Burford School
Options Evening
2015
Programme:
Explanation of the Options Process
Career Choices at KS4
Mr Pilgrim, Deputy Headteacher
Mrs Knowles, Careers Advisor
Mrs Haig, Headteacher
The message to the students:
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It is important that you think things through carefully –
don’t rush
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Some of you will have clear ideas about what you want
to do
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Some of you will be less clear – that’s fine
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Get as much information as you can
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Talk to as many people as you can
The message to the parents:
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Discuss with the students why they are
opting for a particular subject
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Ultimately, it is the student’s choice and
they have to make the decisions and stick
with them
Options Routes
T
A
R
L
A
T Up to 3 GCSEs
D
Up to
I
10 GCSEs
E replaced by:
K
R
COPE
T
S
N
ELBS
I
4
A
O
T
N
I
A
V
L
Level 2
E
Level 1/2
CHOICE 1
SCIENCE
Core & Additional
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or
Triple Award
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or
Core & Environmental
Land Based Science
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Choice 2
All students must choose either:
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A Humanities subject - History or Geography
Or
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A Language - French or German
– You can pick more than one if you wish
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Unless you have been invited to follow the COPE course
by Mr Bassett
CHOICE 3
Core & Additional or Core & ELBS - Choose 4 subjects and 2 reserves
Triple – Choose 3 subjects and 2 reserves
Alternative Pathway - Choose 2 subjects and 2 reserves
French
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Graphics
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German
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Resistant Materials
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Art
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Product Design
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Textiles
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Engineering
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Drama
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Systems and Controls
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RE
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Computing
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History
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Music
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Catering
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Geography
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Business Studies
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Child Care
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Information Technology
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Physical Education 
Reserve 1)……………………………….
Reserve 2)…………………………….
Changes for the 2015 cohort
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All exams will be at the end of the course
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Specific marks will be awarded for spelling,
punctuation and grammar in most subjects
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All qualifications will be equivalent to each other
Changes for the 2015 cohort
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A*-G replaced by new 9-1 scale –
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2015 – Maths and English
phased introduction
– All other subjects remain A*-G
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2017 results – mixture of grades and scores
Important Dates
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Initial choice sheet returned by
25th February
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Final choice forms issued
9th March
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Final choice forms returned
18th March
Questions/Queries
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Speak to the subject teachers
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Attend the taster lessons
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Refer to the options booklet
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Speak to the Form Tutors
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Speak to Mr Hill
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Speak to Mrs Knowles
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Speak to Mr Pilgrim
Contact Points
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General enquiries admin.burford@burford.oxon.sch.uk
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Mr N Hill – Head of Year 9
nhil9257@burford.oxon.sch.uk
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Mrs J Knowles – Careers Advisor
jkno0971@burford.oxon.sch.uk
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Mr J Pilgrim – Deputy Headteacher
jpil1216@burford.oxon.sch.uk
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01993 823303
Careers
CAREERS/UNIVERSITY COURSES NEEDING
A LEVEL SCIENCE
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Medicine
Dentistry
Pharmacy
Physiotherapy and most other professions allied to Medicine
including some Nursing courses
Veterinary Science plus Animal Science & Zoology
Geology
Biological Sciences - Marine Biology, Genetics
Astronomy
Metallurgy/Materials Science
Some PE and Sports Science courses
Some Environmental Science courses
USING LANGUAGES AT UNIVERSITY
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Linguistics
Speech and Language Therapy
International Business Studies and Modern Languages
Applied Languages & Translating
International Marketing
Economics with Chinese
Japanese/Japanese Studies
European Studies
Engineering with a Modern Language
Chemistry with French/German/Spanish
Arabic and Islamic Studies
European Legal Studies
Erasmus European Language Exchange Scheme
And finally – to start your
research..........
 Careerscape
 Offers
specific careers information
 Helps you to see how school subjects
link with careers
 The licence code for this is:
artstalk68
Thank You.