Your Options - Year 9 into Year 10

The options you choose in Year 9 are a vital part of your education as they determine what you will study for the next two years. The choices you make will be among the most important decisions in your school career and will have an impact on the rest of your life. 

Subjects you choose to study may well lead to an A Level, university degree, career or lifelong passion. There are some subjects that you must continue to study but there is not enough time to continue with all the subjects from Key Stage 3. Therefore, you will have to make some decisions about what you continue studying.

The Year 9 GCSE options booklet can be accessed by clickin the image below and at the bottom of this page:

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The Options Process

After Year 9 parents and carers evening, students and their families will be invited to consider their options preferences carefully and complete an Options Preferences Form online at the end of the Spring term.

During the first half of the summer term, students who require further guidance or who have selected preferences that aren't possible will be invited to a short meeting with a Senior Leader where they will recieve advice if necessary, and finalise their options preferences.

Options will be confirmed in the summer term, subject to changes to the timetable.

The slides from our options information evening talk at Year 9 Parent's evening can be found by clicking the image below, or at the bottom of this page:

You can watch a recorded version of this presentation from Mr Comerford below:

 

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Useful Articles to help you make your choices

Year 9 Options 2023 from CXK:https://www.cxk.org/blog/year-9-options-2023/

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Useful Videos to help you make your choices

	How to choose your exam subjects wisely for the future you want  Think about the job you might like to do, or the kind of work environment you eventually want to be in, as this could inform your option choices.
	GCSE Options: Everything you need to know about choosing your GCSE subjects Picking your GCSE options is an exciting time. Here’s a quick guide about compulsory subjects, what you can choose, and more to help you make your decision.
	Myths about choosing your options: Busted!  When you choose your options, everyone has an opinion! We help you find out what’s true and what’s just a myth – with the help of a bit of comedy.
	What I wish I’d known before choosing my options Recent secondary students open up about what they wish they’d known when they chose their options.