curriculum 2017
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Curriculum 2017
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.”
Steve Jobs
“It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
JK Rowling
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Emotional Engagement
Cogn
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notice details
take considered risks
practise forgiveness & freedom
explore wows & ouches
question
make links / recognise relevance
imagine / hypothesise / create
rigorous / methodical
capitalise
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plan clear intentionsdo, review, modify
distil
discuss learning
expectations & endeavour
be absorbed
Year 8 Guided Options
2016 - 17
Key Dates• Thurs 8th Dec - Curriculum/Options Intro Evening
• Thurs 12th Jan - Careers Fair and Subject Evening
• Weds 18th Jan - Parent/Subject/Tutor Progress Evening
• Weds 25th Jan – Options Interviews (All Day)
• Weds 8th Feb – Options Form Deadline
Further Information and Support• Options Assemblies • Tutors • Head of Year • Informal and formal conversations with subject
teachers • Careers Adviser - Mrs Falconer (in the Library) • Grofar • SEND Team
Core Subjects - Statutory All students will study : • English Language (1 GCSE) • English Literature (1 GCSE) • Maths (1 GCSE) • Science (Triple or Combined 3 or 2 GCSEs) • RE (1 GCSE) • PE (non exam)
Option 1The majority of students must choose one of the following options:
• Geography • History • French • German • Spanish • Italian
Options 2 and 3Students can choose any two options from the following:
History Art Music
Geography Dance Photography
French Drama PE
German Food Technology Resistant Materials
Italian Graphic Design Computing
Spanish Media Studies Study Support
Opting for MFL(Modern Foreign Languages)
• Taster Spanish/Italian sessions within lessons
• Students opting for MFL are required to write a paragraph explaining WHY they would like to take the subject(s)
• This will take part during MFL lessons
Pre-Option Survey
• Gives an indication of the options which students are considering
• Gives teachers the opportunity to give feedback on students’ suitability for the course based on their current attitude to learning and progress
• Relevant feedback from teachers can be discussed at the options interviews with SLT/HoY
• Recommendation that students should be achieving at least ‘Good’ in their Responsibility for Progress grades on their report
FAQs
Do students have to choose EBacc subjects? (One MFL and either History or Geography)
Do students need to achieve a specific grade in order to take Triple Sciences?
How is the decision made regarding who gets their option choices?
Can option choices be changed once they have been made?
Will we receive a booklet outlining all options?
Do Not………
Do not choose a subject because……..
• a friend is opting for it• of the teacher who is currently teaching
you• you think it is an easy choice• your brother/sister chose it• you think it is the right thing to do/your
parents want you to take it
