Welcome to the Year 9
Options Evening
Year 9 Options Evening
Purpose:
1.To explain the process for selecting option
choices at Hitchin Girls’ School.
2.To outline the types of qualification on offer
for students at Key Stage 4.
3.To give students an opportunity to discuss
courses with appropriate staff.
Preparation so far..
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Impact Theatre Group
Ex HGS student talks
Subject talks
Special Assembly
Learn to Earn Day
Options evening
Options
Four
2009
Different
Routes
2011
Core Programme
Options Pathways
English
Route 1
Maths
Route 2
Science
Route 3
Core PE
Core RS
PSHEC
Route 4
Route 1
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Core
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Plus 5 GCSE’s
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Total 11 GCSE’s
This is the traditional route taken by our
students and is still appropriate for the
majority
Route 2
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Core
Plus 3 GCSE’s
Plus 2 blocks of Personalised Learning
and the opportunity to undertake a
‘Project’
Personalised Learning comprises
additional Maths, English, ICT and other
support.
Route 3
The Applied Learning Route
 Core
 Plus 2 GCSE’s
 Plus Level 1 College or School Based
Vocational Course
 Plus Personalised Learning, including a
project
This route may involve studying for half a
day at an alternative venue.
Route 4
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Core
Plus Principal Diploma Learning
Plus Generic Learning
Plus 1 GCSE and a project
This route involves studying for one full
day at an alternative venue
Subject Choices
A Foreign Language:
French / German / Latin / (Spanish / Panjabi- via after
school tuition)
A Technology:
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Product Design
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Graphics
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Textiles
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Food Technology
Subject Choices continued..
Humanities: Geography, History,
Philosophy and Ethics, Classical
Civilisation
Expressive Arts: Drama, Art and Design,
Music, Physical Education, Dance
Choices continued…
Business Studies
 ICT
 Latin
 Media Studies
 Health and Social Care
 Sociology
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Choices continued…
North Hertfordshire College support a work
related course which includes Level 1 entry
courses in Hair, Beauty, Automotives and
Construction.
Course Choices: Diplomas
There are 5 lines of learning available at
Level 1 and 2 across the area
 Construction and the Built Environment
 Creative and Media
 Society, Health and Development
 Information Technology
 Engineering
Constraints..
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Dependent on viable group sizes
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Some combinations are problematic due to
timetabling
The English Baccalaureate
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The current Education Minister is
encouraging schools to offer a particular
combination of GCSE’s entitled the E
BAC.
This means in addition to the core,
students need to select either History or
Geography.
Students also need to pass a Foreign
Language at grade A*-C.
Making Choices
Whilst maintaining breadth and
balance, also consider
-What you enjoy
-What you are good at
-What you may wish to do after Year 11:
AS levels, college, employment, training
We are available to answer questions.