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Year 8 Options Making the right choices… What choices can I make? How should I choose? What happens on Option Evening? What do I do to make an option choice?

Year 8 Options Making the right choices… What choices can I make? How should I choose? What happens on Option Evening? What do I do to make an option choice?

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Year 8 Options Making the right choices…

What choices can I make?

How should I choose?

What happens on Option Evening?

What do I do to make an option choice?

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Year 8 Options Evening Wednesday 15th February 2012

From 6:30pm to 8:00pm

All students in Year 8 are expected to attend IN FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM with an adult.

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Year 8 Options Evening Wednesday 15th February 2012

All need to go to “central” talk here in the Performance Hall.

It is done 3 times:Time Surnames of Learner 6.30 – 7.00pm A - G 7.00- 7.30pm H - M 7.30 – 8.00pm N - Z

Details are in the letter inviting parents.

Everyone needs to be here ready to begin at 6.30pm - it’s not like an Open Evening - everything is timed.

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Year 8 Options Evening Wednesday 15th February 2012

For the time you and your parents are not in the Performance Hall you have 4 x 15 minute slots to go to four different subject Options Meetings.

They will be in rooms on the GROUND and FIRST floors only.

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Year 9 Courses from September 2012

All Year 8 students will begin GCSE courses in September 2012.

Subjects that remain non-optional…

» English» Mathematics» Science » MFL» R.E.» P.E

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The English Baccalaureate

A combination of GCSE qualifications includes:-

• English GCSE• Mathematics GCSE• Dual/ Triple Science GCSE• History or Geography GCSE• Any MFL GCSE

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Pathways

• Three GCSE route

• Optional Vocational Courses (Year 10)

• Additional English and/or Maths support

• Four GCSE route

• Triple Science

• 2nd or 3rd MFL

• Diploma option (Year 10)

LEVEL 5 in

English and Maths?

ABOVEBELOW

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Joe Bloggs W1

Geography I.C.T Graphics

Graphics Vehicle Maintenance

I want to work as an engineer

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• These are only for people who are mature and sensible enough to be trusted to go to placements away from school, some are as much as 4 or 5 miles away.

• These courses will begin in Year 10.

• We expect to be able to offer courses in:– Construction– Catering– Hair & Beauty– Motor Vehicles

Off-site Vocational Courses

Blue Pathway

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Joe Bloggs W1

Textiles I.C.T Sociology Triple ScienceChild Dev Drama Spanish Computing

I want to work in computers or teaching

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Making the right choice...

• What do I enjoy?

• What looks interesting to me?

• What might I do in the future?

• What do the right people think?

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• Which teacher do I like?

• Which subject looks easiest?

• Which subjects are my friends doing?

• What do the wrong people think?

Making the wrong choice...

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Next steps…

• Read through ‘Options Booklet’ (also available on website www.walkden.uk.com)

• Speak to people about the right choice for you

• RETURN Options forms by THURSDAY 1st March 2012

• Options Counseling Interviews if needed.

Year 8 Options Evening

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Dates for your Diary

February 15th OPTIONS INFORMATION EVENINGFebruary 17th Data Capture 2February 19th–26th HALF TERM HOLIDAY

March 1st OPTION FORM RETURN DEADLINE

March-April Guidance Meetings (where needed)

June 1st Data Capture 3