Year 10 into Year 11

Key Stage 4 Guided Pathways Year 10 into 11 Chris Vallance Strategic Director of Deep Experience

TSCA KS4 Curriculum Year 10

Core

Guided pathways

English 4 hours Maths 4 hours Science 4 hours PE 2 hours RS 2 hours

Students can choose three courses from a list of options, each occupying 3 hrs per week

The expectation is that all students will study at least one Ebacc subject

Year 11 English 4 hours Maths 4 hours Science 4 hours PE 1 hour RS Some students will continue to study the options they chose at the end of Y8 with no change to the hours of study Some students will be guided to take additional English, maths or science to support them in achieving their best grades in those subjects. This means they will drop one of their option subjects

TSCA KS4 Curriculum Year 10

Core

Guided pathways

English 4 hours Maths 4 hours Science 4 hours PE 2 hours RS 2 hours

Students can choose three courses from a list of options, each occupying 3 hrs per week

The expectation is that all students will study at least one Ebacc subject

Year 11 English 4 hours Maths 4 hours NB Science 4 hours If a pupil does take PE 1 hour RS Maths Option English,

or Science this will take up students willtime continue to 3Some hours of study study options they option chose at the (the the same as one end of Y8 with no change to the subject).hours of study In most cases a student Some students will be guided to will takeEnglish, one of maths or take only additional science to support them in Option English, Maths in orachieving Sciencetheir andbest notgrades all three those subjects. This means they will drop one of their option subjects

TSCA KS4 Curriculum

GCSEs are being reformed • They will be graded 9-1 instead of A*-G (with 9 being the highest grade) • They are being phased in over the next few years • A GCSE grade C+ is/was classed as a ‘good’ pass grade; a grade 5+ will be classed as a ‘strong’ pass grade (grade 4 will be classed as a ‘standard’ pass) • For current Year 10 students, GCSEs in English, maths, sciences, arts, history, geography, PE and MFL will graded 9-1; with other subjects being some on A*-G and some on 9-1

The Basics !

GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths • Good grades in English and maths have for many years been a student’s golden ticket into many careers, sixth forms, apprenticeships, college courses • These will continue to play a big part in progression opportunities

Broad and Balanced Curriculum…..

“Attainment 8”

Bucket

Slot

Subject

Notes

1

English

For English – can be Language or Literature – best grade double counted, but only if both taken

X2

From - GCSE Sciences (including GCSE Computer Science), GCSE Geography, GCSE History, GCSE MFL

X1

From - approved vocational courses, further EBacc subjects, other GCSE subjects

X1

1 2 3 2

4 5

3

Maths EBacc 1 EBacc 2 EBacc 3

6

Other 1

7

Other 2

8

Other 3

Weighting

An Example Student Qualification

Grade

Points

Bucket

Doubled

Total Points

GCSE Maths

7

7

1

Yes

14

GCSE English Language

7

7

1

Yes

14

GCSE Combined Science

6

6

2

No

6

GCSE Combined Science

6

6

2

No

6

GCSE Geography

7

7

2

No

7

GCSE Art

7

7

3

No

7

GCSE French

5

5

3

No

5

GCSE English Literature

6

6

3

No

6

Pass

4

N/A

N/A

BTEC Engineering

A*

8.5

A

7

B

5.5

C

4

D

3

E

2

F

1.5

G

1

U

0

>This student’s total of 65 points is their Attainment 8 score >Sometimes it is divided by 10 to give them an average grade of 6.5

The Full English Baccalaureate…

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To gain the Full English Baccalaureate (Full EBacc), current Year 10 students will need to gain a new GCSE grade 5+ in each of these subjects: • • • • •

English GCSE Maths GCSE Science GCSE × 2 (Combined or separates: Ph, Bi, Ch) Humanity GCSE - History or Geography Language GCSE - French, German or Spanish

The Full EBacc is highly valued by the universities widely regarded as being the top universities (Russell Group Universities)

Option English / Option Maths / Option Science

• Evidence, across all schools, points to the positive impact of Option English and Maths • Some students may be guided to try to improve their Science grades, in Physics, Chemistry and Biology, by having extra time in science

Possible (Booster) Courses…

• OPEN >> 3 • OPEN >> 5 • OPEN >> 8

• OPMA >> 3 • OPMA >> 5 • OPMA >> 8

• OPSC >> 3 • OPSC >> 5 • OPSC >> 8

Timeline – Year 10 into 11 Guided Pathways

Interviews with students – 24th June onwards Opportunities for parental meetings (to arrange via emails) Courses to start in July

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