Welcome toYear 8 Options Evening Wednesday 15th February 2012

WelcomeMr Lennox (Headteacher)

Curriculum Options for Year 8Mr Taylor (Deputy Headteacher)

English and MathsCourses from Year 9 to Year 11Mrs Browne (Core Zone Leader)

Aims of the session

• To outline the Year 9-11 GCSE and Vocational pathways.

• To outline how to make a good choice.

• To explain English and Mathematics courses from Year 9.

Year 9 Courses from September 2012

All Year 8 students will begin GCSE courses in September 2012.

Subjects that remain non-optional…

» English» Mathematics» Science » MFL» R.E.» P.E

Red PathwayOur range of GCSEs

Including…Art

Astronomy

Business Studies

Citizenship

Computing

Dance

Drama

Food Technology

Graphics

Geography

History

Law

Media Studies

Music

P.E

Resistant Materials

Science: BTEC, Double & Triple Award

Sociology

Spanish

Textiles

The English Baccalaureate

A combination of GCSE qualifications includes:-

• English GCSE• Mathematics GCSE• Dual/ Triple Science GCSE• History or Geography GCSE• Any MFL GCSE

Pathways

• Three GCSE route

• Optional Vocational Courses (Year 10)

• Additional English and/or Maths support

• Four GCSE route

• Triple Science

• 2nd or 3rd MFL

• Diploma option (Year 10)

LEVEL 5 in

English and Maths?

ABOVEBELOW

Joe Bloggs W1

Geography I.C.T Graphics

Graphics Vehicle Maintenance

I want to work as an engineer

• These are only for people who are mature and sensible enough to be trusted to go to placements away from school, some are as much as 4 or 5 miles away.

• These courses will begin in Year 10.

• We expect to be able to offer courses in:– Construction– Catering– Hair & Beauty– Motor Vehicles

Off-site Vocational Courses

Blue Pathway

Joe Bloggs W1

Textiles I.C.T Sociology Triple ScienceChild Dev Drama Spanish Computing

I want to work in computers or teaching

Making the right choice...

• What do I enjoy?

• What looks interesting to me?

• What might I do in the future?

• What do the right people think?

• Which teacher do I like?

• Which subject looks easiest?

• Which subjects are my friends doing?

• What do the wrong people think?

Making the wrong choice...

Next steps…

• Read through ‘Options Booklet’ (also available on website www.walkden.uk.com)

• Speak to people about the right choice for you

• RETURN Options forms by THURSDAY 1st March 2012

• Options Counseling Interviews if needed.

Year 8 Options Evening

Dates for your Diary

February 15th OPTIONS INFORMATION EVENINGFebruary 17th Data Capture 2February 19th–26th HALF TERM HOLIDAY

March 1st OPTION FORM RETURN DEADLINE

March-April Guidance Meetings (where needed)

June 1st Data Capture 3

English and Maths

Mrs L Browne

Head of Core Zone

GCSE English Language and English Literature

English LanguageUnit 1 – 1 X 2hr exam on response to

reading and two writing tasksUnit 2 – 3 x Speaking and Listening tasksUnit 3 – a) Extended Reading on a literature

text b)2 X Creative writing tasks

c) Spoken Language taskExam = 40% Controlled Assessment = 60%

English Literature

Unit 1 – 1 x 11/2 hour exam on two literature texts

Unit 2 – 1 x 1hr 15 minute exam on poetry

Unit 3 – 1 task on Shakespeare and one other text

Exam = 75% Controlled Assessment = 25%

Controlled Assessment

Pupils will have a set time , usually 2 –3 hours to complete the task in controlled conditions.

THIS MEANS – Total concentration in all lessonsAttendance in all lessonsTaking notes in all lessonsBeing organised!

Mathematics

GCSE Maths - Sept 2012 • Our exam board is Edexcel

• All sets will follow a linear course

• Set 1 and 2 study the Higher tier

• Set 3,4 & 5 study the Foundation tier

• Set 1 will also study towards either GCSE Statistics or another FSMQ

•(free standing mathematics qualification).

Linear Course• One set of exams in Summer 2015 (summer of Year 11)

• No coursework

•Course has 4 key strands

•(Number, Algebra, Shape & Data)