Course choice information

To help pupils moving from S3 to S4 in the choice of Mathematics or Application of Mathematics please click Maths Faculty_S3 Letter All pupils_Jan 2023

Health and Wellbeing

Expressive Arts

S3 Music

S3 Music Technology

S3 Drama

S3 Art

Expressive Arts TGS Senoir Phase Course Choice

Science

NPA L4 Science and Health_23-24

Advanced Higher Physics_23-24

Advanced Higher Chemistry

Advanced Higher Biology

Technical

S3 Design and Manufacture_Technical

S3 Graphic Communication_Technical

NAT 4 Graph Communication_Technical

NAT 5 Graphic Communication_Technical

Higher Graphic Communication_Technical

Modern Foreign Languages

S3 Modern Language for Life and Work Award_MFL

N4 Fr-Gr-Sp

NAT 5 French German Spanish_MFL

Higher French German Spanish_MFL

Advanced Higher French German Spanish_MFL

Faculty of Business Education, Enterprise and ICT

Progression Pathways

S5/6 (National (N) 4/5 and Higher)	Progression will be up to the next level or laterally to a related subject, e.g. N5 Economics to N5 Accounting. In some cases, pupils can select any subject at Higher level where they have already shown a high level of aptitude in one or more of the other subjects on offer and / or have a proven record of attainment.
S4 (National 4/5), and (National Progression Award)	Accounting N5 only to S5/6 pupils only. Not offered at N4	Administration & IT (National Progression Award (NPA) available)	Business Management		Economics (N5 only/not offered at N4)	Computer Games Development (National Progression Award only)
S3 (CfE Levels 3/4)	Business Administration			Computing Science
S1 and 2 (CfE Levels 2/3)	S1 – S2 Enterprise and Technology

Examples of progression pathways:

	Broad General Education		Senior Phase
	S1 and S2	S3	S4	S5	S6
Pupil 1	Enterprise and Technology	Business Administration	N5 Business Management	Higher Business Management N5 Accounting	Higher Accounting Higher Economics
Pupil 2	Enterprise and Technology	Computing Science	Computer Games Development	Higher Administration & IT	N5 or Higher in Accounting and/or Administration & IT and/or Business Management and/or Economics
Pupil 3	Enterprise and Technology	No choice made	N4/5 Accounting	N4/5 Administration & IT N4/5 Economics	Higher Administration & IT
Pupil 4*	Enterprise and Technology	Business Administration	N5 Business Management	Higher Business Management	AH Business Management

*Pupil 4 is an example of a standard progression route. This could apply to all subjects.

Pupils 1-3 will progress according to their interests and ability.

Pupils have in the past chosen to self-study at AH level in Accounting and Business Management and the Faculty are prepared to support pupils who wish to continue to study at that level in any of the subjects offered.

Faculty of English

S6	As below, plus Advanced Higher English N.B. recommendation that a pupil should achieve a B pass in Higher English
S5	As below, plus Higher English N.B. recommendation that a pupil should achieve a minimum B pass in (N) National 5 English
S4	National 5 English	National 4 English	National 3 English	National 2 English and Communication	National 1 Communication Units
S1/2/3 (CfE Levels 2, 3 & 4)	BGE English – At the end of S3 a collection of evidence and professional judgement will be used to advise pupils the best route to ensure achievement in S4

Examples of progression pathways:

	Broad General Education	Senior Phase
	S1/2/3	S4	S5	S6
Pupil 1	BGE English	N5 English	Higher English	Advanced Higher English
Pupil 2	BGE English	N5 English	Higher English	No choice made
Pupil 3	BGE English	N4 English	N5 English	Higher English
Pupil 4	BGE English	N3 English	N4 English	No choice made
Pupil 5	BGE English	N2 English and Communication	N3 English	N4 English

N = National level

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Faculty of Humanities

Progression Pathways

S5/6 (Higher (H) + Advanced Higher, National (N) 5)	Progression for all subjects will be to the next level or laterally to a related subject, e.g. H History to H Modern Studies. In some cases, pupils can select any subject at Higher level where they have already shown a high level of aptitude in one or more of the other subjects on offer or have a proven record of high attainment.
	Geography		History		Modern Studies		Religious, Moral & Philosophical Education
S4 (National Levels)	Geography N4 & N5	History N4 & N5		Modern Studies N4 & N5		People in Society N3 + N4 Levels only		Core Religious Beliefs and Values Award 3-5
S3 (CfE Levels 2/3/4)	Geography	History		Modern Studies		Social Subjects		Core Religious Beliefs and Values Award 3-5
S2 (CfE Levels 2/3)	Geography		History		Modern Studies		Religious & Moral Education
S1 (CfE Levels 2/3)	S1 Social Studies (Geography, History, Modern Studies and Religious & Moral Education)

Examples of progression pathways:

	Broad General Education			Senior Phase
	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6
Pupil 1	Social Studies	Geography + History + Modern Studies	History + Modern Studies	N5 History + N5 Modern Studies	H History + H Modern Studies	Advanced Higher (AH) History + Modern Studies
Pupil 2	Social Studies	Geography + History + Modern Studies	Geography	N5 Geography	H Geography	Advanced Higher (AH) Geography
Pupil 3	Social Studies	Geography + History + Modern Studies	Social Subjects	N4 People in Society	N4 History	N4 Modern Studies
Pupil 4	Social Studies	Geography + History + Modern Studies	Social Subjects	N3 People in Society	N3 History	N4 History
Pupil 5	Social Studies	Geography + History + Modern Studies	Geography + Modern Studies	N5 Geography + N5 Modern Studies	H Geography + H RMPS	Advanced Higher (AH) RMPS
Pupil 6	Social Studies	Geography + History + Modern Studies	History	N5 History	H History	Higher Modern Studies

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Faculty of Mathematics

Progression Pathways

S6	As below, & Advanced Higher Mathematics (recommended minimum) B pass Higher Mathematics
S5	As below, plus Higher Mathematics (recommended minimum) B pass in National (N) 5 Mathematics
S4	National 5 Maths	National 5 Applications of Maths	National 4 Maths	National 3 Applications of Maths	National 2 Lifeskills Maths	National 1 Number Skills
S1/2/3 (CfE Levels 2, 3 & 4)	BGE Mathematics – At the end of S3 a collection of evidence and professional judgement will be used to advise pupils the best route to ensure achievement in S4.

Examples of progression pathways

	Broad General Education	Senior Phase
	S1/2/3	S4	S5	S6
Pupil 1	BGE Mathematics	N5 Mathematics	Higher Mathematics	Advanced Higher Mathematics
Pupil 2	BGE Mathematics	N5 Mathematics	Higher Mathematics	Advanced Higher Mathematics + Advanced Higher Mathematics of Mechanics
Pupil 3	BGE Mathematics	N4 Applications of Mathematics	N5 Applications of Mathematics / N5 Mathematics	Higher Mathematics
Pupil 4	BGE Mathematics	N4 Applications of Mathematics	N5 Applications of Mathematics	Statistics (WA)
Pupil 5	BGE Mathematics	N3 Applications	N4 Applications of Mathematics	No choice
Pupil 6	BGE Mathematics	N2 Lifeskills	N3 Applications of Mathematics	N4 Applications of Mathematics
Pupil 7	BGE Mathematics	N1 Number SKills	N2 Lifeskills	N3 Applications of Mathematics
Pupil 8	BGE Mathematics	N4 Applications of Mathematics	N5 Applications of Mathematics	N5 Mathematics

N = National level

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Faculty of Expressive Arts

Progression Pathways

S5/6 (National 4/5, NPA Photo, Higher, Advanced Higher)	Progression for all subjects will be to the next level.** In some cases, pupils can select any subject at Higher level where they have already shown a high level of aptitude in one or more of the other subjects on offer or have a proven record of high attainment.
S4 (National 3/4/5) (NPA Photo)	Art & Design	Photography			Drama		Music			Music Technology
S3 (Levels 3/4)	Art & Design		Drama			Music			Music Technology
S1 and 2 (Levels 2/3)	Art & Design			Music				Drama

Examples of progression

	S1 and 2	S3	S4	S5	S6
Pupil 1	Art/ Drama/ Music	Art & Design	Nat 5 Art & Design	Higher Art & Design	Adv. H Art & Design
Pupil 2	Art/ Drama/ Music	Drama	Nat 5 Drama	Higher Drama	Adv Higher Drama
Pupil 3	Art/ Drama/ Music	Music	Nat 5 Music	Higher Music	Adv Higher Music
Pupil 4*	Art/ Drama/ Music	Art & Design*	Nat 3 Art & Design*	Nat 4 Art & Design*	Nat 5 Art & Design*
Pupil 5	Art/ Drama/ Music	Music & Art & Design	Nat 5 Music Nat 5 Art	Higher Music	Adv Higher Music Higher Art & Design
Pupil 6	Art/ Drama/ Music	No choice	Nat 4 Art & Design	NPA Photography	Higher Art & Design Higher Photography
Pupil 7	Art/ Drama/ Music	Art & Design/ Drama	NPA 5 Photography	Higher Photography	Adv Higher Art & Design
Pupil 8	Art/ Drama/ Music	Music Technology	N5 Music Technology	Higher Music Technology (2024-25)	Adv Higher Music Tech

*Pupil 4 is an example of a progression route that could apply to Art/ Drama or Music. Pupils progress according to their interests and abilities.

** Higher Music Technology will be available from 2024-2025

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Faculty of Health and Wellbeing

S5/6 (National (N) 4/5 & Higher [P.E. only])	Progression for all subjects will be to the next level. Practical Cookery goes as far as National 5 Level. After this, the progression is at College for an HNC or HND level course. In some cases, pupils can select any subject at Higher level where they have already shown a high level of aptitude in one or more of the other subjects on offer or have a proven record of high attainment.
S4 (National 3/4/5)	P.E.	Practical Cookery
S3 (CfE Levels 3/4)	S3 Elective PE	S3 Practical Cookery
S1 and S2 (CfE Levels 2/3)	S1 and S2 Core Physical Education and S1 and S2 Home Economics

Examples of progression pathways:

	Broad General Education		Senior Phase
	S1 and 2	S3	S4	S5	S6
Pupil 1	Home Economics (H.E.) + Physical Education (P.E.)	S3 Elective P.E.	N5 P.E.	Higher P.E.	N5 Practical Cookery
Pupil 2	H.E. + P.E.	S3 Elective P.E.	N5 P.E.	Made no choice	Higher P.E.
Pupil 3	H.E. + P.E.	Made no choice	N4 P.E.	N5 P.E.	Higher P.E.
Pupil 4	H.E. + P.E.	S3 Practical Cookery	N4 Practical Cookery	N5 Practical Cookery	Made no choice
Pupil 5	H.E. + P.E.	S3 Practical Cookery	N5 Practical Cookery	Made no choice	Made no choice

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Faculty of Science

Progression Pathways

S5/6 (Higher (H) + Advanced Higher, National (N) 4/5)	Progression for all subjects will be to the next level or laterally to a related subject, e.g. H Chemistry to N5 or H Physics. Note that two Biology courses are offered at Higher – “Higher Biology” and “Higher Human Biology”. Note that if you already have a Higher Biology qualification, Higher Human Biology does not count as a second Higher for entry into Higher Education. Pupils can progress to Advanced Higher Biology from either. In some cases, pupils can select any subject at Higher level where they have already shown a high level of aptitude in one or more of the other subjects on offer or have a proven record of high attainment.
S4 (National 3/4/5)	Biology	NPA L4 Science and Health		Chemistry		Physics
S3 (CfE Levels 2/3/4)	Biology		Chemistry		Physics
S1 and S2 (CfE Levels 2/3)	S1 and S2 Science

Examples of progression pathways:

	Broad General Education		Senior Phase
	S1 and S2	S3	S4	S5	S6
Pupil 1	Science	Biology + Chemistry	N5 Biology + N5 Chemistry	H Biology + H Chemistry+ N5 Physics	Advanced Higher Biology + AH Chemistry + Higher Physics
Pupil 2	Science	Physics	N5 Physics	H Physics	Advanced Higher Physics
Pupil 3	Science	Biology	N5 Biology + N5 Chemistry	H Human Biology + H Chemistry	Advanced Higher Biology
Pupil 4	Science	Chemistry + Biology	N5 Chemistry + N5 Physics	H Chemistry	H Physics
Pupil 5	Science	Chemistry + Physics	N4 Biology + N5 Chemistry	N5 Biology + N5 Physics	H Biology
Pupil 6	Science	Physics	N4 Physics	No choice	N5 Physics
Pupil 7	Science	Biology	NPA L4 Science and health	N4 Biology N4 Physics	N5 Biology

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Technical Faculty

S5/6 Higher and National (N) 4/5	Progression for Graphic Communication will be to the next level. * Both Foundation Apprenticeships are run and taught at TGS but through Aberdeenshire Council tutors and have a limited number of places (around 10). **If additional staff can be recruited, we want to offer National 4/5 Practical Woodworking in session 24-25.
S4 (National 4/5)	Graphic Communication	Foundation Apprenticeship* Construction		Foundation Apprenticeship* Automotive
S3 (CfE 3^rd /4^th Levels)	Graphic Communication		Design & Manufacture
S1 only (CfE 2^nd /3^rd Levels)	BGE Technological Education

**Examples of progression pathways:

	Broad General Education		Senior Phase
	S1 or S2	S3	S4	S5	S6
Pupil 1	BGE Technological Education	BGE Graphic Communication	N4/5 Graphic Communication	Higher Graphic Communication	Foundation Apprenticeship Construction
Pupil 2	BGE Technological Education	BGE Design & Manufacture	Foundation Apprenticeship Construction	Foundation Apprenticeship* Automotive	Leave for NESCol
Pupil 3	BGE Technological Education	BGE Graphic Communication	N4/5 Graphic Communication + Foundation Apprenticeship Construction	Higher Graphic Communication	Leave for employment

Faculty of Modern Languages

Progression Pathways

S5/6

(National (N) 4/5, Higher & Advanced Higher [AH])

Progression for all subjects will be to the next level or laterally to a related subject, e.g. N5 French to N5 Spanish.

In some cases, pupils can select a language at N5 or Higher level where they have already shown a high level of aptitude in one or more of the other subjects on offer or have a proven work ethic and record of high attainment.

(National 4/5)

French

German

Spanish

Pupils continue with language chose in S2.

(Modern Languages for Life and Work Award Levels 3/4)

(CfE 3^rd / 4^th Level)

French*

French

German*

German

Spanish*

Spanish

(CfE Levels 2, 3 & 4)

(CfE Levels 2 & 3)

Any 2 languages from French, German and Spanish

Examples of progression pathways:

	Broad General Education			Senior Phase
	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6
Pupil 1**	French AND German AND Spanish	French OR German OR Spanish	Continuation of language chosen in S2 (Modern Languages for Life and Work Award)	N4 / N5 French OR German	Higher French OR German	AH French OR German
Pupil 2***	French AND German AND Spanish	French OR German OR Spanish	Continuation of language chosen in S2 (Modern Languages for Life and Work Award)	N4 / 5 French OR German AND Spanish	Higher French OR German AND Spanish	AH French OR German AND Spanish

*Pupils make a choice for language at the end of S1. They then study this language throughout S2 and S3. There is no further choice apart from the potential to choose an additional language in S3

**Pupil 1 is an example of a standard progression route where one language is chosen.

***Pupil 2 represents the variety of combinations available. There may be the option for selected pupils to be presented in S3 for N5.

At any point in the Senior Phase (S4-6) pupils can choose a language at a level appropriate to their ability.

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