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Course Choices for S2 Pupils at Irvine Royal Academy - 2012

The Irvine Royal Academy provides comprehensive course choices for S2 pupils through its partnership with the University of Glasgow. Following the Curriculum for Excellence, pupils will engage in a Broad General Education with mandatory subjects such as English and Mathematics. Students can select from a range of areas including Sciences, Social Studies, and Technologies, along with Health and Wellbeing. Additional options for curriculum enhancement are available. Important dates include the Information Evening on February 2nd and the final day for form submissions on March 16th.

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Course Choices for S2 Pupils at Irvine Royal Academy - 2012

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  1. Irvine Royal Academy Course Choices for S2 pupils 2012 Mr Hotchkiss Depute Headteacher A University of Glasgow partner school

  2. Course Choices for S2 pupils 2012 • Curriculum for Excellence • Broad General Education • S1 to S3 levels 3 and 4 • Personalisation and choice

  3. Mandatory subjects • English – 4 periods • Mathematics – 4 periods • Modern Language - 3 periods

  4. Choices • Five other subjects each with 3 periods • Curriculum areas • Sciences • Social Studies • Technologies • Health and Wellbeing/Expressive Arts • One from each and one other from any

  5. Sciences • Biology • Chemistry • Physics

  6. Social Studies • Geography • History • Modern Studies • Religious Education

  7. Technologies • Administration • Business Management • Computing • Design and Manufacture • Graphic Communication

  8. Health and Wellbeing/ Expressive Arts • Art and Design • Hospitality • Music • Physical Education

  9. Choices form

  10. Choices form - example

  11. Core subjects • PE – 2 periods • RE – 1 period • PSE – 1 period • Mentoring – 1 period

  12. Curriculum Enhancement • A chance to try one or two year courses • Wide variety • Non-traditional • Mixture of Interest, Vocational and Subject • Some will lead to National 4 and 5 SQA qualifications • Examples: Drama, Duke of Edinburgh, Leadership, Philosophy, Sociology

  13. S4 and beyond • English and Mathematics • Four other subjects from the six in S3 • National 4 and National 5 qualifications • Curriculum Enhancement continues (Second year of two year courses or new one year course) • Core PE, RE, PSE and mentoring

  14. Timeline • Information Evening – 2nd February • Reports issued – 9th February • Parents’ evening – 20th February • Course choice booklet and forms issued – 24th February • Last day for return of form to Guidance – 16th March

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