffsite at Suffolk One

• Core Subjects at School during 3 days Core Subjects at School during 3 days Wednesday, Thursday and FridayWednesday, Thursday and Friday. . Includes Science, English, Mathematics, PE, Includes Science, English, Mathematics, PE, RE and PSHERE and PSHE

What subjects will be available What subjects will be available and when in the SWISS and when in the SWISS consortium? consortium?

20102010

11 Creative and MediaCreative and Media

22 ITIT

33 Construction and the Construction and the Built EnvironmentBuilt Environment

44 Society, Health and Society, Health and DevelopmentDevelopment

55 Hair and Beauty Hair and Beauty StudiesStudies

66 Environmental and Environmental and Land-based StudiesLand-based Studies

77 Travel and TourismTravel and Tourism

2011201111 EngineeringEngineering

22 Manufacturing and Manufacturing and Product DesignProduct Design

33 HospitalityHospitality

44 Business, Administration Business, Administration and Financeand Finance

55 Public ServicesPublic Services

66 Sport and LeisureSport and Leisure

DIPLOMAsDIPLOMAs

At 14 to 16 – 2 days following At 14 to 16 – 2 days following either of the models below either of the models below depending on the chosen line of depending on the chosen line of DiplomaDiploma

• 2 days off site - Suffolk One, Suffolk 2 days off site - Suffolk One, Suffolk New College or Otley College New College or Otley College

• 1 day off site for principal learning 1 day off site for principal learning and 1 day on a specified site for and 1 day on a specified site for Generic Learning Generic Learning

OFF-SITEOFF-SITE

• Transport availableTransport available

• Mix with other students from the Mix with other students from the SWISS PartnershipSWISS Partnership

• Non-uniformNon-uniform

BTECsBTECs

• Some schools offer BTEC First Some schools offer BTEC First qualifications equivalent to Level 2 – qualifications equivalent to Level 2 – GCSEs at A*-CGCSEs at A*-C

• Subjects include Sport, Leisure, Food Subjects include Sport, Leisure, Food Technology – check with your schoolTechnology – check with your school

YOUNG APPRENTICESHIPYOUNG APPRENTICESHIP

• Some schools offer Young Some schools offer Young Apprenticeship SchemesApprenticeship Schemes

• Examples include Food and Drink Examples include Food and Drink Manufacturing, Construction, Hair Manufacturing, Construction, Hair and Beauty – check with your schooland Beauty – check with your school

• May be off-siteMay be off-site

FOUNDATION LEARNING TIER FOUNDATION LEARNING TIER (FLT)(FLT)

• FLT will provide a set of stepping FLT will provide a set of stepping stones to improve participation and stones to improve participation and achievementachievement

• Unit and qualifications at entry level Unit and qualifications at entry level 1,2 and 3 and level 11,2 and 3 and level 1

• Personalised learning programmePersonalised learning programme

• Small manageable chunksSmall manageable chunks

• Accredited Accredited

OTHEROTHER

• Some schools offer other courses Some schools offer other courses such as Learning For life, PAVE such as Learning For life, PAVE Course – check with your schoolCourse – check with your school

• May be off-siteMay be off-site

GETTING THE BALANCE GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHTRIGHT

• Once you’ve found out which options are available Once you’ve found out which options are available at your school, it’s time to find a balance of at your school, it’s time to find a balance of subjects and qualifications that’s right for you.subjects and qualifications that’s right for you.

• Remember that it’s a good idea to keep your Remember that it’s a good idea to keep your options open by choosing a wide range of subjects. options open by choosing a wide range of subjects.

• You’ll also need to make sure that you can fit You’ll also need to make sure that you can fit everything into your timetable - and that you’ve everything into your timetable - and that you’ve considered whether there are any subjects that will considered whether there are any subjects that will be especially useful for your future plans.be especially useful for your future plans.

• Your teachers, parents/carers, careers co-ordinator Your teachers, parents/carers, careers co-ordinator or Connexions personal adviser will be able to give or Connexions personal adviser will be able to give you advice on getting the balance right.you advice on getting the balance right.

THE CHOICE IS YOURSTHE CHOICE IS YOURS

MAKE THE RIGHT ONEMAKE THE RIGHT ONE

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