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 Your tracking report will show the level you will be presented at for each subject  This will not change unless you bring in a letter from home  The deadline for any changes to levels is this Friday

 Best and shortest path to a successful future  Choices should be unique to each person  The education and employment landscape is changing

 The next stage should focus on the following:  Skills development  Increasing vocational awareness  Building towards a future job/course  Gaining a portfolio of qualifications

“People don’t show initiative because nobody told them to”  Skills & Qualities employers are looking for:  Flexibility  Resilience  Initiative with a “can do” solution focus  Good people skills  Good work ethic

 Research  Read Learning Pathway booklet  Recommendations  Interview with Pupil Support Leader  Careers Advisor/ World of Work website  Final choice  Re-coursing in August if necessary

 5 columns choose one from each column  Range of levels on offer:  National 5/4  Higher  Advanced Higher  National Progression Awards  HNC (via Academy programme)  No compulsory subjects: choose subjects that pupils are good at, that they enjoy, that they need for chosen career  1 period of PSE  1 period of Skills Development/Wider Achievement

 SQA Skills for Work courses : Creative Industries  More vocational options e.g. Games Design, Cyber Security, Hospitality Practical Cookery, Creative Cake Production  More choices on offer at colleges  Volunteering as course option (leading to SQA Volunteering Award)  Work Experience as course option (leading to SQA Employability Award)  Young Applicants from Schools Scheme (YASS) (Open University)  School Service for S6

 Delivered by our partners: Queen Margaret University/Edinburgh College  Lead to a range of qualifications up to and including HNC level over a two year period  Academies on offer:  Creative Industries,  Health and Social Care,  STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths)  Hospitality and Tourism

 Count as one of your five options  Benefits include:  being a university student,  Development of study skills  direct entry into year two of HND course at Edinburgh College or Degree Course at Queen Margaret University or Napier University (Engineering Academy)

 All pupils may select 2 reserve subjects. You can get recommendations from your teachers in these subjects and discuss this with your Pupil Support Leader.

 S5 pupils should think about a 2 year plan for S5/6  Continuity and progression- avoid ‘crashing’  Progression can be sideways, different qualifications at the current level  Follow recommendations  Consider overall workload – a good balance is important  S5/6 pupils not able to ‘drop’ subjects

 Forms will be available in KAG tomorrow  They have been pre-filled with your name on  You need to fill in all the sections unless you are leaving, then you only need to complete the first section  If you are not sure if you are coming back next year, it is better to fill in the form just in case!  You cannot choose more than one subject in a column  If there is a problem, get a letter from home explaining the problem and we’ll see what we can do  It is not ‘first come, first served’ but you are welcome to hand your form in early if it is complete

 Cannot guarantee that all courses will run  Opportunity to amend course choices following exam results in August  Any requests for courses that cannot be accommodated on course choice sheet should be made in writing to Mr Cotter

 Issue of Course Choice materials  week commencing, 29 th February  Course Choice Assembly  Week Commencing, 29 th February  Deadline for return of course Pathways sheets  Friday, 18 th March

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