Options (Year 9 into 10)

As students prepare to leave Year 9, they make the first of a series of important choices about which qualifications they wish to gain throughout the next two years. The booklet below help guide students towards making the best choices for their future.

The range of qualifications and subjects available to students during Years 10 and 11 is comprehensive. It provides students with the opportunity to follow a broad academic curriculum while at the same time having the ability to follow interests and career specific routes. Throughout the Key Stage, we expect all students to complete work to the highest possible standard so that they leave Year 11 ready to commence Post-16 studies with a wide variety of options open to them.

Please find below the options booklet containing further guidance on the process and each offered subject.  In addition there are a list of FAQs and short course introduction videos to help you make an informed decision.

 

• Year 9 Options Update Letter - 24/03/2021
• Options Letter (incl. Subject Blocks) - 20/01/2021
• Options Introduction Letter - January 2021
• OPTIONS BOOKLET
• Science - Combined or Triple?
• FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
• ONLINE OPTIONS EVENING BOOKING LINK

Click the image below to view the Year 9 Options presentation (20/01/21)

OPTIONS FORM

 

SUBJECT VIDEOS

Please click on the subjects below to hear more about what you could be learning at GCSE level:

• Art & Photography
• Child Development
• Computer Science
• Dance
• Drama
• Engineering

Leaflet - what is Engineering?

Leaflet - a parents guide to Engineering careers

Leaflet - career route map for Engineering in England

Leaflet - vocational and apprenticeships

• English
• Geography
• History
• Hospitality and Catering
• Mathematics
• Media
• Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)

MFL presentation

• Music
• Product Design
• Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Sport
• Statistics
• Textiles

 

KEY DATES:

 

 Friday 15^th January 2021   

Parents and students to receive Options Booklet and be given access to Online Subject presentations providing information regarding subject selection and course details.  

 

Monday 18^th January 2021              

Online booking system goes live, allowing parents to make appointments with subject specialist (20^th January) to seek further guidance on course details  

 

Wednesday 20^th January 2021

Live online presentation followed by parents/subject specialist Q&A appointments  

 

Thursday 21^st January 2021

 Online options form goes live 

 

Monday 8^th February 2021

Year 9 Parents’ Evening 

 

Tuesday 23^rd February 2021 

Deadline for options selection 

 

July 2021 

Letters home confirming options allocated for students