KS4 options presentation

REDNOCK SCHOOLA SPECIALIST SCIENCE COLLEGE

Partnership - Quality - Success

REDNOCK SCHOOL KS4

INFORMATION EVENING



Aims To provide a broad and balanced curriculum.

To enable every student to achieve maximum potential.

To provide opportunities for students to develop individual interests and talents.



Three PathwaysPathway 1 for those students who may wish to

achieve the English Baccalaureate and progress to Higher education in the future.

Pathway 2 for those students who wish to maintain breadth in their curriculum without fulfilling the English Baccalaureate requirements.

Pathway 3 is available to selected students and provides the opportunity of maintaining breadth in the curriculum and completing vocational courses at Stroud College



KS4 INFORMATION EVENING



KS4 INFORMATION EVENING



Core Curriculum•English Language

(The majority of students will also undertake English Literature)

•Mathematics

•Science

•RE

•ICT

•Physical Education

•Life Skills (Personal, Social, Health Education together with

Citizenship which is provided by a range of subjects)

•(Certificate of Personal Effectiveness or Wider key skills for some.)

6 or 7 Qualifications



English and MathsEnglish Language

(The majority of students will also undertake English Literature)

Mathematics

Both course will include Functional Skills



Year 10 Science and Year 11 Additional Science

2 GCSEs.

Separate Sciences 3 GCSEs.

BTEC Extended Certificate in Applied Science

equivalent to 2 GCSEs grade C and above.

Science



ICTInformation Communication Technology

OCR National Award in ICT Level 2

Equivalent to GCSE grades A*- C

100% Controlled Assessment

Completed during Year 10 by some.

These students may go on to complete wider key skills in year 11 or another appropriate qualification



(Core Science together

with a wider range of options)

(including Functional

Skills)

(including Literature

&Functional Skills)

ICTSCIENCEMATHSENGLISH LIFESKILLSPE RE

The Core Curriculum



THE OPTIONS

Increased choice

Greater flexibility

Maximum use of new facilities

High achievement

Three Pathways



New For Students At KS4GCSE Catering

A range of Design Technology courses

BTEC Travel and Tourism

BTEC Health and Social Care

BTEC Business Studies

BTEC Sport

BTEC Creative and Media Production



GCSE or BTECBoth are well established and valued in education

and employment.

Both have controlled assessment requirements.

GCSE courses have terminal examinations.

BTEC courses are taught in Units of work with end of unit assessment. (25% at the end of the 2 year course)

A BTEC Extended Certificate is currently equivalent to two GCSEs.

In some subjects GCSE is regarded as a better preparation for ‘A’ level.



GCSE ART AND DESIGN

GCSE ASTRONOMY

GCSE CATERING

GCSE CITIZENSHIP

GCSE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

GCSE FRENCH

GCSE GERMAN*

GCSE GEOGRAPHY

GCSE HISTORY

GCSE HOME ECONOMICS – FOOD & NUTRITION

OCR ICT (1 GCSE equivalent)

GCSE PE

GCSE RE

GCSE RESISTANT MATERIALS

GCSE SEPARATE 3RD SCIENCES

GCSE TEXTILES

OCR ICT (1 GCSE equivalent)

BUSINESSBTEC Extended Certificate (2 GCSE equivalent)

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE BTEC Extended Certificate (2 GCSE equivalent)

CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTIONBTEC Extended Certificate (2 GCSE equivalent)

MUSICBTEC Extended certificate (2 GCSE equivalent)

PERFORMING ARTSBTEC Extended Certificate (2 GCSE equivalent)

SPORT

BTEC Certificate (2GCSE equivalent)

TRAVEL & TOURISM BTEC Extended Certificate (2 GCSE equivalent)

Vocational Courses at Stroud College



Important Dates13th January information to Tutors

17th January Presentation to Year 9 Students

11th January Reports to Parents

18th January KS4 Information Evening

31st January Year 9 Parent Consultation Evening

7th February Year 9 Achievement Interviews

20th February final date for return of completed forms

29th February parent Study Support Seminar



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