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Class of 2021 Welcome to Guided Choices Evening January 2019 External Performance Measures Qualifications and Level 2 in English point scores and Maths English Progress 8 Baccalaureate External Performance Measures Used to be C+ and will


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Class of 2021

Welcome to Guided Choices Evening January 2019

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External Performance Measures

Qualifications and point scores English Baccalaureate Level 2 in English and Maths Progress 8

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External Performance Measures

Level 2 in English and Maths

Used to be C+ and will be 4+ in new grades. Any student not achieving will be re-sitting until they do, irrespective of which course/route they follow post 16.

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External Performance Measures

English Baccalaureate

The government has said that at least 90%

  • f all students should

be studying this. It includes:

  • Maths
  • English
  • Science
  • Language
  • History OR

Geography The ‘Facilitator subjects’

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OUR Guided Choices

Broad and balanced curriculum. Allows students to have some say over the subjects they study for the next two years. Broad and balanced curriculum –statutory subjects are required to be taught by law. Allows students to have some say over the subjects they study for the next two years. Enable ALL to SUCCEED.

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Compulsory Subjects

  • Maths
  • English
  • Science
  • Ethics
  • Core PE

25 periods of teaching a fortnight, in total, for CORE EXAMINED subjects. 5 periods of teaching a fortnight, in total, for STATUTORY NON EXAMINED.

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Options

Every student must select at least one from:

  • History
  • Geography
  • French or
  • Spanish

The rest of your choices are up to you! You should rank up to 6 additional choices and you will study 4 subjects from these selections.

20 periods of teaching a fortnight, in total, for OPTIONS SUBJECTS. (4 X 5 periods)

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What’s available?

Each subject you have already studied at key stage 3, plus some new ones.

Fine Art Photography Music Textiles Drama DT: Materials Media Studies BTEC Work Skills Engineering Business Studies PE Food and nutrition ICT

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Common Questions

Who makes the decision? Will I get all my first choices? When do I make my choices? Will I be able to change my choices?

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This subject may help me when I’m older. I have researched this subject. I am good at this subject. This subject complements

  • thers I’m

doing. I am good at doing things involved in this subject. I really enjoy this subject.

Good reasons

Other people want me to do this but I don’t enjoy it.

I like the teacher who currently teaches me this.

This is a new subject to me, so it must be good. My friend is doing this subject. My older brother/sister did this subject.

Bad reasons

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What next?

Thursday 31st January – Guided Choices Evening (Options book issued) Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th – Guided Choices Appointments (Forms issued and completed during 1:1 meetings) Term 5 – Choices confirmed Term 6 – Passport Project