Year 9 Guided Choices

Thursday 6th March

Timetable Structure

Two week timetable – 25 periods per week

5 x 1 hour lessons per day

Structure of Exams

All Exams are now linear GCSEs are staying , but likely to

be more difficult Equivalent Vocational Courses

now must have an externally assessed unit ( Exam).

Year 10 & 11 Compulsory Courses English 7 (8) - GCSE English Language & GCSE English Literature

Mathematics 6(7) GCSE Mathematics & GCSE Statistics

Science 9 GCSE Core & Additional Science

RE 6 GCSE RE ( including PHSE)

PE 4 (2) Non Exam Course

English Baccalaureate

Maths , English , ScienceFrench or Spanish

&History or Geography

Option Courses offered at St. Aidan’s

3 Option Courses

6 hours per fortnight for 2 years

Option Courses

HistoryGeographyFrenchSpanish

Option Courses

Business Studies

Leisure & TourismMedia

Option Courses

ArtMusicPE – BTEC / GCSE

Option Courses

Electronics

Graphics

Product Design

Hospitality & Catering

Option Courses

ICT – GCSE / BTEC

Computing

Treble Science (Chemistry , Physics & Biology)

How do I choose? What are you good at ? Interested in? Your career intentions? Breadth and Balance? Keeping doors open?

A course with a suitable challenge?

- what’s best for you and your talents?

Working in Partnership Mr Sanderson Form Tutor Subject Staff Connexions : Lesley

Mole Mr Shepherd

What happens next ? Talk to Staff Form issued tomorrow Discuss Choices Return Form by Friday 21st March

(Tick 3 & Reserve)

Options confirmed Summer Term

Please be aware that it is not possible to guarantee that a course willrun or that a combination of courses can be scheduled.