Year 9 Choices Evening

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Year 9 Choices Evening

• Welcome to All Saints
• 28th January 2009

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Aims of the Evening

• To give you an overview of the options for your
  son/daughter at KS4
• To provide you with information on alternative
  qualifications to GCSE
• To explain the process of application
• To provide you with an opportunity to discuss
  specific courses with relevant teachers

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YEAR 9 SUBJECT CHOICES FOR YEARS 10/11

• EVERYONE WILL TAKE
• Religious Education
• English most will take English Literature
• Mathematics
• One Modern Foreign Language
• Core Science
• Physical Education (not GCSE)
• PSHCE

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Year 9 10 Subject Choices

• If you started an exam course in year 9 you will
  continue
• it for one more year.
• ICT Art Design Media
• Performing Arts (Dance, Drama or Music)
• Everyone else will be doing one of these two
  options
• (just in year 10)
• Triple/Higher Science (level 6 in Science is
  essential)
• ICT
• The above choices will not be available to those
  wanting
• to take a Diploma.

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Choose at least one MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• From
• French
• German
• Spanish
• Italian (twilight for those who have taken the
  course in years 8 9)

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Choose a Science

• Everyone will study Core Science plus either
• Additional Science (must be taken by those who
  are considering doing a Science subject at A
  level).
• Any one wishing to do triple Science must choose
  Additional Science as well.
• Applied Science (this has a vocational/practical
  element to the course)

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Open Choice Green form

• Graphics
• History
• ICT
• Music
• PE
• Resistant Materials
• Spanish
• Textiles

• Art
• Business Studies
• Child Development
• Dance
• Drama
• Food Nutrition
• French
• Geography
• German

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APPLIED GCSEs Pale Blue Form

• We are offering 3 applied courses, each course
  is equal to 2 GCSE (and uses 2 option choices)
• Health and Social Care
• Business Studies
• Engineering
• Further information is available tonight from Dr
  Bock (HSC) or Mr Stavridis (Business) Mr
  Crawford (Engineering)

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New Diploma coursesPink Form

• This year we are offering 4 different Diploma
• courses
• Society, Health and Development
• Business, Admin Finance
• Engineering
• Creative Media
• Any one keen to do a Diploma, please see either
• Dr Bock, Mr Crawford, Mr Stavridis, Mr Forster or
• Mr Glover for further course details.

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Young Apprenticeships Purple form

• All Saints are offering the opportunity to take
  the following Apprenticeships at York College
• Construction Craft Trades
  Construction - Technical
• Hospitality Hairdressing
• Sport
  Motor Industry
• Students will be out of school for one day a
  week. Entry to these courses is
• dependent on gaining at least a level 5 in
  English, Maths Science and being
• successful in the interview at the College.
• Those interested in a Young Apprenticeship should
  talk to Ms Bickley, places on
• these courses are available to all year 10s in
  York and are limited .

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EARLY BIRD FRENCH OR TWILIGHT ITALIAN

• You can study French as a second or third foreign
  language by attending Early bird lessons, 8.10
  8.45, three mornings a week
• It is possible for those who have attended
  twilight Italian classes this year to continue
  the twilight course.
• Further details are in your handbook

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What should I do next?

• Tonight provides an opportunity to speak to
  subject specialists. It is important that you
  have asked all your questions, you will be
  committing to a course for 2 years.
• When you have decided on the route you wish to
  take choose and fill in the correctly coloured
  application form.
• Application Deadline to Ms Bickley
• 6 February 2009