1. YEAR 9 OPTIONS

2. Key Dates OPTIONS ASSEMBLY OPTIONS EVENING STUDY OF OPTIONS BEGINS
Friday 13th January
OPTIONS ASSEMBLY
Thursday 26th January
OPTIONS EVENING
Monday 6th February
OPTIONS FORMS HANDED OUT
Wednesday 15th February
OPTIONS FORMS DEADLINE
STUDY OF OPTIONS BEGINS
September 2017
STUDY OF OPTIONS BEGINS

3. English Baccalaureate
‘Broad and Balanced Curriculum’
It is not a qualification
It does not enable entry to sixth form or higher education
English Baccalaureate
Measure of pupils who have gained 5 (GCSE level) qualifications in the following subjects:
English (core curriculum)
Mathematics (core curriculum)
Science (core curriculum)
History or Geography (option subjects)
French, German or Spanish (option subjects)
It may be preferable to some Russell Group Universities where competition for more popular courses is high
We neither encourage or discourage EBACC combinations
The EBACC route is a combination of typically more challenging GCSEs

4. Students may select one subject from each of the four blocks.
Option Subjects A B C D
GCSE Computing
GCSE Art & Design
CNC Child Development
GCSE French
NVQ Level 1 Beauty
GCSE D&T: Graphics
GCSE D&T: Resistant
GCSE Geography
GCSE Drama
GCSE Engineering
GCSE German
GCSE D&T: Textiles
GCSE Food
GCSE History
GCSE Spanish
GCSE Media Studies
GCSE Physical Education
GCSE Music
GCSE Photography
GCSE Religious Studies
Technical Award: Sport
Students may select one subject from each of the four blocks.
Students must then select reserve option choices, of two subjects in each block.
There is no guarantee students will get all four of their option choices, which is why reserve choices are so important.

5. Option Subjects A B C D
GCSE Computing
GCSE Art & Design
CNC Child Development
GCSE French
NVQ Level 1 Beauty
GCSE D&T: Graphics
GCSE D&T: Resistant
GCSE Geography
GCSE Drama
GCSE Engineering
GCSE German
GCSE D&T: Textiles
GCSE Food
GCSE History
GCSE Spanish
GCSE Media Studies
GCSE Physical Education
GCSE Music
GCSE Photography
GCSE Religious Studies
Technical Award: Sport
In red are the subjects that are 100% terminal examination (they have no coursework / Controlled assessment / non-examined elements)
Does your child need to consider the proportion of subjects that they choose in relation to which are terminal exams and which have elements of non-examined assessment?

6. Who can students talk to?
Subject Teacher
Tutor
Parents
Head of Year
Careers Advisor
Employers
Librarian (Careers Section
in library)

7. Local Colleges

8. Discounted combinations
Due to significant crossover in curriculum content, certain combinations of subjects cannot be taken together:
GCSE Art and GCSE Photography
GCSE PE and Technical Award: Sport
Two GCSE D&T subjects

9. Please use this evening to…
Ascertain your child’s ability in potential option choices
Gain a secure understanding of their level of enjoyment and engagement in potential option choices
Get recommendations from teachers about whether their subject is a viable option for your child

10. Wednesday 15th February (noon)
Final Reminder…
OPTIONS FORMS HANDED OUT
Monday 6th February
OPTIONS FORMS TO RECEPTION DEADLINE
Wednesday 15th February (noon)

11. Who is available to talk to you this evening?
Subject teachers
Mrs Parkinson (Careers Advisor in IT5)
Miss Hearle, Mrs Scott, Miss Shelton and Mr Applin
Miss Colebourn (regarding Child Development
and Technical Award: Sport)