Portsmouth Academy for Girls

Options Evening

18 March 2015

Mr Poston

GCSE Choices for 2018

enjoyment

successbalance career

Changing times for exams

• Grades will be given as numbers

• New types of exams

• An expectation to have 8 subjects

• New vocational qualifications

New Types of Exams

• GCSEs in Maths and English have more challenging content.

• Subjects that were once seen as “easier” have become harder.

• Course work is largely removed.• New course specifications are available for

maths and English. Other subjects will be out in September 2015.

A B C

2 of Eng and maths (double

counted)

3 of EBACC subjects History, Geography, Sciences (& Computer science), Languages

3 from all the rest - including some but not all BTECs and NVQs (approved every January)

Attainment 8

The Eight

New Vocational Qualifications

• BTECs are phasing out.

• V Certs are in.• New qualifications in

Food and Cookery• ECDL

Considerations

• Academic pathways• Vocational and apprenticeship pathways• The EBACC• Course work load• Quantity of qualification v. Grades obtained

Our Curriculum and Option Choices

ECDL/RE

• Two qualifications• Both count as GCSEs• Good track record of achieving good passes in

both

but• These are not EBACC subjects

Making the choices

Thank you