In Taylor High School S1 is known as the Transition Curriculum, S2 as the Progression Curriculum and S3 as the Immersion Curriculum.
As our young people move into the Immersion Curriculum they will be asked to make some choices about the subjects that they study in order to develop some specialisation.
In S3 learners will follow the Immersion Curriculum structure below;
While every attempt will be made to accommodate each choice in each column, this may not always be possible. E.g. If there are too few pupils choosing a subject. If this happens Pupil Support Staff will conduct a second interview and help to select another subject.
Students should ensure that they make choices for the correct reason and not because they like the teacher, their friend is picking it etc. The pupil may wish to research a specific career before making their choices. If the young person is unsure of a career path then the best advice is to choose widely. Pupil Support Staff are always on hand to offer advice about choices.
- Talk with your son or daughter about how they are getting on in school – what they like or dislike, and how they feel about their subjects.
- Talk about the options and encourage them to start thinking about what they might like to do in the future.
- Generally, it’s a good idea to encourage them to keep their options as open as possible. They may already have some ideas about what they want to do in the future, but these could change. For many young people, it’s still too early to have specific career ideas or interests.
- Encourage them to avoid biased views about what subjects or careers are ‘suitable’ for girls or boys.
- If there are any family members, neighbours or friends that have careers that may be of interest to your child, encourage them to ask questions of them, their careers or if there is an opportunity for some work experience or visit to their workplace.
- Talk to their subject teachers, Pupil Support PT and/or careers adviser if you need more information or you have any worries about their subject choice.
- Encourage them to ask for help and advice in school if they feel they need it.
- The world of work is probably very different now to when you were at school. Beware of steering your child into a particular career pathway based on ‘how it used to be.’
- Pupils will be working on my world of work during their PSHE time. This aims to help learners explore their skills, career ideas and the subjects they may have to consider studying in third year.
- Pupils can get support from the Pupil Support teacher and / or Careers Adviser during this time.
