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Your Future, Your Choice

Your Future, Your Choice. It is estimated that today’s learner will have 10-14 jobs by the age of 38. Schools are currently preparing students for jobs:. Which don’t yet exist Using technologies that haven’t been invented In order to solve problems which we don’t even know are problems yet.

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Your Future, Your Choice

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  1. Your Future, Your Choice

  2. It is estimated that today’s learner will have 10-14 jobs by the age of 38

  3. Schools are currently preparing students for jobs: • Which don’t yet exist • Using technologies that haven’t been invented • In order to solve problems which we don’t even know are problems yet

  4. information It is estimated that one week’s copies of a newspaper contains more information than a person came across in a lifetime in the 18th century

  5. Students should become: • Successful Learners • Confident Individuals • Responsible Citizens

  6. Redland Green Students “The best way to predict the future is to build it” Douglas Adams

  7. What will the KS4 curriculum look like? Core – 30 hours (6 days a fortnight) Languages – 5 hours (1 day a fortnight) Options – 15 hours (3 days a fortnight)

  8. The timetable

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  10. The North Area Partnership Options

  11. The Diploma A challenging, vocational course designed to prepare students for a career in a specific area of work • Construction and the Built Environment • Hair and Beauty Studies • Engineering

  12. The Diploma Combines subject learning (one day per week at another centre) with English, ICT, Mathematics and another subject (all at RGS) Have to pass all the components to achieve the Diploma Worth 7 – 7.5 GCSEs at grade A*-C

  13. BTEC Diploma Whole day courses; the equivalent of four GCSEs A*-C. They will take place all day on a Tuesday during two Option sessions. BTEC Certificate Half day courses; the equivalent of two GCSE A*-C. They will take place during Option sessions.

  14. How will I know whether I want to study a subject I think I know nothing about?

  15. Decisions, decisions… Mentors and Heads of House

  16. Key Dates Wednesday, 27 January 2010 BCC Diploma Roadshow, @Bristol (6.00-8.00pm) Thursday, 28 January 2010 Year 9 Subject Consultation Meeting (3.30-6.00pm) Week beginning Monday, 1 February 2010 Taster lessons in new subjects

  17. Filling in the form…

  18. Opt for a modern foreign language

  19. Opting for a partnership course (off site)

  20. Opting for a partnership course (off site) Health and Social Care

  21. The timetable

  22. Opting for a partnership course (off site) Health and Social Care

  23. Staying on-site (not opting for a NAP course)

  24. Choose a modern foreign language • Make four choices – students will study three • State first two preferred choices • Then tick two others • 2009 – 96% of students could study their first two choices

  25. Your Future, Your Choice

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