Year 8 Options’ Evening 4 th March 2019 Committed to Achievement
THE OPTIONS PROCESS • Mrs Lucie Friend – Head of Year 8 • Mrs Sara McKay - Careers Advisor • Mr Andrew Shields - Assistant Head Committed to Achievement
Options Evening (Mon 4 th Mar) 5:45 – 8.00pm 5:50pm to 6.40pm Option Presentations in Theatre Each subject will deliver their presentation 4 times at: • Presentation 1 6pm to 6.10pm • Presentation 2 6.15pm to 6.25pm Presentation 3 6.30pm to 6.40pm • • Presentation 4 6.45pm to 6.55pm 7.10pm to 7.45pm Option Presentation in the Theatre Each subject will deliver their presentation 4 times at: • Presentation 5 7pm to 7.10pm Presentation 6 7.15pm to 7.25pm • • Presentation 7 7.30pm to 7.40pm • Presentation 8 7.45pm to 7.55pm Committed to Achievement
Careers Information Cox Green School Committed to Achievement
Careers Programme at Cox Green School- • Gatsby Bench Marks Every student met at least once a year by an in • house careers adviser –Group and Individual meetings • Employee encounters and visits when possible. At least one per year group. Committed to Achievement
Options Taster Day 2019 –Feedback “Today was interesting and very fun”. • • “I enjoyed statistics& business studies “ • “The different career talks” Career Meetings have been extremely informative, job roles spoken about: • Architecture • Nursing Primary School Teaching • • Engineering • Construction Options after school: • • Sixth Forms and Local Colleges- A 'levels BTECS • University routes Apprenticeships/Traineeships • Committed to Achievement
The local labour market – large employers Committed to Achievement
The main employability skills Berkshire employers are looking for Committed to Achievement
The main general skills Berkshire employers are looking for Committed to Achievement
Useful resources • National Careers Service • Amazing Apprenticeships • The Careers and Enterprise Company • Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership LMI • Contact the school: s.mckay@coxgreen.com Committed to Achievement
Year 8 Options timeline Date Event 10 th January Options assembly 14 th January Options workbook issued and completed in tutor time 21 st January Careers appointments with Ms McKay start 21 st January Pathway advisory letters to be sent to parents 4 th February Choices for Taster Day 7 th February Year 8 Parents evening 7 th February Options Day 4 th March Options Evening 8 th March Year 8 Option choices deadline using Insight (insight.coxgreen.com) Mid-March Personalised meetings with students following option choices End of March Letters to parents confirming option choices Committed to Achievement
Parent checklist • Understand new GCSE structure • Awareness of EBacc • Know your Insight login details • Speak to subject staff • Discuss the process with your son/daughter Committed to Achievement
Grading GCSEs from 2017 Committed to Achievement
The EBacc (English Baccalaureate) This isn’t a separate qualification • It is increasingly respected and used as a key measure of school performance • It is currently not compulsory • Students will be classed as having achieved an EBacc if they gain grades 5-9 in • the following suite of subjects: 1. English 2. Maths 3. Science or Computer Science 4. History or Geography 5. French or Spanish Committed to Achievement
Cox Green Option Choices Committed to Achievement
GCSE options – Three pathways Pathway Compulsory GCSEs OPTION 1 FURTHER OPTIONS Pupils must choose Number of other option choices available RED GCSE English, GCSE 1. GCSE Geography or GCSE 1 Mathematics, GCSE History Science, GCSE RS 2. GCSE French or GCSE Spanish BLUE GCSE English, GCSE One from the following: GCSE 2 Mathematics, GCSE Geography, GCSE History, Science, GCSE RS GCSE French or GCSE Spanish GREEN GCSE English, GCSE Additional Literacy and 2 Mathematics, GCSE Numeracy Science, GCSE RS Committed to Achievement
Options Option 2 - Open option RED select 1 BLUE select 2 GREEN select 2 *GCSE Art or *GCSE Graphics GCSE Media GCSE Business Studies Music (GCSE or BTEC) GCSE Computer Science GCSE PE GCSE Drama GCSE Product Design GCSE French GCSE Psychology GCSE Geography GCSE Spanish GCSE History GCSE Statistics GCSE Hospitality & Catering Level 1/2 Committed to Achievement
EXAMPLE - Red (Ebacc) Pathway 2 Mandatory Options: 1 Open Option: HISTORY SPANISH BUSINESS STUDIES ENGLISH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE Core: RS SCIENCE GAMES MATHS Committed to Achievement
EXAMPLE - Blue Pathway 1 Mandatory Option: 2 Open Options: GEOGRAPHY DRAMA PSYCHOLOGY ENGLISH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE Core: RS SCIENCE GAMES MATHS Committed to Achievement
EXAMPLE - Green Pathway 1 Mandatory Option: 2 Open Options: ADDITIONAL MATHS MUSIC ART AND LITERACY ENGLISH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE Core: RS SCIENCE GAMES MATHS Committed to Achievement
Making Option choices Login to INSIGHT portal – insight.coxgreen.com Click on General and then on the Options offer icon Committed to Achievement
Pathways Options shown will depend on the student’s pathway Red Pathway 1 Humanities– Geography or History 1 Language – French or Spanish 1 Other subject + a reserve choice Humanities – Geography or History Language – French or Spanish 1 Other subject + a reserve choice Committed to Achievement
Red Pathway RED – Option 1 Humanities tab Click on icon to the right of the option you wish to select Click on OK Committed to Achievement
Red Pathway Humanities Option choice will appear under Current choices and Choices summary Committed to Achievement
Red Pathway Click on RED – Option 1 Language tab Click on OK Click on icon to the right of the option you wish to select Committed to Achievement
Red Pathway Language Option choice will appear under Current choices and Choices summary Committed to Achievement
Red Pathway Click on RED – Option 2 tab Click on OK Click on icon to the right of the option you wish to select Committed to Achievement
Red Pathway Option choice will appear under Current choices and Choices summary Committed to Achievement
Red Pathway Select a reserve option choice Click on OK Click on icon to the right of the option you wish to select as Reserve Committed to Achievement
Red Pathway Reserve Option choice will appear under Current choices and Choices summary Committed to Achievement
Red Pathway Check the Choices summary and click to Approve Committed to Achievement
Blue Pathway 1 choice from French, Geography, History or Spanish 2 Other subjects + a reserve choice 1 from French, Geography, History or Spanish 2 Other choices + 1 Reserve Choice Committed to Achievement
Blue Pathway BLUE – Option 1 tab Click on icon to the right of the option you wish to select Click on OK Committed to Achievement
Blue Pathway Option 1 choice will appear under Current choices and Choices summary Committed to Achievement
Blue Pathway Click on BLUE – Option 2 tab Click on OK Click on icon to the right of the option you wish to select Committed to Achievement
Blue Pathway Option choice will appear under Current choices and Choices summary Committed to Achievement
Blue Pathway Choose a second Option Only one of Music or Music BTEC Only one of Art & Design or Graphics can be selected Select Main option Click on OK Click on icon to the right of the option you wish to select Committed to Achievement
Blue Pathway Second Option choice will appear under Current choices and Choices summary Committed to Achievement
Blue Pathway Select a reserve option choice Click on OK Click on icon to the right of the option you wish to select as Reserve Committed to Achievement
Blue Pathway Reserve Option choice will appear under Current choices and Choices summary Committed to Achievement
Blue Pathway Check the Choices summary and click to Approve Committed to Achievement
Green Pathway Click on OK Click on icon to the right of the option you wish to select Committed to Achievement
Green Pathway Option choice will appear under Current choices and Choices summary Committed to Achievement
Green Pathway Choose a second Option Only one of Music or Music BTEC Only one of Art & Design or Graphics can be selected Select Main option Click on OK Click on icon to the right of the option you wish to select Committed to Achievement
Green Pathway Second Option choice will appear under Current choices and Choices summary Committed to Achievement
Green Pathway Select a reserve option choice Click on OK Click on icon to the right of the option you wish to select as Reserve Committed to Achievement
Green Pathway Reserve Option choice will appear under Current choices and Choices summary Committed to Achievement
Green Pathway Check the Choices summary and click to Approve Committed to Achievement
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