For full details of the Key Stage 4 curriculum, visit the Curriculum Overview section of this site.Year 9 Options
This section of the website provides information about the process for students’ selection of their Option subjects for Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11) which takes place during Year 9.
The school provides a broad and balanced range of subjects throughout all key stages, including an appropriate balance between academic and work-related subjects in Years 10 to 13 – OFSTED 2014 Please note that this page is updated each Spring Term with the details of the Options process and KS4 courses to be offered to the current Year 9 cohort. We will be hosting a Key Stage 4 Options Evening for Year 9 students and their parents/carers 6.00-8.00pm on Thursday 26th January, 2023. At the Options Evening, there will be a presentation from Mr Cross and Mrs Powdrell to explain the 2023 Options process and the curriculum choices available, as well as the opportunity to discuss Key Stage 4 courses with the various subject leaders. The slides from the presentation are available here. Information about the locations of the various departments and subject talks will be issued to students in advance and can be downloaded here. Students will receive a Year 9 Curriculum Choices Information Booklet in advance of the evening. A pdf version of the booklet can be downloaded here. KS4 Options choices are recorded electronically on a secure website. To visit the website. click here. The deadline for Options entry is 9.00am Friday 3rd February, 2023. Students are provided with a KS4 Options Record Sheet, which can be used to guide their choices as well as provide a written record of the Option choices submitted in the online process. A copy of this sheet can be downloaded here. All Year 9 students have access to the Unifrog website, which offers impartial advice and guidance about careers and course choices at 14+, 16+ and 18+. If students have forgotten their access details, they can use the re-set password function, using their school email address. To help students and parents/carers prepare for the Options Evening, there are links to the exam specifications for each subject below. Further details of the curriculum can be found here. A list of possible and planned trips associated with individual subject options can be viewed here. https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/mathematics-2015.html http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464 https://www.ychertfordshire.org/support-for-young-people/ https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/art-and-design-2016.html https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/art-and-design/gcse/art-and-design-8201-8206 http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/business-2017.html https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/computer-science-j277-from-2020/ https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/creative-imedia-level-1-2-j834/ https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/food/gcse/food-preparation-and-nutrition-8585 http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/design-and-technology/gcse/design-and-technology-8552 http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-art-and-design-j170-j176-from-2016/ https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/drama-j316-from-2016/ http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/geography-b-2016.html https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/history-2016.html https://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/media-studies-gcse/#tab_overview http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-music-j536-from-2016/ http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/religious-studies/gcse/religious-studies-a-8062 https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education/gcse/physical-education-8582 https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/sport-science-level-1-2-j828/ http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461 http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-8462 http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/physics-8463 https://www.asdan.org.uk/certificate-of-personal-effectiveness-level-1-and-2/
Key Stage 4 Options: 2023-2025
CORE SUBJECTS
English
Maths
French
German
Spanish
GCSE Combined Science
PSHCEE
OPTION SUBJECTS
GCSE Art & Design: Art, Craft & Design
GCSE Art & Design : Graphic Communication
GCSE Business
Level 2 National Certificate in Enterprise & Marketing
GCSE Computer Science
Cambridge National Certificate in Creative iMedia
GCSE D&T Food Preparation & Nutrition
GCSE D&T Resistant Materials
GCSE Textiles
GCSE Drama
GCSE Geography
GCSE History
GCSE Media
GCSE Music
GCSE Philosophy, Ethics & Religion
GCSE PE
CNAT Sport Science
GCSE Triple Science
ASDAN Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE)
