Y9 Options process

SNHS 2014

an understanding of….

• The options process at SNHS

• Our KS4 curriculum

• The qualifications framework

• The importance of long term career/education goals

Confederation of British Industry

Employability – SKILLS

• Over the next 3-5 years a decrease in the number of low skilled employees.

• By 2020, 50% of jobs will be leadership, managerial or professional roles.

• Currently 1 in 3 (30%) jobs demand a degree level skills this is set to rise.

• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) skills are in demand; 2 in 5 companies that require staff with knowledge and skills in STEM are having difficulty recruiting. A trend expected to continue over coming years.

Employability -Attitude

• When recruiting school and college leavers attitude to work, general aptitudes, literacy and numeracy rank well ahead of academic results alone.

• Employers report that young people lack work experience and qualities like self management and attitude to work.

• 88% of business recruiting graduates consider the right attitude is the most important consideration (above degree subject and class), and there is a concern that applicants have a lack of workplace experience and are not ready for work.

Confederation of British Industry_ Education and skills Survey 2013The key findings from the survey of 294 firms, employing 1.24 million workers

Vision 2020

Wealth creating sectors

ADAPTING WORKFORCE

Conclusion

When our young people go into the workplace they need to:

• be as highly skilled and as highly qualified as possible.

• have a positive attitude.

• demonstrate key employability skills.

NQF / QCF / EQF

Qualifications framework

8 Doctorate

7 MastersPost graduate

6 Bachelors degree

5 Foundation degree Dip-HE HND

BTECs

NVQ 5

4 Cert-HE HNC

Apprenticeships

NVQ 4

3 Advanced level A levels NVQ 3 / GNVQs

2 Intermediate level GCSE A*-C NVQ 2 / GNVQs

1 Foundation level GCSE D-G NVQ 1 / GNVQs

Entry level

GCSE reform

GCSE reform

• What’s changing? What is not?

• Current Y9 start GCSE courses September 2014. Will be examined Sumer 2016• The last series for Eng Lit/Eng Lang / Maths• Grades A*-G still place.• Mostly exams will be taken at the end of two

years• Core science end of Y10

• Reduced coursework• Look at subject outlines on web page

Post 16 Routes

• 6th Form – 55% (55%)

• College – 30% (28%)

• Apprenticeship -

• Employment – 7% (5%)

• Unemployed - 3% (2%)

• Unknown/Other - 5% (10%)

KS4 curriculum

• English

• Maths

• Combined Science

• PE

• RE

• PSHE

• IT

• 3 options

• Enrichment

3 x 75 min lessons

3 x 75 min lessons

3 x 75 min lessons

1 x 75 min lessons

1 x 75 min lesson

1 x 75 min lesson

2 x 75 min lessons

6 x 75 min lessons

On going throughout KS4

Core subjects

• English

• Maths

• Science Core

• Games

• RE

• It• Computer

programming• Information

technology• Media

Optional Subjects

• Art• Business Studies• Child development• Construction• Drama• Engineering• Food and Nutrition• Food technology• French• Geography• Health and Social

care

• History• Hospitality• Motor Vehicle• Music• Product design• Salon services• Separate sciences• Spanish• Systems and

control• Textiles

Our timetable

• Option Blocks• These are subjects that take place a the same

time on a timetable.• For example, this year Food technology and

Child development are in the same block.• It is physically impossible for you to study both

of these subjects.

• Blocks

Options process

• 10th January – Student poll

• 17th January – 14th March – Subject Assemblies

• 27th February – Parents info evening

• 2nd April – Y9 Options evening

• 8th April – Y9 Parents evening

• 11th April – Deadline