Key Stage 4 Choices at
Dunraven
A beginner’s guide
Key Stage 4 Choices at Dunraven
• Programmes of study in Years 10 and 11: the
subjects that students will have to study and
those which they can select.
• Recommended pathways: how
students/families will be guided to select
subjects appropriately
• Timeline of process: what can families expect
and when
CORE subjects
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English Language 1 x GCSE
English Literature 1 x GCSE
Maths
1 x GCSE
Science – students to be recommended:
– Triple Award
– Double Award
– BTEC
3 x GCSEs
Also studied:
2 x GCSEs
•RE
2 x BTECs
•Games (PE)
•ICT
ENGLISH BACCALAUREATE
• Modern Foreign Language
French
Spanish
• Humanities
Geography
History
To gain E Bacc status,
students must choose at
least one language and
at least one humanity
THE DUNRAVEN BACCALAUREATE
• Modern Foreign Language
• Arts
Art
French
Choose one from
Drama
Spanish
• Humanities
Choose one from
Media
Geography
Choose one from
History
Dance
Music
SUBJECTS AVAILABLE AT
DUNRAVEN
(GCSE unless otherwise stated)
Art
Business Studies (BTEC)
French
Computing
Dance
Drama
Food Technology
Geography
History
ICT
Media Studies
Music
Philosophy & Ethics
PE
Product Design
Sociology
Spanish
Sport (BTEC)
VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS
In previous years, students have studied for a
qualification in:
Child care
Construction
Graphic Design
Hairdressing
Mechanics
Music Production
Programmes of Study: examples
Student 1
Core: English Lit +
English Lang +
Maths + Triple
Science
E Bacc: History +
French
Extras: approx 2
extra subjects (incl
an Arts subject)
Students aspiring
to a Russell
Group University
(including Oxford
or Cambridge)
may have a
programme of
study like
Students 1 or 2
Student 2
Core: English Lit +
English Lang +
Maths + Double
Science
E Bacc:
Geography +
Spanish
Extras: approx 2
extra subjects (incl
an Arts subject)
Programmes of study: examples (cont)
Some students may benefit from having some
extra English and Maths lessons in their timetable. This will help them to work towards
securing a grade C or above in these crucial
Core subjects.
The following examples (students 3,4 and 5)
would all have some extra English and Maths
lessons on their time-table.
Programmes of Study: examples
Student 3
Student 4
Student 5
Core: English Lit +
English Lang +
Maths + Double
Science
E Bacc: History +
Spanish
Extras: approx 1
extra subject
Core: English Lit +
English Lang +
Maths + Double
Science
Core: English Lit +
English Lang +
Maths + BTEC
Extras: approx 3
extra subjects
Extras: approx 3
extra subjects OR
college course
Key Stage 4 Choices at Dunraven
• Terms 1 and 2 (Autumn):
– Commitment to Learning
– Progress Grades (current performance
levels)
– Impact of commitment to learning on
attainment in English and Maths (impact on
subject choices)
Key Stage 4 Choices at Dunraven
• Terms 3 and 4 (Spring):
– Subject specific information from Directors
of Learning (assemblies and lessons)
– Careers Information
– Information booklet to families, plus
recommended programme of study
– Parents’ Evening: March 18th 2013
– Completion of Choices (subject selection)
form
Key Stage 4 Choices at Dunraven
• Terms 5 and 6 (Summer):
– Whole school timetable constructed
– Receipt of confirmation letter regarding Key
Stage 4 subject choices
– Queries dealt with; solutions, where
possible, found
Recommended Websites
• Mr Cuffy recommended:
http://russellgroup.org/InformedChoices-latest.pdf
http://www.bestcourse4me.com/