Possible Year 10 Option Blocks 2014-2015

Whitley Bay High School Parents’ Options Evening 9th January 2014

The purpose of this presentation To offer advice to allow you to help your daughter or son to make good choices and start to think about their future

To introduce the guidance team and their expertise so that you know who to contact with a question To outline the process we will undertake over the next few weeks To give you a flavour of what the study of different subjects is like

Brave New World 21st Century Learning Digital Natives

Family learning Harnessing the power of new technologies

Students are seriously considering whether the costs of tuition fees represent value for money

3 years @ £9,000 plus living expenses of £3,000 per year = £36,000

Part time & Saturday jobs are like gold dust

• We have reintroduced Work Experience placements in year 10 for 2014

Recession and technology have changed employment trends

We are advising students about options in a time of considerable employment instability – even in shortage areas • Employers are able to be exceptionally choosy about who they take on because currently many young people are willing to work for free just to build up experience in a particular field • - for example – it’s not unusual for us to have 100 plus enquiries for a support staff role in school

• How important are the option choices being made by this group of Year 9 students?

• How does the options process work at Whitley Bay High School?

Key Dates

Wed Jan 8th

Students options assembly

Thurs Jan 9th

Parents Options Evening

Wed Jan 22nd

Yr. 9 Subject Evening (P&Q)

Tues Jan 28th

Yr. 9 Subject Evening (R&S)

Wed 29th Jan

Options Meetings begin

The Guidance Team 

Michael Wright

Head of Year 9

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Simon Hall

Assistant Head of Year

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Rachel Mays

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Ian Short

Head of School Assistant Headteacher. Ic Timetable

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Andy Clark

Assistant Headteacher

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Linda Buckle

Assistant Headteacher

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Sarah Lackenby

Assistant Headteacher

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Steve Wilson

Assistant Headteacher

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Kerry Lord

Assistant Headteacher

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Steve Williams

Assistant Headteacher

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Justine Chapman

Assistant Headteacher

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Pamela Tatters

Applied Studies Co-ordinator

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James Mackenzie

SENCO

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Marie Emmerson

Options Administrator

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Anne Heffernan

Connexions

Possible Year 10 Option Blocks 2014-2015 Option Block A

Option Block B

Option Block C

Option Block D

Art

Art

Art

Art

Business Studies

Business Studies

Business Studies

Business Studies

Geography

Geography

Geography

Geography

History

History

History

History

French

French

French

French

Physical Education

ICT

Physical Education

Electronic Products

Music

Resistant Materials

German

Resistant Materials

Electronic Products

Food Technology

ICT

Food Technology

Food Technology

Graphic Products

Graphic Products

ICT

Textiles

Child Development

Food Technology

Textiles

Child Development

Dance

Drama

Drama

ICT

Philosophy and Ethics

Applied Studies

Applied Studies

BTEC Engineering

BTEC Engineering

Music

VGCSE Health & Social Care

VGCSE Health & Social Care

• What happens at the meeting itself?

What factors should I think about when making my choices?

Joe and Abby in 2013 with new Year 10

• How can I find out more about a particular subject – especially if I have never experienced it yet?

www.whitleybayhighschool.org

Learning styles 1 & 2

• How do we evaluate the curriculum we offer and quality assure our provision? • We talk frequently to lots of groups of students formally and informally • We constantly monitor progress and results

Frequently Asked Questions • You will on your seat a sheet containing our responses to the most frequently asked questions, concerning the options process. • For example…

• What is the new ‘English Baccalaureate’ and will I have to take it?

• How does the school decide who takes Dual Award Science or Triple Sciences?

• Reserve choice

Friends and Teachers

• What shall I do if my particular query hasn’t been addressed in this evening’s presentation?

Whitley Bay High School Options Information Query Name of student Name of parent to be contacted Phone number Best date & time to catch you Outline briefly the nature of your query

And finally… • One piece of advice from our volunteer students