1. Year 9Options Evening March 2013

2. Welcome & IntroductionsThe purpose of the Evening

3. National Developments National Curriculum Subjects (under review) English Mathematics Science Enterprise Education WRL PE Careers PSHCE Citizenship

4. Pupil Voice • Pupil Guidance • Variety of Subjects • Variety of Pathways : GCSE, English Baccalaureate, BTECs, YPOP

5. Pupils will study up to 11 GCSEs Separate Sciences for G1 and Y1 All pupils will receive advice and an interview as needed.

6. Pathways

7. 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.

8. The Orange Pathway: The English Baccalaureate 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 Chooseat least one of—French/Spanish/Latin/Greek And at least one of—History/Geography

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. What do I do next? *Complete the Options Request by Monday 15th April*Confirmed choices in July

14. Options 2013 Please feel free to visit subject areas indicated on the map

15. Thank You This presentation will be available on www.sfx.liverpool.sch.uk