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KS3 in 2 years
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:33 pm
by Guest
Somewhere on this forum I *think* Guest55 mentioned that she didn't know of any Bucks schools which have telescoped KS3 into 2 years. Bucks parents might be interested to know that Beaconsfield High School have now announced that, in the interests of personalised learning, KS3 will now be completed in 2 years, allowing girls to begin GCSEs early, and possibly take maths and foreign languages early (I think another subject group was mentioned, but can't remember what), thus allowing girls the time to study additional subjects or to start A levels early.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:53 pm
by Guest55
I said I didn't know any taking the KS3 NC tests early -
Waddesdon already start their GCSEs in Year 9 and Sir Henry Floyd start their GCSEs after the May of Year 9. The first cohort at Waddesdon have just finished Year 11 so hopefully someone will analyse the effect on the children.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:51 pm
by Wiki
The Amersham School are also planning to introduce this from Sept 07 so I hope the analysis is available quickly! Staff at the Amersham School spoke very positively about their observations of Waddesdon and seemed very excited about the impact on personalised learning.
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:16 pm
by Catherine
Guest55 wrote:I said I didn't know any taking the KS3 NC tests early -
Waddesdon already start their GCSEs in Year 9 and Sir Henry Floyd start their GCSEs after the May of Year 9. The first cohort at Waddesdon have just finished Year 11 so hopefully someone will analyse the effect on the children.
Do you mean that they have completed the KS3 by the end of year 8, but that they take the SATs in year 9? If this is right, doesn't it mean that children have to revise year 8 at the end of year 9?
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:52 pm
by Guest55
Yes - the Y9 programme of study overlaps KS4 anyway - it's no different to anyone else having to revise.
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:58 pm
by Guest2
Burnham Grammar is also doing this
KS3 changes
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:50 pm
by Guest
Princes Risborough Upper School are introducing the system used by Waddesdon as well from Sept 2007. Should allow the most able children to do three science GCSE's instead of a double award.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:30 pm
by Guest55
They would have to allow those getting KS3 level 6 in Science access to three sciences anyway from next year!!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:12 pm
by Guest
Does this mean that all schools from next year if pupils attain level 6 must offer three Sciences, or just those doing KS3 in 2 years?
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:48 pm
by Guest55
It is all schools but I need to check the start date -