Year 9 Option Information

22nd January 2014Welcome everyone

Mrs S Dalton Assistant Head

Teacher

60% of timetable

Core Curriculum

English

Maths

Science

Physical Ed.

Religious Studies

PSHEE

40% of timetable

Options

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English and Maths

The Qualifications FrameworkLevel 1

Courses at this level are worth GCSE grade(s) D-G or 3 – 1 in English and Maths.

College based options:Equine Studies (Horse care)Construction (Building skills)Car MechanicsHair & BeautySchool based options:Foundation Learning

Level 2

Courses at this level are worth GCSE grade(s) A* - C or 4 – 9 in English and Maths.

College based options:Public Services

There are nearly 30 options to choose

your 4 from

Options

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If you know what you want to do in the future…

Start from the Entry requirements for your chosen career, college or university.

Pick the subjects you need first.

Then consider what else you enjoy and are good at.

If you know you want to go to university but don’t know what you want to study…

The following ‘facilitating’ subjects are highly valued by Admissions Tutors for most courses:• Maths • Physics• Biology• Chemistry• History• Geography• Modern or ancient languages• English Literature

For further education in Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths the following options subjects are considered useful: • Product Design• Design Technology• ICT • Computing Science• Sciences

If you have no idea what you want to do in the future…

• Attend a careers appointment to get some impartial advice

• Choose a range of different subject areas to keep your options in later life open

• Talk to your subject teachers to see if they think you’d enjoy their subject and that you would do well

What NEXT?

Key Dates:• Parents’ Evening – Thursday 5th March

• Initial Options Form Returned – Thursday 12th March

• Return Final Options Form – April 2015

• Choices Confirmed – May 2015

All subject flyers, the options information booklet and options forms are on the website.

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When completing your form

please choose 6

subjects in order of

preference 1 = top choice

6 = bottom choice

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Initial Options

FormThursday

12th March

Final Options

FormApril 2015

Mr M Pilling Careers Co-ordinator

Mrs K Delahay Head of Year 9