1. Welcome Year 9 Parents and Pupils
Key Stage 4 Options Evening
Mark Rogers
(Assistant Headteacher – KS4)

3. Key questions Where are you now? What do you want in the future?
What do you need to get it?
How do you decide?

4. Where are you?

5. Where are you?

6. You are here

7. What do you need to do?
Try to achieve at least a Grade 4 in Maths and either English Language or Literature
Complete 8 qualifications in a range of subjects, including at least a further three academic choices (Attainment8)
The higher your grades, the more choice you will have for your future

8. Our curriculum model The core (mandatory for all)
Academic/Facilitating subjects
(at least one, maximum three)
Other
(maximum two)
GCSE English* (Language and Literature
GCSE Maths*
GCSE Science* (Combined or Triple)
Core PE (unassessed)
Core PSHE and RE (unassessed)
GCSE Computer Science
GCSE Geography*
GCSE French*
GCSE History*
GCSE Spanish*
BTEC Art & Design
BTEC Digital ICT
BTEC Health & Social Care
BTEC Media Production
BTEC Sport
GCSE Art (Art, Photography, Textiles)
GCSE Business
GCSE Design & Technology
GCSE Drama
GCSE Food Technology
GCSE Music
GCSE Physical Education
GCSE Psychology
GCSE Religious Education

9. How do you choose?
Are there specific qualifications that you need to access courses or a job that you want in the future?
Do you want to have the opportunity to go to university if you want to?
Do you want to go to an elite Russell Group university?
Are there specific skills that you want to develop?
Where do you think that you will achieve best?

10. where is your behaviour for learning best?
Success at KS4
Motivation
Organisation
Practice
Knowledge

11. Our curriculum model The core (mandatory for all)
Academic/Facilitating subjects
(at least one, maximum three)
Other
(maximum two)
GCSE English* (Language and Literature
GCSE Maths*
GCSE Science* (Combined or Triple)
Core PE (unassessed)
Core PSHE and RE (unassessed)
GCSE Computer Science
GCSE Geography*
GCSE French*
GCSE History*
GCSE Spanish*
BTEC Art & Design
BTEC Digital ICT
BTEC Health & Social Care
BTEC Media Production
BTEC Sport
GCSE Art (Art, Photography, Textiles)
GCSE Business
GCSE Design & Technology
GCSE Drama
GCSE Food Technology
GCSE Music
GCSE Physical Education
GCSE Psychology
GCSE Religious Education