YEAR 8 INFORMATION EVENING - Perins School · 2016. 3. 1. · CHOICES TIMELINE – IMPORTANT DATES Thursday 25th February - Information Evening Tuesday 1st March – Year 8 Assembly

YEAR 8 INFORMATION EVENING Welcome and Introduction.

Mr M Nevola Duty Headteacher

Key dates and the choices process

Miss L Jones - Key Stage 3 Learning & Progress Manager

Long term perspectives Miss S Bissett- Assistant Headteacher

Curriculum changes and the new GCSEs Mr A Western– Assistant Headteacher

Mr M Nevola

Welcome and Introduction.

YEAR 8 INFORMATION EVENING

Miss L Jones

Key Dates and the Choices Process


CHOICES TIMELINE – IMPORTANT DATES

Thursday 25th February - Information Evening

Tuesday 1st March – Year 8 Assembly

y w/c 7th March & w/c 14th March - Tutor time activities and subject presentations.

Friday 18th March 2016 - Full Report and Choices Booklet issued.

Tuesday 22nd March 2016 - Year 8 Choices Fair in the Sports Hall.

Thursday 14th April 2016 - Year 8 Parents Evening

w/c 15th April 2016 - One-to-One for students and tutor (during the school day.

Form deadline – Monday 25th April


So why make GCSE choices now?

• KS3 – Used to be between yr 7 and yr9

Now between yr 7 and yr 8

• KS4 – Now between yr 9 and yr 11

Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 7 Yr 10 Yr 11 GCSE


So why make choices now?

• To give your child a deeper learning over time.

• Better preparation for their GCSEs.

• More familiar with the necessary GCSE Skills.

• This means that they will hopefully gain good quality GCSEs.


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How do students make their choices?

• Year 8 Assembly

• Full report and Assessment results

• Choices booklet

• Tutor activities and Subject presentations

• Choices Fair

• Parents Evening

• One to one with tutor


YEAR 8 ASSEMBLY - Advice from our current Year 9 students

through it Speak to your friends about your decisions, but don’t let them influence you too much.

Use the Choices Fair to make an informed decision on the choices you want to pick.

Don’t be afraid to ask your teachers about the different courses.

Don’t leave it until the last minute. Choose subjects you enjoy …..so don’t listen to your parents.


Choices Booklet


Choices Fair - 22nd March

• For both parents and students.

• All subjects attend.

• Ask questions, sample work, speak to current GCSE students.

• Colleges also attend.


Finalising their subjects

There are some pupils where we have suggested they choose three other subjects and they will have access to extra support

lessons to help them excel in their chosen subjects.


Everyone has to do English, Maths & Science. Plus Core PE & PDL (compulsory- no examined)

They then choose four other subjects.

Choices Form to be completed by Monday 25th April


You can choose any combination of subjects, but need to choose sensibly and there are some guidelines:

Do you want to take the Ebacc group of subjects (English Baccalaureate)?

• If so, you need to pick Geography or History and a language as a choice. Your third and fourth choices are “free choice”. This gives you a strong set of qualifications to build on for the future.

• We recommend that most students do this.


Choices form

Will your choices, together, give you a broad and balanced curriculum?

• It’s usually not a good idea to pick too many subjects from the same area. We won’t let you take two subjects that are very similar, such as Btec Sport and PE.

Is this a GCSE qualification?

• We won’t let you do more than one non-GCSE qualification (Btec Sport, Btec Media or CiDA).


Choices form

Miss S Bissett

The long term perspective


Preparation for life after Perins

• Colleges are more open to Vocational however, we wouldn’t recommend taking two.

• We cannot predict what colleges will request in the future.

• We want to keep the doors open for when pupils are selecting there choices for KS5.

• Pupils will be competing at the selection stage when applying for colleges. I.e. Peter Symonds.




Useful links

• http://www.careercompanion.co.uk/members/login

• https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

• http://russellgroup.ac.uk/for-students/school-and-college-in-the-uk/subject-choices-at-school-and-college/

• http://yp.direct.gov.uk/14-19prospectus/

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/education/school_tables/secondary/10/html/850.stm

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http://yp.direct.gov.uk/14-19prospectus/






Mr A Western

Curriculum changes and the GCSE’s


Changes to GCSEs


Changes to Assessment


Coursework/Controlled Assessment is OUT!

Non-Exam Assessment is IN!


Mrs J Harrison – Year 7 & 8 Guidance Manager

[email protected]

Miss G Crowley – Team Leader of Learning Support

[email protected]

Miss L Jones – KS3 Progress Manager

[email protected]

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All this will be on the web site…..

Mrs J Harrison

Pastoral Support


Q&A

Mr M Nevola

Whole School enquiries

Miss S Bissett

Learning Support/ Careers and long term perspective

Mr A Western

Changes and the new GCSEs

Miss L Jones

Progress and choices process

Documents

YEAR 8 INFORMATION EVENING - Perins School · 2016. 3. 1. · CHOICES TIMELINE – IMPORTANT DATES Thursday 25th February - Information Evening Tuesday 1st March – Year 8 Assembly