1. Welcome to Guided Choices Evening
Class of 2019
Welcome to Guided Choices Evening
January 2017

2. External Performance Measures
Qualifications and point scores
Level 2 in English and Maths
English Baccalaureate
Progress 8

3. External Performance Measures
Level 2 in English and Maths
This is classed as a ‘good’ pass.
Used to be C+ and will be 5+.
Any student not achieving will be re-sitting until they do, irrespective of which course/route they follow post 16.

4. External Performance Measures
The government has said that at least 90% of all students should be studying this. It includes:
Maths
English
Science
Language
History OR Geography
English Baccalaureate
The ‘Facilitator subjects’

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Pooling
Students must choose a subject from each of the four options pools containing a mix of subjects.
Students should also pick a reserve from each pool.
20 periods of teaching a fortnight, in total, for OPTIONS SUBJECTS.
(4 X 5 periods)

8. Enterprise and Marketing
Pools
POOL A
POOL B
POOL C
POOL D
Art
Drama
Enterprise and Marketing
Catering
Computing
Geography
French
Engineering (*)
German
History
Product Design (*)
Media Studies RE
Music
Textiles
Photography
Spanish
BTEC/GCSE PE
English Baccalaureate qualifying subjects identified in RED.
(*)Students cannot study both.

9. Bad reasons Good reasons I am good at this subject.
I really enjoy this subject.
My friend is doing this subject.
My older brother/sister did this subject.
I have researched this subject.
I am good at doing things involved in this subject.
I like the teacher who currently teaches me this.
This is a new subject to me, so it must be good.
This subject may help me when I’m older.
This subject complements others I’m doing.
Other people want me to do this but I don’t enjoy it.

10. 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?

11. Thursday 19th January – Guided Choices Evening (Options book issued)
What next?
Thursday 19th January – Guided Choices Evening (Options book issued)
Thursday 9th February – Academic Monitoring Evening (Forms issued and completed during 1:1 meetings)