Year 8 Options 2013

Making the right choices

How do I decide?

• Teachers I like?

• What my mates are doing?

• What I think will be easiest?

• Something new?

• My friend in Year 10/Mum/Brother did it?

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How do I decide?

• What am I good at already?

• What do I want to be?• Who do I want to be?• What will motivate

and excite me for two years?

• What will help me take the next steps in my life?

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What choices do I have?

You have to do:– GCSE English – GCSE Mathematics– GCSE Science – GCSE ICT– GCSE RE – Core PE

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•There are 4 option blocks

•Choose one subject from

each block

What choices do I have?

Block A Tick

Art and Design  

Business Studies GCSE

 

Catering  

Drama  

Engineering  

Food Technology  

Geography  

Graphics  

History  

Product Design  

Resistant Materials  

Textiles  

The Options Form

• Your tutor will only give this form to you when they think you have given your choices enough thought!

• Your tutor will only sign it when they are convinced you are making your choices for the right reasons!

• FINAL DEADLINE 15th March 2013

Will I get my choices?We always try our best to give you your choices but if…

•More pupils opt for a course than there are places available

•Not enough pupils opt for a course and therefore we cannot afford to run it

•In our opinion, you have made an inappropriate or unwise choice

…we can’t

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Who can help you?

• Form tutor• Subject Teachers• Parents• Careers Advisor• Year 10 & 11 pupils• You!

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Year 8 Parents’ Evenings– 28th February and 7th March 2013