• Facebook
  • Twitter
Beaumont School
  • Home
  • About Us
      • Coronavirus COVID-19
      • From The Headteacher
      • Vision & Ethos
      • Beaumont Life
      • Policies & Key Documents
      • Staff
      • Governance
      • Video Montage
      • Exam Results
      • Student Outcomes
      • Ofsted Report
      • Equality
      • Pupil Premium
      • Community
      • Fundraising
      • Visiting Beaumont
      • Facilities
      • Facilities – Hire & Lettings
      • Vacancies
      • School Direct
      • Chartered Teacher Programme
      • Community Courses
  • Parents
      • Home School Partnership
      • Parent Messaging
      • Rewards & Sanctions
      • Leave of Absence
      • Catering
      • Uniform
      • Pastoral Care
      • Medical
      • Resources
      • Beaumont PTA (BSA)
  • Students
      • Joining Beaumont
      • Uniform
      • Curriculum Overview
      • Curriculum Subjects
      • Home Learning
      • Exams
      • Google Classroom
      • Personal Development Days
      • Extra-Curricular
      • House System
      • Student Voice
      • D of E Award
      • Library
      • Literacy
      • Skills for Success
      • Student Well-being
      • Careers & IAG
      • Choices at 16+
      • Catch Up Support
      • Year 9 Options
      • Work Experience
      • Alumni
  • Sixth Form
      • Applications
      • Subjects Offered
      • Induction Days
      • Course Confirmation & Enrolment
      • Yr 12 – 13 Progression
      • Enrichment
      • Important Dates
      • KS5 Exam Results
  • Admissions
    • Secondary Transfer
    • Prospectus
    • Admissions
    • Year 6-7 Transition
    • Ofsted Report
  • What’s On
      • News
      • Letters Home
      • Calendar
      • Term Dates
      • Events
      • ‘Game Over’
      • Social Wall
      • Beaumont Life
      • Trips & Visits
      • Rob’s Festival
      • 80 in ’18 Celebrations
      • New Science Facilities
  • Gallery
  • Contact
  • Menu Menu

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.

For full details of the Key Stage 4 curriculum, visit the Curriculum Information section of this site.

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. 

Key Stage 4 Options: 2022-2024

We will be hosting a Key Stage 4 Options Evening for Year 9 students and their parents/carers 6.00-8.00pm on Thursday 27th January, 2022. There will be precautions in place to make the event as Covid- secure as possible. If you have any symptoms of Covid-19, please do not attend and we ask that anyone wishing to attend takes a Lateral Flow Test shortly beforehand. It would also be very helpful if only one adult attends with each student. We request that all attendees wear a mask unless they are exempt.

At the Options Evening, there will be a presentation from Mr Cross and Mrs Powdrell to explain the 2022 Options process and the curriculum choices available, as well as the opportunity to discuss Key Stage 4 courses with the various subject leaders. You can view the slides from this presentation here.

Information about the locations of the various departments and subject talks will be issued to students and can be viewed here.

Students will receive a Year 9 Curriculum Choices Information Booklet in advance of the evening. A pdf version of the booklet can be viewed 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 4th February, 2022.

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.

Details of how students can gain access to the Unifrog website, which offers impartial advice and guidance about careers and course choices can be found here.

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.

CORE SUBJECTS

English

www.aqa.org.uk/english

Maths

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/mathematics-2015.html

French

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse

German

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse

Spanish

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse

GCSE Combined Science

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464

PSHCEE

https://www.ychertfordshire.org/support-for-young-people/

OPTION SUBJECTS

GCSE Art & Design

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/Art/Pages/default.aspx

GCSE Art & Design : Graphic Communication

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/art-and-design/gcse/art-and-design-8201-8206

GCSE Business

http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/business-2017.html

Level 2 National Certificate in Enterprise & Marketing

https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/enterprise-and-marketing-level-1-2-j837/qualification-at-a-glance/

GCSE Computer Science

https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/computer-science-j277-from-2020/

Cambridge National Certificate in Creative iMedia

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/creative-imedia-level-1-2-award-certificate-j807-j817/

GCSE D&T Food Preparation & Nutrition

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/food/gcse/food-preparation-and-nutrition-8585

GCSE D&T Resistant Materials

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/design-and-technology/gcse/design-and-technology-8552

GCSE Textiles

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-art-and-design-j170-j176-from-2016/

GCSE Drama

https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/drama-j316-from-2016/

GCSE Geography

http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/geography-b-2016.html

GCSE History

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/history-2016.html

GCSE Media

https://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/media-studies-gcse/#tab_overview

GCSE Music

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-music-j536-from-2016/

GCSE Philosophy, Ethics &  Religion

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/religious-studies/gcse/religious-studies-a-8062

GCSE PE

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education/gcse/physical-education-8582

BTEC Sport

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-firsts/sport-2012-nqf.html

GCSE Triple Science

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

ASDAN Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE)

https://www.asdan.org.uk/certificate-of-personal-effectiveness-level-1-and-2/

Students

  • Joining Beaumont
  • Uniform
  • Curriculum Overview
  • Curriculum Subjects
  • Home Learning
  • Exams
  • Google Classroom
  • Extra-Curricular
  • Personal Development Days
  • House System
  • Student Voice
  • D of E Award
  • Library
  • Literacy
  • Student Well-being
  • Skills for Success
  • Careers & IAG
  • Choices at 16+
  • Catch Up Support
  • Year 9 Options
  • Work Experience
  • Alumni
‘Beaumont’s ethos is to bring out the best in everyone.’
Student

Beaumont News

  • Year 11 “Graduation Ceremony”May 13, 2022 - 8:44 am
  • Beaumont’s rewilding programme continuesFebruary 8, 2022 - 11:55 am
  • Student success in the First Lego LeagueJanuary 30, 2022 - 4:51 pm
  • Daisy Cooper visits BeaumontNovember 30, 2021 - 8:00 am

Forthcoming Events

18th August
‘A’ level Results issued

25th August
GCSE Results issued

 

 

Useful Links

  • Ofsted Parent View
  • Local Authority: Schools & Education

Contact Us

Beaumont School
Austen Way
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL4 0XB

Tel: 01727 854726

admin@beaumont.school

© Copyright - Beaumont School 2022 | Proudly built by Lemongrass Media
Scroll to top