Page 6 - Year 10 Course Brochure 2023-2025

CHOOSING

SUBJECTS

What do I need to consider when It is important to note
choosing my option subjects? the following:

It is really important that you discuss your pathway through the 1. Students holding an Art, Design or Music Scholarship are
next two years with your group tutor and your parents. They are required to study that subject in Year 10 and 11.
there to support you with this important decision.
2. Only one from Business and Economics is allowed.
When considering your choices, you should be asking yourself the
following questions: 3. If you are intending to apply to a US university you will need to
have at least one from Economics, Geography or History in
• What subjects am I really interested in? What subjects do I your option selection.
really enjoy? Motivation is essential to success.
4. Languages:
• What are my strengths? Which subjects am I likely to make • Language choices in Years 10 and 11, including Latin, must have
really good progress in? been studied to the level expected of students taking them to
the end of Year 9 at Millfield.
• Are my choices sensible combinations (subjects that ensure a

broad education and keep options open for the future)? • A language is not compulsory for students following the green
pathway and, by agreement, for non-native English speakers.
• How well will I be able to balance any coursework
requirements? • We do not offer formal lessons on the Year 10/11 timetable for
native speakers and/or students whose prior learning in a
You should avoid choosing a subject if in the opinion of your language would place them at or beyond GCSE/IGCSE standard
teachers, you are unlikely to secure a good GCSE/IGCSE/BTEC (or the equivalent).
grade. For entry into Millfield Sixth Form we require students to
achieve a minimum of 30 points from their best six subjects to • Given students’ wide-ranging experience of languages, please
access an A level programme, or 22 points from their best five to contact the Head of Languages, Mark Nash
access a BTEC programme. GCSE/IGCSE/BTEC (level 2) grades are (nash.ma@millfieldschool.com) with any queries.
important evidence available to university admissions
departments at the time they offer places. There is more 5. Study Support: where there is a recognised need, additional
information on grading and GCSE equivalents in the appendix. study support within the Learning Support Centre (LSC) can be
timetabled into a student’s programme. Study support (and/or
additional English/Mathematics support) is already part of the
core curriculum for students following the green pathway. For
those students with additional educational needs (AEN), study
support is a choice in place of a language if the Learning
Support Centre have approved it to be in the best interests of
academic progress.

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