Allerton High Business and Enterprise Specialist School

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Allerton High Business and Enterprise Specialist
School

• Welcome to Key Stage 4

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What is Key Stage 4 about?

• Qualifications that count
• A wide range of different qualifications GCSE,
  short course GCSE, Applied GCSE, OCR National,
  ASDAN, ALAN
• Equality of Esteem all of these
  qualifications count towards the level 2 (A-C)
  or level 1 (D-G) thresholds

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Making it Personal

• Varied teaching styles and a guided choice of
  courses for 20 of the 50 periods
• Different number of exams in a subject eg English
  and science
• Short and full courses eg ICT and RE
• Different tiers of entry
• Different flavours of course eg Business and
  Communication Systems, Business Studies GCSE,
  Business and Enterprise, OCR National

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The Core

• English Language/Literature 7 hours
• Mathematics 6 hours
• Science (1-3 GCSEs) 8 or 9 hours
• RE (short or full course) 2 hours
• ICT (short or full course) 1 or 2 hours
• PSE 2 hours
• PE 3 hours

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Guided Choices

• Students need advice about the number and type of
  courses that will allow them to make the most of
  their potential.
• Data is used to guide students to the most
  appropriate range of courses.

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Guided Choices

• Green route Core 4 choices
• Blue route Core at least 1 applied course
  second applied course or 2 GCSE choices
• Orange route Core ASDAN
• applied course or 2 GCSE choices
• Red route Work Related Programme

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Green Route

• Wide range of academic and applied courses with
  2-4 choices
• CAT score of 90
• Progress indicates 5 A-C
• Good attendance and attitude
• Core up to 8 GCSEs
• 2-4 choices up to 8 GCSEs

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Blue route

• Appropriate range of courses and guided choice to
  at least one applied course
• CAT score of 80 95
• Progress indicates 5 or fewer A-C grades
• Core 6 GCSEs
• At least one double applied course
• 2-4 GCSEs
• Two double applied courses 4 8 GCSEs

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Orange Route

• Appropriate range of courses including ASDAN
• CAT score of less than 85
• Core 5 GCSEs
• ASDAN one GCSE
• Applied course or 2 GCSEs

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ASDAN

• Portfolio based courses
• 10 lessons in the Orange route
• Develops the skills needed to be an effective
  learner
• Develops the skills for working life
• Worth GCSE points

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ALAN

• Adult Literacy and Numeracy
• Together they are worth one GCSE
• Can be taken alongside GCSE maths and English
• Internet materials and question banks
• On screen tests with next day results

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Applied Courses

• Applied GCSEs
• Applied Art and Design Double Award
• Business and Enterprise Single Award
• OCR Nationals Double Award Courses
• Health and Social Care OCR National
• ICT OCR National
• Business Studies OCR National

ALL DOUBLE COURSES 10HRS PER CYCLE
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Applied Courses

• Develop the knowledge understanding and skills
  relevant to an area of work
• Valued by Further and Higher Education as well as
  employers
• Assessed by teachers in school when students are
  ready
• Can be 1- 4 GCSEs in size

ALL DOUBLE COURSES 10HRS PER CYCLE
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Languages

• French
• German
• Spanish
• Panjabi
• Modern Hebrew

ALL COURSES 5HRS PER CYCLE
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Technology

• Food
• Resistant Materials
• Textiles

ALL COURSES 5HRS PER CYCLE
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Business and ICT

• Business Studies GCSE
• Business and Enterprise Applied GCSE
• ICT GCSE
• Business and Communication Systems GCSE
• 5HRS PER CYCLE
• Business OCR National
• ICT OCR National
• 10HRS PER CYCLE

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Humanities

• History
• Geography
• Jewish Studies

ALL COURSES 5HRS PER CYCLE
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Arts

• Art
• Art Double Award Applied GCSE
• Drama
• Music

SINGLE COURSES 5HRS PER CYCLE DOUBLE COURSES 10
HOURS PER CYCLE
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• GCSE PE
• Statistics
• Health and Social Care OCR National

SINGLE COURSES 5HRS PER CYCLE DOUBLE COURSES 10
HOURS PER CYCLE
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Dos

• Read the information in the Key Stage 4 Booklet
• Talk to teachers and students
• Talk to a Careers Advisor or Coordinator
• Discuss your choices with parents/ carers
• Ask if you need more help
• Return your form on time

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Donts

• Dont choose to go with your friends
• Dont choose because you like the teacher
• Dont forget to READ the information
• Dont make wild card decisions
• Dont be late

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Future Plans

• PSE Careers modules
• Careers Coordinator and Careers Library
• Careers Advisor
• Work Experience
• Project Business, IKEA Challenge

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The students perspective- some messages from
Year 11 to Year 9

• Its difficult knowing how to choose your
  subjects
• Teachers expect you to be more mature
• You have to get on top of coursework early or
  you can go under in Year 11
• Now I can see what I want to do next, PSE
  lessons have helped a lot

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What we want from you

• 95 attendance
• Excellent behaviour
• Use your organiser properly
• Complete your coursework to deadlines
• Take your exams seriously
• Take advantage of all the help and expertise your
  teachers can offer
• Participate fully in work experience

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What Next ?

• Forms for the Green, Blue and Orange coloured
  routes will be given out on
• Wednesday 28 February
• Return forms to your tutor by
• Friday 9 March