Year 9 Common Mission
Purpose
To explain how we use Common Mission to support students to access different pathways to academic, career and life readiness at XP. Common Mission is a curriculum process that is additional to our Core GCSEs, where we further develop character and positive habits of work and learning in our students. In addition to our Core GCSEs, we run one session a week from Year 9 called ‘Common Mission’. These sessions allow students to think about, prepare and take qualifications in pathways that will help them to become who they want to be later in life. Common Mission sessions include career and further education advice, as well as time for them to study a GCSE of their choice if they have the motivation, capacity and capability to do so. Common Mission includes the opportunity to study a Choice qualification or to pursue other curriculum or personal interests. In these sessions students develop their self-study skills so they are ready for their next steps in the education process.
X25/E25
On Wednesday the 14th of April, students at X25 and E25 students will choose one of the following common mission options to develop their self-study skills so they are ready for their next steps in the education process, with the potential to gain the listed qualifications. 28th of April will be the start date Your support and guidance as parents will be invaluable to our students making a choice that is right for them. As well as discussions at home, our students will spend time in crew this week. Please see the video below outlining the overview of Common mission. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate use the form attached and I will answer any questions as soon as possible.
Topic Options:
| Common mission Option | Potential Qualification | Specification |
| Business Studies | GCSE | AQA |
| Engineering | NCFE Level 1/2 | NCFE |
| Maths pushing 9.0 | Additional Study GCSE AQA | AQA Maths |
| Music | ABRSM | Level 2 Music qualification through the Rock School (RSL) |
| BTEC PE | BTEC | Pearson Edexcel |
| Triple Science | GCSE | AQA Triple Biol, chem, phys |
| Psychology | GCSE | AQA |
| Dance | BTEC | BTEC Pearsons Level 2 |
| Geography | GCSE | AQA |
| Core Expeditions | Additional Study | STEAM, MATHS, HUMAN |
| Self Study | Mix | Mix |
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