GLOBE ACADEMY 9 - GCSE... · 2015-01-29 · students in making their choices. Mr M Furnival Associate Assistant Principal (Curriculum) Maths (5) Yr 10-11 * Yr 9 3 Year GCSE (3) History

KEY STAGE 4 OPTIONS

INFORMATION 2015 Year 9

EBACC ROUTE

GLOBE ACADEMY

Dear Parents, Carers and Students,

At Globe Academy we recognise the importance of students making the right decisions when choosing their Key Stage 4 subjects. This is a significant phase in their education and crucial in planning ahead for university and future careers; therefore it is critical that we give you all clear and informed guidance about the choices available and how these can be matched to students’ individual needs and interests. The qualifications gained at the end of Key Stage 4 are essential for every student and they play a significant part in ensuring that they are well prepared for a successful future.

Our programme of Parents Evenings and guidance for students ensures that parents/carers and students are fully informed about all of the subjects available and how they can be of benefit to students in the future. You will be pleased to discover that we offer an exciting range of courses this year.

This is also a time to reinforce the partnership between the school, parents and students. We value this partnership as it is instrumental in ensuring that students commit themselves wholeheartedly to the hard work that will enable them to successfully meet the challenges of their new courses.

Staff will be only too pleased to offer any further guidance and information that you may require and to discuss with you the opportunities which are available. The booklet is also available to download on the school website at www.globeacademy.org .

Please make sure that you attend the Options Evening (from 6pm to 7pm) on Wednesday 21 January. On this night you will receive the full Options booklet with detailed information on every subject. It is extremely important that all parents/carers attend with their children to ensure that you are fully informed to support students in making the appropriate subject choices for their GCSEs.

Yours sincerely

Ms C Fernandes

Vice Principal (Curriculum)

OPTIONS TIMELINE

Academic Review Day- Option information provided 8 and 9 January

Student activities, assemblies and career seminars 12 January – 13 February

Parents evenings — “Options Choices” 21 January (6-7pm)

Deadline for Option choices submission 27 February

Globe Academy offer three routes of study

starting at the beginning of Year 9 and continuing

throughout years 10 and 11. We will use your

child’s attainment data last year to provide the

best route for their academic success. The three

routes are called :

Ebacc

Integrated

Vocational

All 3 routes allow the students to continue on to

Advanced level studies if this path is suitable for

them.

Compulsory Subjects

The subjects listed below are compulsory and will

be taken by all students to the end of Year 11:

English (Language and Literature)(GCSE)

Mathematics (GCSE)

Science (GCSE)

Physical Education

B.R.I.C.K.

In addition to the core subjects students have the

choice of a number of option subjects/GCSE

courses depending on the route they choose.

EBACC Route:

Minimum 10 GCSE subjects which include

the Science Triple Award along with the

compulsory subjects

1 Humanities subject (Selected in Year 8)

1 MFL subject (Selected in Year 8)

1 BTec which is a one year course and the

equivalent of 1 GCSE. This will finish this

year

This year students choose a further two

GCSE subjects that they will study until the

end of year 11.

Integrated Route:

Minimum 9 GCSEs subjects or equivalents

In year 8 students chose 2 GCSEs or BTecs

to be studied during years 9, 10 and 11.

This year students choose 2 GCSEs or BTecs

to be studied during years 10 and 11 chosen

from the 3 foundations subjects chosen this

year.

Vocational Route:

Minimum 8 GCSE subjects or equivalents

2 BTECs to study from year 9 to 11. (Chosen

last year)

This year students choose 2 GCSEs or BTecs

studied during years 10 and 11 chosen from

the 3 foundations subjects studied in Year 9

*The three routes outlined above are shown on

the next two pages.

Important Information:

Once students choose and then begin their

chosen programme of study in Year 9 it is

not possible to change the subjects chosen,

therefore it is important to discuss all of the

options presented before making your final

decisions.

KS4 OPTION CHOICES

KS4 OPTION CHOICES

Brief details about each subjects is included

in this booklet-please read it carefully.

All students are encouraged to additionally

discuss subject choices with their teachers

and Learning Family Leads.

During this term there will also be a range

of activities and career seminars to assist

students in making their choices.

Mr M Furnival

Associate Assistant Principal

(Curriculum)

Yr 10-11

Yr 9

3 Year GCSE

(3)

History Geography

3 Year GCSE (3) French Spanish Bengali

2 Year GCSE (3)

Art, Drama, Music, Photography, PE, Dance, Media Studies Religious Studies

2 Year GCSE (3)

Catering, Product

Design, Textiles,

Business Studies,

Computing, ICT

1 Year BTEC (6) (Each the equivalent of 1

GCSE)

Performing Arts, Music, Sport, ICT, Creative

Media, Business, Travel and Tourism, Sport,

Art and Design, Community language GCSE

(Portuguese, Bengali)

3 Year GCSEs

English

(Language and

literature) (5)

Maths (5)

Science

(Triple) (5)

PE/Dance (2)* B.R.I.C.K (1)* *no examinations

(6GCSEs)

CORE OPTION A OPTION B

OPTION C OPTION D

Ebacc

GCSE CHOICES KS4 OPTION CHOICES

Integrated

Vocational

GCSE CHOICES NOTES AND QUESTIONS

Please write down any questions you may have here and bring this with you to the Options Evening.

GCSE CHOICES NOTES AND QUESTIONS

Please write down any questions you may have here and bring this with you to the Options Evening.

SUBJECT

INFORMATION

GCSE Art & Design

What is the subject?

Brief description of the subject

The world of art craft and design is so big it’s impossible to imagine.

It includes everything that any artist, craft worker and designer has ever created since the beginning of

time to the present day, in any part of the world and for any useful or decorative purpose. It’s no small

challenge to know even where to begin!

One advantage with art and design is that you are free to choose the aspects of the subject that interest

you. Successful students make the most of this freedom.

Where will this qualification take me?

Employment opportunities

Artist, Designer, Illustrator, Teacher, Community Art’s Worker,

Exhibition/Set designer, Fashion Designer, Fine Artist, Printmaker,

Jewellery Maker, Sculptor, Web designer, Photographer, ,Museum/

Gallery Conserver.

Further vocational and academic qualifications

A-Level Art & Design Foundation Course in Art & Design BA Degree in specialist subject MA/MFA in specialist subject PGCE in Art & Design/Education PHD

Learning Director: Miss Da Costa Sherwood

Course Components & Key Dates

GCSE Art and Design is made up of two parts or

‘components’. These are marked separately and

the marks added together to give you your GCSE

grade. The two components are controlled

assessment (a portfolio of work) and an

externally set assignment that comes at the end

of the course.

This GCSE is a two year course with work

completed in year 10 submitted for

consideration in the final grade.

The externally set exam will take place at the

end of year 11 in the Summer and will be 10

hours.

GCSE Catering


Catering provides students an opportunity to study and gain a firm understanding of topics such as the types of

services available, nutrition, costing and portion control, communication and portion control, job

roles ,employment and training, Menu planning and legislation. The GCSE Hospitality and Catering offers a

unique opportunity for candidates to develop their knowledge and extend their skills within hospitality and

catering in a vocational context. It is a suitable qualification for those who want a broad background in this area

and for those who wish to progress to further education. It will offer valuable preparation for those entering the

world of work.


Dietician, Nutritionist, and Food Researchers and Scientist graduates

are in short supply so a career in Catering could bring many

rewarding opportunities. Catering is also very useful if you want to

be a chef or work at the front of house in the Hospitality industry.

Our local Colleges have many excellent courses that offer

progression directly after and beyond GCSE Catering course.

This course will equip students with knowledge, understanding and

skills required to cook and apply principles of food science, nutrition

and healthy eating. This will enable students to make informed

decisions about a wide range of career pathways as well as develop

vital life skills that enable them to feed themselves and others

affordably and nutritionally and later in life.

Learning Director: Ms Da Costa -Sherwood


You will complete two practical tasks worth 60%

that involve activities such as exploring and using

commodities in the Food industry. It will also be

required of you to research and plan dishes using

milk and dairy products and also complete a task on

any international cuisine of your choice. The final

written paper at year 11 is worth 40%.

Autumn 1:Research—Task 1

Autumn 2: Trialling and justification

Spring 1:Task 1 assessment– Task 1

Spring 2:Research and planning—Task 2

Summer 1: Trialling and justification0 Task 2

Summer 2: Task 2 assessment

GCSE Drama


Possible Career Opportunities include:

Actor, Dramatherapist, Theatre Director, Stage

Manager, Teacher, Sound-Engineer, Entertainer and

Youth and Community Worker.

This course will also prepare you for A-level Theatre

Studies, University or Drama school.

Learning Director: Mr Golub


Practical Work: 60%

The practical performance unit requires students to

present practical work for two controlled assessment

options each with a weighting of 30%. Students will be

graded on both their process and understanding of

skills development and their final performance

Drama Written Paper: 40%

The written paper unit assesses your ability to write

about the practical work you complete during the

course. In addition it requires you to answer questions

related to the study and performance of a scripted

play.


GCSE Drama is examined by AQA. The course has one written paper unit and one practical performance unit.

The course runs for two years. In the first year students are introduced to a range of drama techniques and will perform their

first two controlled assessments. In the second year students will consolidate their skills and perform two more controlled

assessments. The written examination will take place at the end of the two years.

As part of the course students will take part in a range of workshops with professional performers and organisations and will

also be expected to take part in numerous after school theatre trips.

The course is aimed at students who love to perform and will help them to develop their understanding of acting and the

theatre.

GCSE Business Studies



Business Studies is an ideal subject for developing a

wide range of skills. Pupils will learn how to research

information from a range of sources and present it

in a variety of ways. They will develop skills,

knowledge and understanding that will be highly

valued by employers and will be useful in the world

of work. A GCSE in Business Studies is a stepping

stone to a whole range of future opportunities. The

skills developed will support pupils in further studies

and/or employment.

Learning Director: Miss Da Costa-Sherwood


Unit 1: Introduction to Small Business

Enterprise; starting and running a small business Putting a business idea into practice Understanding the economic context Unit 2: Investigating Small Business

Research task based on unit 1 content (controlled assess-ment)

Unit 3: Building a Business

Marketing Meeting customer needs Effective financial and people management The wider world affecting business The Unit 1 and Unit 3 examinations are taken at the end of

the second year.


What is GCSE Business Studies all about?

GCSE Business Studies requires an enquiring mind, an interest in learning about the world around us, and in

discovering how businesses are set up, or what makes someone a great entrepreneur.

How to start up and successfully run a business, using clear analysis of case studies of successful businesses.

The successful marketing, people management and financial control of businesses.

How businesses measure and improve performance.

Government, EU and customer influence upon businesses.

GCSE Computing

About Computing

Innovation is moving at a scarily fast pace - Bill Gates

How we use computers and Information Technology changes daily and we need to harness this change to change the world. GCSE

Computing inspires students to engage with future developments in technology with topics ranging from Computer communica-

tions and networking to application development. Students will learn how information technology affects their own lives and the

impact computers have on society at large.

Students will be encouraged to develop an analytical approach to solving problems using computational thinking and a range of

software development techniques. The skills gained on the course can be applied to real life scenarios, providing a pathway to

higher education and empower them to access some of the most innovative careers.

Students will be able to:

develop an appreciation of current and emerging technologies,

understanding how they work and apply this knowledge in a

range of contexts

acquire and apply technical skills to use algorithms to solve prob-

lems using computer programs

use their knowledge and understanding of computer technology

to become independent and discerning users of IT

make informed decisions about the use of technology and be

aware of the implications of different technologies

understand the career pathways available to them and plan how

to get there

Subject Leader: Mr E Koramoa

Course Components

This GCSE course consists of 3 units

A451 – 1hr30min written Exam taken in the summer

of Year 11

The syllabus for this exam is

Fundamentals of computer systems

Software

Representation of data in computer systems

Databases

Computer communications and networking

Programming

A452 – Controlled Assessment Research Task

A453 – Controlled Assessment Programming Task

GCSE Media Studies


In today’s media society we are all influenced on a daily basis by news reports, websites, newspa-

pers, films, music, games and television. The Globe Academy Media Studies course studies how

these products are designed to influence, inform, persuade and entertain their specific audience.

As part of the course you will look at different media products and build the skills required to pro-

duce your own media product. You will be expected to research, plan, cast and create a variety of

media products throughout the course.



Jobs in media can vary from directors, camera person, cos-

tume designer, editor, film producer, technical crew, news pre-

senter, and games designer s.


Many GCSE students go on to study Media Studies or Film

Studies at AS/ A Level.

At degree level Film and Television Studies, and Media and

Communications are popular in Universities across the country.

Learning Director: Mr Simpson

Subject lead: Ms Cox


Unit 1 (30%):Advertisement

Campaigns.

Unit 2(30%): Music Promo-

tion

Exam (40%): Action Adven-

ture Films/ TV Comedy.

AQA Music GCSE


Music GCSE is the option for pupils who are serious about the development of their composing, performing and theoretical

skills. The course provides plenty of breadth and depth as it focuses its study on a range of Musical styles and areas of study. The

course demands the development of the complete musician, creating numerous opportunities for the study and application of

skills from Classical Music all the way through to Hip Hop.

The course is broken into three units and students will study and cover a wide range of Musical Styles including: Western

Classical Music, Popular Music (Blues, Rock, Hip Hop and Musical Theatre) and World Music (Music of Africa, India and the

Caribbean). You will explore each of these Musical styles through the following areas of study; ‘Rhythm and Metre’, ‘Harmony

and Tonality’, ‘Texture and Melody’ and ‘Structure and Form’. These areas of study and musical styles will also help form the

basis of your two compositions.



Professional Musician e.g. singer/instrumentalist, song writer,

composer, Music Critic, Conductor, Recording Engineer, Producer,

Publicist, Music Therapist, Music Teacher.


Post 16: A level Music, BTEC level 3 diploma in Music and BTEC level 3

in Performing Arts, Music Technology A level

University and beyond: Music Degree specialising in Performance

and or Composition, Popular Music Degree, Music Technology

Degree, Music Production Degree/HND, Musical Theatre Degree.

Sean Whitehead

Course Components:

Listening and Appraising: 20%

Written Paper – one hour written/listening exam.

Composing and Appraising Music: 40%

Two original compositions worth 40% of the total

marks

Performing Music: 40%

A combination of the following:

two live performances on your instrument or

one group performance and a sequenced

performance (use Music technology to reproduce a

piece of music)

GCSE Photography


Photography provides the opportunity to focus in on a specific area of art and design in more depth

It includes everything involving cameras, from story boards to digital photography. You will be taught how to

properly operate a camera and compose a photo. We also have a dark room for developing film and photos.

Another advantage of photography is that it opens up areas of digital design and gives you the opportunity to

work with Photoshop.



Photographer, Artist, Digital Artist, Animator, Special Effects Artist,

Designer, Illustrator, Teacher, Community Art’s Worker, Fine Artist,

Printmaker, Web designer.


A-Level Photography or Art & Design

Foundation Course in Art & Design

BA Degree in Photography or Art & Design

MA/MFA in specialist subject

PGCE in Art & Design/Education

Learning Director: Miss Da Costa Sherwood


GCSE Photography is made up of two parts or

‘components’. These are marked separately and

the marks added together to give you your GCSE

grade. The two components are controlled

assessment (a portfolio of work) and an

externally set assignment that comes at the end

of the course.

This GCSE is a two year course with work

completed in year 10 submitted for

consideration in the final grade.

The externally set exam will take place at the

end of year 11 in the Summer and will be 10

hours.

GCSE PE

At Globe we are offering the students the opportunity to study the AQA GCSE Physical Education course which is

worth one GCSE. The course is split into two components; the practical (60%) and theoretical component (40%).

This course will cover a wide variety of different topics and allow you to explore the world of sport looking at

nutrition, the performer in action, and anatomy just to name a few.

To take GCSE PE it is important to be an all-rounder....you need to be able to perform well in a range of sports and

not just one. It is also important to have an interest in sport and take an interest in it outside of the academy—this

will give you a good knowledge of the rules and tactics of the sports you will study. If you love your sport and want

to learn what important part it can play in our lives, then this is the course for you. But be warned, you must be a

student with high practical grades, and have very good levels in English, and Science.


By successfully completing this course, you will be able to

study for the following qualifications at college or

university:

PE teacher, variety of coaching qualifications,

physiotherapist, sports psychologist , sports journalism,

sports scientist, personal trainer, leisure industry worker


AS and A2 Level PE, BTEC Sport Level 3, University

degrees associated with sports

Subject Leader: H. James

Course Components:

60% Practical assessment

You will be assessed in four different sports. There is

the possibility to be assessed in these roles as a player,

coach or official.

Part of the Practical includes a piece of coursework—

you must write about your weaknesses in a chosen

sport and how you plan to improve them.

40% exam

You will complete one two hour exam which tests your

knowledge on the topics mentioned above and many

more.

OCR Product Design

PRODUCT DESIGN

In Product Design you will…

Learn to think creatively and intervene to improve the quality of life

Solve problems as individuals and as members of a team.

Work in stimulating contexts, which provide a wide range of opportunities,

Become innovators, identifying needs and opportunities in the community and the wider world.

We will develop students thinking skills and enterprise and entrepreneurial skills and develop students understanding


Employment opportunities:

Product Designer

Graphic Designer

Industrial Designer

Engineering

Architecture

Illustrator

Animator

Surveying

Apps designer

Learning Director: Ms Da Costa-Sherwood

Course Components:

There are four Units to the OCR Product

Design GCSE.

UNIT A551— Controlled Assessment.

UNIT A552— Designing & Making (The

Innovation Challenge).

UNIT A553— Making, Testing & Marketing.

UNIT A554— Design Influence (Written

Exam).

Furniture designer

Technician

Interior designer

Exhibition designer

Computer games designer

Set designer

Prop maker

Jewellery designer

GCSE Religious Education


RE is the study of Religion and religious responses to fundamental questions of life.

At GCS, RE encourages students to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of Religion by exploring the impact of beliefs, teachings,

practices, ways of life and forms of expressing meaning. It also encourages them to express their personal responses and informed insights on

fundamental questions about life as well as develop their interest and enthusiasm for the study of Religion and the relationship between Religion

and the wider world.

We offer the AQA exam board specification B: Ethics, Philosophy and religion in society for GCSE .

We offer the AQA exam board Religious Studies

Learning Director: Ms Sookun

GCSE Religious Education


Study of Religious Studies lays a good foundation for

further study of Religious Studies at A-level and

complements other related A-level subjects including

Philosophy, Law, History, History of Art, Government and

Politics, Sociology and English Literature.

Employment opportunities:

Religious Studies is a relevant qualification for any job

which involves working with other people; doctors, nurses,

teachers, police officers, lawyers, judges and social

workers. The UK is a multi-faith society and an

understanding of our differences will help us live and work

together peacefully!

Learning Director: Ms Sookun


To gain the GCSE candidates take any two of six units

available:

Unit 1 Religion and Citizenship

Unit 2 Religion and Life Issues

Unit 3 Religion and Morality

Unit 4 Religious Philosophy and Ultimate Questions

Unit 5 Religious Expression in Society

Unit 6 Worship and Key Beliefs

Candidates sit two exams in June of their year of

completion and the assessment comprises 100%

external (written) papers.


RE is the study of Religion and religious responses to fundamental questions of life.

At GCS, RE encourages students to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of Religion by exploring the

impact of beliefs, teachings, practices, ways of life and forms of expressing meaning. It also encourages them to

express their personal responses and informed insights on fundamental questions about life as well as develop their

interest and enthusiasm for the study of Religion and the relationship between Religion and the wider world.

We offer the AQA exam board specification B: Ethics, Philosophy and religion in society for GCSE .

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