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GCSE Options Process: Making Informed Decisions for Your Future

Learn about the GCSE option process, important dates, and how to make yourself employable in the modern job market. Discover potential future jobs and explore your interests, abilities, and career aspirations.

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GCSE Options Process: Making Informed Decisions for Your Future

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  1. Key Stage 4 Options Survey 2017

  2. Aims of this session: How the GCSE option process works Careers Advice Which subjects are offered at KS4 compulsory and optional subjects. Important dates for your diary

  3. The GCSE Options Process Employability lessons/Form time Year 10 report GCSE Option assemblies GCSE Options booklet Subject presentations in assemblies and lessons during options week Year 10 Parents/Options Evening Individual Guidance Interviews

  4. Careers AdviceWhat if… I could choose any job in the world? • What would your answer be? • You are the future work force and many of the jobs you will do don’t even exist yet! • What will the world of 2020 look like? • What will employers look for in 2020? • What can you do now to make yourself employable in that modern landscape?

  5. I could be… • What do you think these jobs would involve? • A Futurologist…? • Powered Exoskeleton…? • Virtual Lawyer...? • Online Clutter Organisers...? • Waste Data Handlers?

  6. The best way to predict the future is to invent it ! Career Management is not just about making plans. It is about preparing for changes and transitions.

  7. PARENTS offer SUPPORT MAKING OPTION DECISIONS TEACHERS provide INFORMATION FRIENDS can INFLUENCE INFLUENCES

  8. Making GCSE Choices **INTEREST** **ABILITY** **CAREER ASPIRATIONS**

  9. GCSE Compulsory and Optional subjects. CORE SUBJECTS: All students will study English (some students will have opportunity to study English Literature) Maths (some students may have opportunity to study Further Maths) Religious Studies or Princes Trust Physical Education (non-exam) Science (Pupils will be advised by Science staff on choice of Single/Double award)

  10. Optional Subjects Available in 2017

  11. Collaborative Courses

  12. Guidance with GCSE Option Choices • Year 10 Parents evening - Wednesday 22nd Feb 2017 • Options Week – Week beginning Monday 6th March • Individual Guidance Meetings - Thursday 16th March • Careers/Employability Lessons – Preparing for making your choices • Mrs Hasson- Vice Principal • Mrs Harbinson- Head of Careers • Ms Phillips- Year Coordinator and Year 10 Form Tutors • Employability Teachers- ME, MV and JK • Careers Advisor- Maria Sands • Subject Teachers • GCSE Options Booklet • Talks from Senior students who have studied subjects

  13. Individual Guidance for Year 10 • On 16th March EVERYYear 10 student will be interviewed about their career aspirations with a member of staff. • Parents are invited to the guidance interviews It is important for you to take control of YOUR career management NOW Ask questions and RESEARCH

  14. Dates for your Diary • 22nd February 2017- Parents/Options evening • 6th March 2017- Options Week for Year 10 subject presentations • 16th March 2017- Individual Guidance interviews for students/parents • 27th March 2017- Deadline for Option Form

  15. KS4 Brings………. • Fresh start • Huge opportunities • Huge responsibilities • This is the time you make important decisions on your own learning and plan what you will be doing for the next two years, and beyond.

  16. “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?”

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