Information Evening for Parents and Students

1. Information Evening for Parents and Students Thursday 8th February 2018 Transfer into Senior School

2. Responsibilities The Role Model • Conduct • Dress • Work ethic • Participation

3. Attitudes and Priorities • Positive attitudes to study – make it fun! • Know what you want and going for it • Build upon previous successes • Remember your examination success is important

4. INFORMATION EVENING for PARENTS AND STUDENTS Senior School – February 2018 • The Transfer process • The Subject choices booklet • Making subject choices • Types and level of courses available • Assessment • The Options Form

5. THE TRANSFER PROCESS Senior School – February 2018 • Curriculum Plan forms and Curriculum Information Booklet – already issued • Information Evening – 8th February • Reports – 21st February • S5 Parents’ Evening – 5th December • S4 Parents’ Evening – 28th February • Advice and support from school staff and outside agencies

6. THE OPTION CHOICES BOOKLET(Lots of information – How do you use it?) • General Information • Introduction for pupils Entering S4 • S4 Curriculum and Progression from the BGE • Support in making Choices • Meetings • (Information for pupils Entering S5 or S6) • Information for All Pupils • Courses • Assessment • Careers • Progression • Subject Specific Information • More useful information • Careers Guidance • Skills Development Scotland – Lorraine McConway/Liza Milligan • School Contacts

7. TYPES AND LEVELS OF COURSES

8. ASSESSMENT • Courses at National 1 to National 4: • courses are made up of Units • all units have assessments which must be passed to gain a pass for that Unit. • courses are internally assessed with no final examination/external assessment (but assessments are externally verified) • courses at National 4 Level include an Added Value Unit • Courses at National 5 and above • include an external assessment

9. ASSESSMENT At Advanced Higher levels, even where there is an external assessment, a Course Award can only be achieved where all of the Unit Assessments and, where there is one, any External Assessment, have been passed.

10. PROGRESSION

11. MAKING SUBJECT CHOICES • Why choose a subject? Career interests and plans for the future Enjoyment Successful New Interest Workload Recommendation • Number of Subjects Five in S5 Up to five in S6*

12. THE OPTION FORM

13. Front Page

14. INTENTIONS

15. FUTURE REQUIREMENTS

17. COLLEGE LINK COURSES Early Years & Childcare – Higher, National 5 & 4 SfW Energy – National 5 Activity Tourism – National 4 SfW Construction – National 4 Hairdressing – National 4 Motor Vehicle Mechanics - National 4

18. COLLEGE LINK COURSES Foundation Apprenticeship in Engineering (S5 only – 1 day per week in S5, 2 days per week in S6) HNC Electrical Engineering (S6 only – 1 day per week) HNC Computing Science (S6 only – 2 days per week)

19. THE OPTIONS FORM 1. Columns 1 to 5 Choose one subject from each column List these in order of preference on the form Indicate the level recommended in your report and the column the course is in. Get each choice signed off by the appropriate teacher or Principal Teacher 2. 6th COLUMN – 5 PERIODS Core – PE and 4 PERIODS STUDY 3. SUBMITTING THE OPTION FORM Date:- 6th March 2018

21. …and finally

22. THE OPTIONS FORM SUBMITTING THE OPTION FORM Date:- Tuesday 6th March

23. ADVICE Get as much information and advice as you can before you make final decisions. TALK TO US!!