1. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment KEY STAGE 4 INFORMATION EVENING 2016 Mr Steve Devereux Deputy Headteacher Sdevereux@herschel.slough.sch.uk @SDE_HGS A Warm Welcome to Year 9 Pupils and Parents

2. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment OFSTED  The curriculum is broad and provides excellent opportunities for pupils to develop personal qualities and skills.  The curriculum in the main school and sixth form includes a good breadth of subjects and provides well for pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

3. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment 10 GCSEs English X 2 Maths Triple Science X 3 RS Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 ALL PUPILS WILL COMPLETE:

4. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment Compulsory Subjects Which Are Not Examined Physical Education (timetabled lessons) Physical Education (timetabled lessons) Cross-Curricular ICT Cross-Curricular ICT Work-Related Learning, Business & Enterprise Work-Related Learning, Business & Enterprise Personal Social Health and Citizenship Education Personal Social Health and Citizenship Education

5. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment Option Choices

6. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment GCSE Art GCSE Business Studies GCSE Computing GCSE Design & Technology* Food Preparation and Nutrition Graphic Products Product Design Textiles Technology GCSE Drama GCSE Economics GCSE French GCSE Geography GCSE History GCSE ICT GCSE Media GCSE Music GCSE Physical Education GCSE Spanish Optional Choices (pages 21- of the Options Booklet)

7. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment Option Choices Option Choices How do I choose? Physical Education Art History Geography Drama Music Business studies French Media Studies Economics Computing Spanish Technology ICT

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9. Option Choices Will your choice give you: Breadth and balance? Subjects you will enjoy Subjects you will work hard at and do well in?

10. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment Need More help? Option Choices

11. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment Subject staff will be able to advise you on your suitability Careers Advisors can give help and guidance. Head of learning and tutors The Options booklet School careers website This contains lots of useful information, including a specific area for Year 9 Options Y12 & 13 students Members of leadership team Help is at Hand!

12. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment What Else?  You must choose at least one Ebacc subject  You cannot choose both Business Studies and Economics.  You cannot choose both Computing and ICT  You must have studied the specific language to study it at GCSE  To study music pupils should start the course with approximately Grade 3, or equivalent, in their chosen instrument or singing.

13. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment Reformed GCSEs Many GCSEs are changing from 2016.  More demanding  Additional content  Limited or no controlled assessment  New Grades 1-9 Year 10 Information Evening Sep 2016. English Language, English literature, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French, Spanish, History, Geography, RS, Drama, Art, Music, PE, Food Preparation & Nutrition and Computing

14. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment Key Stage 4 Option Forms The option form from the back of your KS4 booklet needs to be returned to your form tutor by: Friday 4 th March 9am

15. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment The Options Choice Form List choices in order of preference

16. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment I’ve changed my mind!

17. Academic Success and Personal Responsibility within a Caring Environment Live twitter Q & A session @SDE_HGS Use #Y9askMrD Thursdays 7-8pm

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