Options Process: Year 9

The following information sets out the process for students in Year 9 deciding on their GCSE Options for KS4.

The Key Stage 4 curriculum is made up of the following:

• The Core - English, Maths, Science, RS and Core PE
• Option Subjects - 3 subjects from a variety of curriculum areas such as humanities, languages, creative and performing arts

To help the students to make informed choices at KS4, students will make their choices based on:

• Appropriate routes for learning
• Prior data and student performance
• The best academic route to be successful through KS4

Students will follow:

• The Core subjects
• 3 Option Subjects including at least one from the following subjects:

French, Spanish, Geography, History, or Computer Science. The remaining two options can be selected from any of the subjects listed below:

 

Art	BTEC in Travel and Tourism	Business
Citizenship	Computer Science	Dance
Design Technology	Drama	Food Studies
French	Geography	History
Media Studies	Music	Photography
Physical Education	Spanish	Creative I media