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CATHOLIC ACADEMY ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS Year 9 Options Evening March 2013
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CATHOLIC ACADEMY ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS Welcome & Introductions The purpose of the Evening
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY National Developments National Curriculum Subjects (under review) English Mathematics Science Enterprise Education WRL PE Careers PSHCE Citizenship
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY Pupil Voice Pupil Guidance Variety of Subjects Variety of Pathways : GCSE, English Baccalaureate, BTECs, YPOP
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY Pupils will study up to 11 GCSEs Separate Sciences for G1 and Y1 All pupils will receive advice and an interview as needed.
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY Purple Purple Pathway: Includes Single and Double Award GCSEs AND BTECs Red Red Pathway: Off-site Learning for two days per week. Orange Orange Pathway: The English Baccalaureate Pathways
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY A good, balanced curriculum. A good preparation for many University Courses Desirable for employment opportunities Historically the main offer for Key Stage 4 in many schools and pathway on to traditional degrees. Orange Pathway: The English Baccalaureate
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY The Orange Pathway: The English Baccalaureate Block A Art Business Studies French Geography History P.E. Spanish Technology Block B Geography History ICT GCSE Media Studies P.E. Spanish Technology Block C BTEC Sport BTEC Business BTEC Travel & Tourism BTEC ICT (ALL DOUBLE AWARDS) Block D Art Greek History ICT GCSE Performing Arts Spanish Block E Geography ICT GCSE Latin Music Psychology Technology Choose at least one of—French/Spanish/Latin/Greek And at least one of—History/Geography
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY A wide range of GCSEs and BTECs Provides many pathways to Further and Higher Education Variety of pathways into Employment and Training BTECs are GCSE equivalent courses, they are task based and continually assessed, no examinations. Excellent results, treated equally for Sixth Form entry. The Purple Route
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY The Purple Pathway Block A Art Business Studies French Geography History P.E. Spanish Technology Block B Geography History ICT GCSE Media Studies P.E. Spanish Technology Block C BTEC Sport BTEC Business BTEC Travel & Tourism BTEC ICT (ALL DOUBLE AWARDS) Block D Art Greek History ICT GCSE Performing Arts Spanish Block E Geography ICT GCSE Latin Music Psychology Technology Choose one from A and one from B: and Either one from C or one from D and one from E
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY YPOP- Young Peoples Opportunities Programme. Skills for Working Life Two Days per week Two Days off site (locally) – a range of options The Red Pathway
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY Choices Choose subjects you enjoy and are good at Choose subjects that go well together Choose subjects which will help you progress post-16 Take the opportunities provided by a fresh start, new Key Stage, modular courses, new ways of working etc
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY What do I do next? * Complete the Options Request by Monday 15 th April * Confirmed choices in July
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY Options 2013 Please feel free to visit subject areas indicated on the map
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... LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS ST FRANCIS XAVIER’S COLLEGE CATHOLIC ACADEMY Thank You This presentation will be available on www.sfx.liverpool.sch.uk
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