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Construction students learning about stone- masonry at the Tower of London.
Year 9
Here are some of the common questions parents/carers ask about option choices for Yr 9 students
n Why choose options in Year 9?
After three years of learning the basics of many subjects, your son or daughter will now be given the choice of which subjects he/she would like to study in more depth. This allows young people to concentrate on areas of study they really enjoy and excel at. It is important that your son or daughter makes the best choices they can, and that you are able to support them to do this and to access more specialist advice and detailed information when they need to.
n What subjects will my son or daughter have to study?
NCFE students undertake retail training in the college’s High Street fashion shop, Zen.
During Key Stage 4 most pupils work towards national qualifications – usually GCSEs, but they may study for other qualifications such as BTECs, NVQs or City & Guilds. Some subjects are compulsory because they cover essential knowledge and skills that everyone needs for the future. The compulsory national curriculum subjects are the ‘core’ and ‘foundation’ subjects.
Students are required to study and take exams in the core subjects, which are:
l English l Maths l Science
NewVIc science students, carry out an experiment in the laboratory.
The following foundation subjects are required study, but these may not lead to an exams: l Information and Communication Technology (ICT) l Physical Education (PE) l Citizenship
Schools must also offer at least one subject from each of these areas: l Arts l Design and Technology l Humanities (for example Geography or History) l Modern Foreign Languages
Other compulsory subjects students must study (They may not have to take exams in these subjects.) are:
n Newham 14-19 Borough-Wide Courses
The London Borough of Newham (LBN) works in partnership with the schools, colleges and training providers in the borough to offer Newham students in Years 9 to 11 a wide range of additional courses to choose tha may not be available at their school. These are vocational courses involving more practical or “hands on” style of learning. Each course is related to key employment sectors shown in this box. If your child chooses to study one of these courses, they will come out of school for one day a week, to study at a specialist training provider, who has the skills, expertise and resources to help them towards achieving a recognised qualification in their chosen employment sector.
n For more information about these courses speak to your child’s school Deputy Head Teacher or call Newham 14-19 on 020 3 373 4967.
30 Hair & Beauty Construction Sport and Active Leisure
Motor Mechanics Engineering
Retail Hospitality
l Careers Education (Year 9 onwards) l Sex and Relationships Education (Year 7 onwards) l Religious Education (RE)
Some schools have other compulsory subjects – which you will have to check directly with the school.
n What is the English Baccalaureate?
The English Baccalaureate is not a qualification in itself, it was introduced as a performance measure in 2010.
The measure recognises where pupils have achieved a C grade or better across a core of academic subjects – English, mathematics, history or geography, the sciences and a language. From 2014 computer science (CS) GCSEs will be included in the science element of the EBacc. For more information, speak to your child’s head of year or visit:
www.education.gov.uk.
n Who can I talk to about option choices?
Your son’s or daughter’s school will hold an options evening, where you will be able to discuss all the options offered at that school, including any extra or special courses that may be appropriate. You will also be given the opportunity to discuss your son’s or daughter’s strengths in specific subjects, and to find out what the teachers feel they are capable of.
n Raising the Participation Age (RPA). What Post-16 Options are available in Newham?
Students leaving Year 11 from July 2014, will need to stay on education or training until they are 18. What your child decides to study Post
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