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GCSE Choices Presentation Tuesday 8 January 2019 Mr Morris, Director of Studies

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GCSE Choices Presentation Tuesday 8 January 2019

Mr Morris, Director of Studies

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The Process

Tue 8 January This presentation

Wed 16 January Parents’ Meeting

Mon 21 January E‐mail about options sent

Fri 1 February Choices submitted by 4.05pm

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The Year 10 & 11 Curriculum

• Core (I)GCSEs• Optional (I)GCSEs• Other subjects

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The Core Curriculum• 5 core subject areas

– English (2 GCSEs)– Mathematics (1 IGCSE)– Double Award Science (2 IGCSEs)– At least 1 MFL (1 (I)GCSE)

Leading to……..

• 6 (I)GCSE qualifications• Then add 4 more choices leading to 4  (I)GCSEs (or 5 if doing Greek & Latin)

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Do your research

• The Options Booklet– Making your mind up – you have to make choices– Doing A Levels without doing (I)GCSE– MFL– Science – Breadth & Balance– Your overall commitments

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• Every subject we offer at I/GCSE is equally challenging and worth studying so please do not worry about any subject being ‘better’: you should choose the right subjects for you.

• Aim to make the right choices first time through.• In the unlikely event that, having begun your I/GCSE courses, you would like to discuss with Mrs Nash a possible subject change, the deadline for any such change to be made is the end of September in Year 10.  After this you will have too much material to catch up with in your new subject. 

• We cannot guarantee that changes will be possible.

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Optional Subjects 1

• Choose your MFL from L block

• If you are doing 1 language this will be French, German, Mandarin or Spanish

• If you are doing 2 languages, this will be French, German or Mandarin

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The Provisional Subject BlocksL (4) A (4) B (4) C (3) D (3)

French

German

Mandarin

Spanish

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Optional Subjects 2• Spanish (if doing 2 MFL)• Latin• Greek & Latin (2 GCSEs)

• Geography• History• Religion, Philosophy & Ethics

• Separate Sciences• Computer Science

• Art• Ceramics

• Design Technology (Max 16)

• Drama• Music

• PE

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The Curriculum Outside (I)GCSEs

• Going Beyond…• Beyond…

– Existing commitments– New commitments– Young Enterprise– Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

• PE• Personal Development

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The Provisional Subject BlocksL (4) A (4) B (4) C (3) D (3)French

German

Mandarin

Spanish

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The Provisional Subject BlocksL (4) A (4) B (4) C (3) D (3)French Computer 

Science Art Geography Geography

German Design Technology~ Ceramics History History

Mandarin Drama Drama Music Latin

Spanish Greek and Latin Geography* PE

Religion, Philosophy & 

EthicsReligion, 

Philosophy & Ethics*

History*Religion, 

Philosophy & Ethics

Spanish

Separate Science Latin*

Separate Science

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What will yours look like?

It depends on how many of you choose which subjects!

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Thinking About Combinations

• Think about your overall combination & workload.• Keep your choice of courses as broad as possible.• What particular interests do you have?

– Languages – modern and classical– Science – Double Award or three separate sciences?– How many humanities subjects?– Art, Ceramics, DT?– Computer Science?– Drama, Music, PE?

Tell us if your preferred combination does not fit!

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Separate Sciences orDouble Award Science?

• Take advice from your science teachers.• How much do you enjoy science, and how many other subjects are you choosing between?

• Double Award Science does not prevent you from taking science A Levels; students who have done Double Award successfully go on to do science at A Level and science courses at university.

• In the current Y10 and Y11 about two thirds of students are doing Separate Science.

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IGCSE/GCSEIGCSE• Biology• Chemistry• Physics• Double Award Science• English Literature• History• French• German• Spanish• Mathematics

GCSE• Art• Ceramics• Computer Science• Design Technology• Drama• English Language• Geography• Greek• Latin• Mandarin• Music• PE• Religion, Philosophy & Ethics

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Making The Choice 

Mon 21 January E‐mail about options sent

Fri 1 February  Choices submitted by 4.05pm

You are strongly recommended to make sure that your choices are made in good time.

Making your choices by Wed 30 January is a good idea.

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Making your choices• Aim to have made them by Wednesday 30th January• Follow the instructions in the E‐mail you will be sent 

– Name issues with accents – try without– Format of date of birth **/**/****– E‐mail address of a parent not yours– If an E‐mail doesn’t arrive check the junk filter/folder

• There is no advantage to choosing a particular block for a particular subject – indeed you may not end up doing a particular subject in that block anyway

• If there are problems please E‐mail me ([email protected]) or come and see me

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A parent’s E-mail address not yours!

**/**/****01/07/2007

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And…

I am likely to start work on these options any time from Friday 1 February 4.05pm!

If I don’t have information about your choices I can’t take them into account!

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In Conclusion….

• Take responsibility• Take advice• Take action• Make decisions

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A PDF version of the presentation can be found here

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The Process

Tue 8 January This presentation

Wed 16 January Parents’ Meeting

Mon 21 January E‐mail about options sent

Fri 1 February Choices submitted by 4.05pm