Option’s Evening Year 8 – Mr Rawat –

LCO

“Laying the foundations for the future”

Introduction

The bar is constantly being raised. At Swanlea, we aim to remove all obstacles that prevent your child from competing with students across the country.

With this in mind, we have designed a curriculum

that will provide your child with the best opportunity to secure long term success.

The qualifications your child gains in year 11 will impact on the future, in terms of education,

training and work.

Partnership

The triangle Home School Child

Home

Work closely with the school by monitoring your child’s learning

School Provide high quality learning to

support progress across all subjects

Child Make wise subject choices that will secure a brighter future in a highly competitive world Embrace the philosophy that education is the

key to unlocking the future

YEAR 8 GCSE OPTIONS 2017

Optional Subject Presentations

Making Media Products 30% of GCSE

Textual Analysis Camera shot?

Facial expressions?

Editing techniques?

Genre? Font/typeface

Mode of Address?

Casting?

Music/sound effects?

Dialogue?

Binary opposition

Design and Technology GCSE Key features:

• From next year there is only one Design and Technology GCSE.

There is no longer Resistant Materials and Product Design

• The course is made up of 50% controlled assessment and 50% written exam.

• The exam is 2 hours long and the controlled assessment 35

hours • Practical work only makes up 12% of the final assessment.

What will I be studying? You will study 5 main topics. You will be assessed on these in your exam and being able to apply these in the controlled assessment. • Design and technology and our world • Smart materials • Electronic systems and programmable components • Mechanical components and devices • Materials

You will then focus on two main materials for an in depth study. Paper and Boards and either Plastics or Timber. These will again be applied in your exam. You will learn about the above topics through theory and practical sessions. Key features of a Design and Technology student. • You WILL need to be able to work INDEPENDENTLY • Have a HIGH LEVEL of mathematical knowledge • BE ABLE to communicate your ideas through DRAWING and RENDERING

“Why Choose Art?”

A brief explanation about GCSE Art at Swanlea School

WHY STUDY ART? A surge in demand for multimedia artists, animators, and illustrators—especially those who are computer and technology-savvy—is projected for 2018, due to companies’ demand for advertising in online and digital formats. With this in mind, following a creative pathway could put you in a great position for many successful future careers. New figures published earlier this year reveal that the UK’s Creative Industries are now worth over £84.1 billion per year to the UK economy, and the figures show the sector growing at almost twice the rate of the wider UK economy - generating £9.6million per hour.

“What can I do with Art in the real world?” Advertising Architecture

Illustration Graphic design Publishing Games design

Interior Design Textile and fashion design Teaching / lecturing Fine art: sculptor/painter/printmaker Museums and galleries curator

Floristry and hairdressing Scientific Restoration Film/Television and Photography Illustration (books, medical journals, vlogs etc)

“What do I get out of it?”

• Exhibitions of students' work throughout the school and in the wider community

• Trips to Galleries/Art Fairs/Parts of London • A GCSE that is highly valued by Colleges and

Universities.

“What do I have to do?” • 3 coursework projects over 2 years, including a 10

week Mock experience during the Spring of the first year.

• 1 exam – 10 weeks preparation with 10hr final exam (2 days) in the art room working on a final outcome from the Externally Set Assignment.

“Is there any written work or a written exam?” • Yes – there is some written work! (25% of your

overall grade is based on your understanding of the work of other artists which includes notes)

However, there is no written exam at the end.

Ashley Horsford – Progression Coach Think Forward/Swanlea

Past 27th February 2017

Future…

Ashley Horsford – Progression Coach Think Forward/Swanlea

Ashley Horsford – Progression Coach Think Forward/Swanlea

College vs Sixth Form vs Apprenticeship vs

Work

The change in the job market for young people

YEAR 8 GCSE OPTIONS 2017

What are the Choices?

What is the Process?

Choosing a balanced curriculum

• Universities and colleges want to see a ‘balanced’ curriculum • Our options process supports this providing a ‘core’ academic

provision • MFL at Swanlea is a core subject, students continue with the

language they have studied at KS3 • Students also select a Humanities GCSE • More Able students study Triple Science all other students

study the Double Award • Students then select a further ‘open’ option choice in Year 8

for Year 9 study • We have a range of GCSE & BTEC courses to meet the differing

needs of our students • Typically Swanlea Students study 9-10 subjects

All students study the following Subjects

Examined Subjects At end of Year 10: • Religious Education • ‘Open Option’ Choice

At end of Year 11: • English Language • English Literature • Mathematics • Science (Double or Triple) • Modern Foreign Language

Non-Examined Subjects • Personal, Social, Health &

Economic Education • Physical Education

Year 8-9 Options Offer

1 From: • Art • Business Studies • Drama • ICT • Media Studies • Physical Education • Product Design • Resistant Materials

1 From Either: • Geography • History

• Ancient

Civilisations

The Options Process • Students receive the official options form & booklet at

Parents’ Evening, Wednesday 15th March 2017 • Students choose either Geography or History or Ancient

Civilisations • Students choose one other ‘open option’ choice in 1,2,3

preference order from the 8 subjects available • Remember these are preferred choices – not guaranteed • Most students will receive one of their top 2 choices and all

will receive one from their top 3 • Forms should be submitted to tutors during the Year 8 IAP

day appointment on Wednesday 29th March 2017 • Subject allocations will be confirmed in the summer term

Calendar… What Happens Next Date What Happens

Spring Term Presentations on options & option subjects for students in assembly

Monday 27th February 2017

Year 8 Options Parents’ Information Evening Optional Subject Presentations

Wednesday 15th March 2017

Year 8 Parents Evening: Official Options Booklet & Form distributed to parents Opportunities to speak to teachers of optional subjects Options forms to be handed in to form tutors

March 2017 Year 8 Students Lunchtime Options Clinic

29th March 2017 Year 8 IAP Day – Option forms to be returned to Tutors

Late June / Early July

Options allocation letter Option Allocation Queries Drop in Clinic