Irvine Royal AcademyIrvine Royal Academy

Course Choices for S2 pupils 2012Course Choices for S2 pupils 2012

Mr Hotchkiss Depute HeadteacherMr Hotchkiss Depute Headteacher

A University of Glasgow partner schoolA University of Glasgow partner school

Course Choices for S2 pupils Course Choices for S2 pupils 20122012

• Curriculum for ExcellenceCurriculum for Excellence

• Broad General EducationBroad General Education– S1 to S3 levels 3 and 4S1 to S3 levels 3 and 4

• Personalisation and choicePersonalisation and choice

Mandatory subjectsMandatory subjects

• English – 4 periodsEnglish – 4 periods

• Mathematics – 4 periodsMathematics – 4 periods

• Modern Language - 3 periods Modern Language - 3 periods

ChoicesChoices

• Five other subjects each with 3 periods Five other subjects each with 3 periods

• Curriculum areasCurriculum areas– SciencesSciences– Social StudiesSocial Studies– TechnologiesTechnologies– Health and Wellbeing/Expressive ArtsHealth and Wellbeing/Expressive Arts

• One from each and one other from anyOne from each and one other from any

SciencesSciences

• BiologyBiology

• ChemistryChemistry

• PhysicsPhysics

Social StudiesSocial Studies

• GeographyGeography

• HistoryHistory

• Modern StudiesModern Studies

• Religious EducationReligious Education

TechnologiesTechnologies

• AdministrationAdministration

• Business ManagementBusiness Management

• ComputingComputing

• Design and ManufactureDesign and Manufacture

• Graphic CommunicationGraphic Communication

Health and Wellbeing/ Health and Wellbeing/ Expressive ArtsExpressive Arts

• Art and DesignArt and Design

• HospitalityHospitality

• MusicMusic

• Physical EducationPhysical Education

Choices formChoices formScienceSciencess

Social Social StudiesStudies

TechnologieTechnologiess

HWB/ HWB/ ArtsArts

BiologyBiology GeographGeographyy

AdminAdmin Art and Art and DesignDesign

ChemistrChemistryy

HistoryHistory Business Business ManagementManagement

HospitaliHospitalityty

PhysicsPhysics Modern Modern StudiesStudies

ComputingComputing MusicMusic

RERE Design and Design and ManufactureManufacture

PEPE

Graph CommGraph Comm

Choices form - exampleChoices form - exampleScienceSciencess

Social Social StudiesStudies

TechnologieTechnologiess

HWB/ HWB/ ArtsArts

BiologyBiology GeographGeographyy

AdminAdmin Art and Art and DesignDesign

ChemistrChemistryy

HistoryHistory Business Business ManagementManagement

HospitaliHospitalityty

PhysicsPhysics Modern Modern StudiesStudies

ComputingComputing MusicMusic

RERE Design and Design and ManufactureManufacture

PEPE

Graph CommGraph Comm

Core subjectsCore subjects

• PE – 2 periodsPE – 2 periods

• RE – 1 periodRE – 1 period

• PSE – 1 periodPSE – 1 period

• Mentoring – 1 periodMentoring – 1 period

Curriculum EnhancementCurriculum Enhancement

• A chance to try one or two year coursesA chance to try one or two year courses• Wide varietyWide variety• Non-traditionalNon-traditional• Mixture of Interest, Vocational and Mixture of Interest, Vocational and

SubjectSubject• Some will lead to National 4 and 5 SQA Some will lead to National 4 and 5 SQA

qualificationsqualifications• Examples: Drama, Duke of Edinburgh, Examples: Drama, Duke of Edinburgh,

Leadership, Philosophy, Sociology Leadership, Philosophy, Sociology

S4 and beyondS4 and beyond

• English and MathematicsEnglish and Mathematics

• Four other subjects from the six in S3Four other subjects from the six in S3

• National 4 and National 5 National 4 and National 5 qualificationsqualifications

• Curriculum Enhancement continues Curriculum Enhancement continues (Second year of two year courses or (Second year of two year courses or new one year course)new one year course)

• Core PE, RE, PSE and mentoring Core PE, RE, PSE and mentoring

TimelineTimeline

• Information Evening – 2Information Evening – 2ndnd February February

• Reports issued – 9Reports issued – 9thth February February

• Parents’ evening – 20Parents’ evening – 20thth February February

• Course choice booklet and forms Course choice booklet and forms issued – 24issued – 24thth February February

• Last day for return of form to Last day for return of form to Guidance – 16Guidance – 16thth March March