YOUR PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE CHOOSING YOUR GCSE SUBJECTS
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INTRODUCTION <strong>TO</strong> <strong>GCSE</strong> OPTIONS<br />
<strong>GCSE</strong> choices and tertiary education<br />
The Russell Group is an organisation that represents 24 of the<br />
UK’s leading universities (a list of the member universities can<br />
be seen on www.russellgroup.ac.uk). In December 2013, the<br />
organisation published ‘Informed Choices’, a document that provides<br />
clear guidance on <strong>GCSE</strong> and A-level requirements for member<br />
universities.<br />
Below are some key points that may be of interest:<br />
• Studying more <strong>GCSE</strong>s at the expense of getting high grades in a<br />
smaller number is not advantageous.<br />
• Achieving qualifications a year early will not help pupils, if it results<br />
in achieving lower grades.<br />
• At many universities, a grade C in both <strong>GCSE</strong> English Language<br />
and <strong>GCSE</strong> Mathematics is an entry requirement.<br />
• Some courses may require a grade B in both <strong>GCSE</strong> English<br />
Language and Mathematics.<br />
• University College London is the only Russell Group institution that<br />
requires a Modern Foreign Language (at grade C or above) for all of<br />
its courses.<br />
For further information and to view the ‘Informed Choices’ document<br />
please visit http://russellgroup.org/InformedChoices-latest.pdf.<br />
About the curriculum<br />
A central aim of the West London Free School is for pupils to be<br />
successful in between eight and ten academic subjects at <strong>GCSE</strong>,<br />
providing them with the opportunity to enter the most prestigious<br />
universities and pursue a diverse range of career options.<br />
All pupils will continue to study English Language, English Literature<br />
and Mathematics, with many taking three science <strong>GCSE</strong>s. A further<br />
four subjects are selected from the three <strong>GCSE</strong> blocks shown below:<br />
ONE SUBJECT FROM<br />
Geography<br />
History<br />
ONE SUBJECT FROM<br />
French<br />
German<br />
Latin<br />
Spanish<br />
TWO <strong>SUBJECTS</strong> FROM<br />
Art and Design Geography Music<br />
Classical Civilisation German Physical Education<br />
Computer Science History Religious Studies<br />
French Latin Spanish<br />
Options evening<br />
Making informed decisions is crucial to the <strong>GCSE</strong> options process.<br />
On 27 January there will be an options evening where parents can<br />
discuss options with individual subject leaders. This will be followed<br />
by a parents’ evening on 4 February where parents and pupils can<br />
discuss choices further with class teachers. Final option choices will<br />
need to be submitted by 26 February.<br />
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Assistant Head –<br />
Curriculum and<br />
Assessment<br />
Dr W Nottingham<br />
w.nottingham@wlfs.org<br />
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