ST FRANCIS
XAVIER’S
COLLEGE
CATHOLIC
ACADEMY
Year 9
Options Evening
March 2013
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Welcome &
Introductions
The purpose of the
Evening
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National Developments
National Curriculum Subjects
(under review)
English Mathematics Science
Enterprise Education WRL
PE Careers PSHCE Citizenship
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• Pupil Voice
• Pupil Guidance
• Variety of Subjects
• Variety of Pathways :
GCSE, English Baccalaureate, BTECs, YPOP
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Pupils will study up to 11 GCSEs
Separate Sciences for G1 and Y1
All pupils will receive advice and an interview as
needed.
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Pathways
• Orange Pathway: The English Baccalaureate
Orange
•Purple Pathway: Includes Single and Double Award GCSEs AND BTECs
Purple
•Red Pathway: Off-site Learning for two days per week.
Red
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Orange Pathway: The English Baccalaureate
• A good, balanced curriculum.
• A good preparation for many University
Courses
• Desirable for employment opportunities
• Historically the main offer for Key Stage 4 in
many schools and pathway on to traditional
degrees.
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The Orange Pathway: The English Baccalaureate
Block A
Block B
Art
Business Studies
French
Geography
History
P.E.
Spanish
Technology
Geography
History
ICT GCSE
Media Studies
P.E.
Spanish
Technology
Block C
BTEC Sport
BTEC Business
BTEC Travel & Tourism
BTEC ICT
(ALL DOUBLE AWARDS)
Block D
Art
Greek
History
ICT GCSE
Performing Arts
Spanish
Block E
Geography
ICT GCSE
Latin
Music
Psychology
Technology
Choose at least one of—French/Spanish/Latin/Greek
And at least one of—History/Geography
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The Purple Route
• A wide range of GCSEs and BTECs
• Provides many pathways to Further and Higher
Education
• Variety of pathways into Employment and Training
• BTECs are GCSE equivalent courses, they are task
based and continually assessed, no examinations.
Excellent results, treated equally for Sixth Form
entry.
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The Purple Pathway
Block A
Art
Business Studies
French
Geography
History
P.E.
Spanish
Technology
Block B
Geography
History
ICT GCSE
Media Studies
P.E.
Spanish
Technology
Block C
BTEC Sport
BTEC Business
BTEC Travel & Tourism
BTEC ICT
(ALL DOUBLE AWARDS)
Block D
Art
Greek
History
ICT GCSE
Performing Arts
Spanish
Block E
Geography
ICT GCSE
Latin
Music
Psychology
Technology
Choose one from A and one from B: and
Either one from C
or one from D and one from E
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The Red Pathway
• YPOP- Young Peoples Opportunities
Programme.
• Skills for Working Life
• Two Days per week
• Two Days off site (locally) – a range of options
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Choices
•Choose subjects you enjoy and are good at
•Choose subjects that go well together
•Choose subjects which will help you progress post-16
•Take the opportunities provided by a fresh start,
new Key Stage, modular courses, new ways of working etc
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What do I do next?
*
Complete the Options Request by
Monday 15th April
*
Confirmed choices in July
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Options 2013
Please feel free to visit
subject areas indicated on
the map
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Thank You
This presentation will be available on
www.sfx.liverpool.sch.uk
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