1. Y9 Options process
SNHS 2014

2. an understanding of….
• The options process at SNHS
• Our KS4 curriculum
• The qualifications framework
• The importance of long term career/education goals

3. Confederation of British
Industry

4. Employability – SKILLS
• Over the next 3-5 years a decrease in the number of low
skilled employees.
• By 2020, 50% of jobs will be leadership, managerial or
professional roles.
• Currently 1 in 3 (30%) jobs demand a degree level skills
this is set to rise.
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) skills
are in demand; 2 in 5 companies that require staff with
knowledge and skills in STEM are having difficulty
recruiting. A trend expected to continue over coming
years.

5. Employability -Attitude
• When recruiting school and college leavers attitude
to work, general aptitudes, literacy and numeracy
rank well ahead of academic results alone.
• Employers report that young people lack work
experience and qualities like self management and
attitude to work.
• 88% of business recruiting graduates consider the
right attitude is the most important consideration
(above degree subject and class), and there is a
concern that applicants have a lack of workplace
experience and are not ready for work.
Confederation of British Industry_ Education and skills Survey 2013
The key findings from the survey of 294 firms, employing 1.24 million workers

6. Vision 2020

7. Wealth creating sectors

8. ADAPTING WORKFORCE

9. Conclusion
When our young people go into the workplace they
need to:
• be as highly skilled and as highly qualified as
possible.
• have a positive attitude.
• demonstrate key employability skills.

10. NQF / QCF / EQF

11. Qualifications framework
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Doctorate
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Masters
Post graduate
6
Bachelors degree
5
Foundation degree
3
Advanced level
A levels
2
Intermediate level
GCSE A*-C
1
Foundation level
GCSE D-G
Entry level
BTECs
NVQ 4
Apprenticeships
NVQ 5
Cert-HE
HNC
4
Dip-HE
HND
NVQ 3 / GNVQs
NVQ 2 / GNVQs
NVQ 1 / GNVQs

12. GCSE reform

13. GCSE reform
• What’s changing? What is not?
• Current Y9 start GCSE courses September 2014.
Will be examined Sumer 2016
• The last series for Eng Lit/Eng Lang / Maths
• Grades A*-G still place.
• Mostly exams will be taken at the end of two years
• Core science end of Y10
• Reduced coursework
• Look at subject outlines on web page

14. Post 16 Routes
• 6th Form – 55% (55%)
• College – 30% (28%)
• Apprenticeship • Employment – 7% (5%)
• Unemployed - 3% (2%)
• Unknown/Other - 5% (10%)

15. KS4 curriculum
• English
3 x 75 min lessons
• Maths
3 x 75 min lessons
• Combined Science
3 x 75 min lessons
• PE
1 x 75 min lessons
• RE
1 x 75 min lesson
• PSHE
1 x 75 min lesson
• IT
2 x 75 min lessons
• 3 options
6 x 75 min lessons
• Enrichment
On going throughout KS4

16. Core subjects
• English
• Maths
• Science Core
• Games
• RE
• It
• Computer programming
• Information technology
• Media

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Art
Business Studies
Child development
Construction
Drama
Engineering
Food and Nutrition
Food technology
French
Geography
Health and Social
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History
Hospitality
Motor Vehicle
Music
Product design
Salon services
Separate sciences
Spanish
Systems and control
Textiles

18. Our timetable
• Option Blocks
• These are subjects that take place a the same time on
a timetable.
• For example, this year Food technology and Child
development are in the same block.
• It is physically impossible for you to study both of these
subjects.
• Blocks

19. Options process
• 10th January – Student poll
• 17th January – 14th March – Subject Assemblies
• 27th February – Parents info evening
• 2nd April – Y9 Options evening
• 8th April – Y9 Parents evening
• 11th April – Deadline