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The y10 – 11 Curriculum Compulsory, 5 subjects, 35 hours per fortnight Options, 3 subjects 15 hours, 5 hours each per fortnight

Compulsory English and English Literature (7-11 hours), Maths (7 hours), Science (double or separate 10-15 hours), Non exam PE (4 hours), RE (3 hours) Total 35 out of 50 hours

Options: 3 lots of 5 hours, 3 From Art, Business, Drama, Food, French, GCSE PE/CAMNAT Sport Science Geography, German, History, Computing, IT digital application, Media, Music, Photography, Graphics, Design Technology Spanish Textiles

Key Advice Strongly recommending ONE of French, German, Spanish, History, Geography or Computing Art and Textiles are the same GCSE – so only one of those two.

A thought about option choices – keeping A Level doors open A natural science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) A modern or ancient language English Literature (not Language) History Geography Maths and Further Maths

The Form The configuration of subjects in blocks comes from the survey, so it should fit the vast majority of combinations. Students do however change their minds ……

What you fill in.. Block Q Block X Block Y First Choice Second Choice   Block Q Block X Block Y First Choice Second Choice (if possible)

What if you can’t do the combination you want… Changes are possible if enough students have the same issue. Fill in the problems box on the choice form Please indicate any problems in the box below

Difficult Factors Low Numbers Inappropriate Choices Sometimes only one class possible Reserve choice is a helpful process, try and select one further subject

Beginning of February Hand in form to Tutor – Reception - email Confident about highly successful courses Very well equipped to deal with the challenges Choose well and carefully from the huge range of possible combinations