Plumstead Manor Year 9 option evening presentation for helping students make important choices about the subjects that they would like to study in Years 10 and 11.

1. Year 9 Options Evening

2. Your choices – the BIG Picture
Maximise choices when you are 16
Maximise choices when you are 18

3. Your choices – the BIG Picture
Powerful
Knowledge
The subjects
you study
Important Skills
Things that will
help you study,
and be useful
in your future
career
Success
Harmony
Excellence
Justice

4. The PBACC – Plumstead Baccaulaureate
Completion of Core KS4 Choice of pathways Additional Qualifications
English Language EBACC - History/Geography/MFL Statistics
Maths Visual and Performing Arts Creative Writing
English Literature High Quality Vocational Disciplines
Science Design Technology PE Business
RE and a range of other choices
ICT
Personal, Development and Community Challenge and Extension Additional Accreditation
Personal Development HPQ Heritage Languages
Physical Education Duke of Edinburgh Sports Leadership
Work Experience The Challenge
Student Leadershp Production and Performance
Music Examinations
Completion of Core KS4 Choice of pathways
English Language EBACC - History/Geography/MFL
Maths Visual and Performing Arts
English Literature High Quality Vocational Disciplines
Science Design Technology PE Business
RE and a range of other choices
ICT
Your choices – the BIG Picture

5. The Options Process
Year 9 Options Fayre 17th March 4pm – 7pm
Year 9 Parent’s Evening 22nd March 4pm – 7pm
Options Form Deadline 11th April
Individual discussions with students 11th – 15th April

6. Pathways
School
GCSEs
With EBACC
GCSEs
With EBACC
GCSEs or
Equivalent
GCSEs or Equivalent
Sixth
Form/College
A-levels
(2 Facilitating
Subjects)
A levels or
equivalent
L3 qualifications
including A-levels
or BTECS
L2 or L3
qualifications
including A-levels or
BTECS
Apprenticeships
Progression
Russell Group
Universities,
Oxbridge, STEM or
Medicine based
courses
Top Institutions
Apprenticeships
Top Institutions
Higher
Education/Training
Apprenticeships
Higher
Education/Training
Apprenticeships

7. The Option Blocks

8. The Options Process
Year 9 Options Fayre 17th March 4pm – 7pm
Year 9 Parent’s Evening 22nd March 4pm – 7pm
Options Form Deadline 11th April
Individual discussions with students 11th – 15th April

9. Your choices – the BIG Picture
• Don’t make your decision on the basis of your teacher.
• Do make a decision on the basis of being good at a subject.
• Don’t make the decision on whether your friends are doing the subject.
• Do make your decision on whether the subject will help you in a particular
career.
• Don’t make the decision on the basis of a “package” going nicely together.
• Do make your decision on whether you enjoy the subject.

10. Your choices – the BIG Picture
Maximise choices when you are 16
Maximise choices when you are 18