1. Whitley Bay High School Parents’ Options Evening 9th January 2014

2. The purpose of this presentation To offer advice to allow you to help your daughter or son to make good choices and start to think about their future To introduce the guidance team and their expertise so that you know who to contact with a question To outline the process we will undertake over the next few weeks To give you a flavour of what the study of different subjects is like

3. Education review 2013: Michae Gove to promote 'traditional' schools Michael Gove forges on with his plan to return to the good old days, and called his critics the 'enemies of promise'

4. Brave New World 21 st Century Learning Digital Natives

5. Family learning Harnessing the power of new technologies

6. Students are seriously considering whether the costs of tuition fees represent value for money 3 years @ £9,000 plus living expenses of £3,000 per year = £36,000

7. Part time & Saturday jobs are like gold dust We have reintroduced Work Experience placements in year 10 for 2014

8. Recession and technology have changed employment trends

9. We are advising students about options in a time of considerable employment instability – even in shortage areas Employers are able to be exceptionally choosy about who they take on because currently many young people are willing to work for free just to build up experience in a particular field - for example – it’s not unusual for us to have 100 plus enquiries for a support staff role in school

10. How important are the option choices being made by this group of Year 9 students?

12. How does the options process work at Whitley Bay High School?

13. Key Dates Wed Jan 8thStudents options assembly Thurs Jan 9th Parents Options Evening Wed Jan 22nd Yr. 9 Subject Evening (P&Q) Tues Jan 28th Yr. 9 Subject Evening (R&S) Wed 29th Jan Options Meetings begin

14. The Guidance Team Michael Wright Simon Hall Rachel Mays Ian Short Andy Clark Linda Buckle Sarah Lackenby Steve Wilson Kerry Lord Steve Williams Justine Chapman Pamela Tatters James Mackenzie Marie Emmerson Anne Heffernan Head of Year 9 Assistant Head of Year Head of School Assistant Headteacher. Ic Timetable Assistant Headteacher Applied Studies Co-ordinator SENCO Options Administrator Connexions

15. Possible Year 10 Option Blocks 2014-2015 Option Block AOption Block BOption Block COption Block D Art Business Studies Geography History French Physical EducationICTPhysical EducationElectronic Products MusicResistant MaterialsGermanResistant Materials Electronic ProductsFood TechnologyICTFood Technology Graphic Products ICT TextilesChild DevelopmentFood TechnologyTextiles Child DevelopmentDanceDrama ICTPhilosophy and EthicsApplied Studies BTEC Engineering Music VGCSE Health & Social Care

16. What happens at the meeting itself?

18. What factors should I think about when making my choices?

19. Joe and Abby in 2013 with new Year 10

20. How can I find out more about a particular subject – especially if I have never experienced it yet?

21. www.whitleybayhighschool.org

26. Learning styles 1 & 2

27. How do we evaluate the curriculum we offer and quality assure our provision? We talk frequently to lots of groups of students formally and informally We constantly monitor progress and results

28. Frequently Asked Questions You will on your seat a sheet containing our responses to the most frequently asked questions, concerning the options process. For example…

29. What is the new ‘English Baccalaureate’ and will I have to take it?

30. How does the school decide who takes Dual Award Science or Triple Sciences?

31. Reserve choice

32. Friends and Teachers

33. What shall I do if my particular query hasn’t been addressed in this evening’s presentation?

34. Name of student Name of parent to be contacted Phone number Best date & time to catch you Outline briefly the nature of your query Whitley Bay High School Options Information Query

35. And finally… One piece of advice from our volunteer students