Year 9 options

The second part of your options process will commence in January of year 9. This is a process of refining options in light of the work you have done in your Development Days linked to careers. Once you have started your options in the September of year 10, you will not be able to change your mind. It is important to get it right.

The 3 options will be made up of your Performing Arts or Design option, including Computing that you are currently studying. You may only pick from the options you have studied in year 9.

All students will study

• English Language GCSE
• English Literature GCSE
• Maths GCSE
• Science (Trilogy worth 2 GCSEs)
• An Ebacc Subject (either a language, a humanities, triple science or computing)
• Option 1
• Option 2
• Option 3

The first option will be your Ebacc option. 

You need to choose one of the following however, you must have studied this option in year 9. For example if you study French, for year 10 you cannot pick up German. 

Separate Science

Instead of studying trilogy which is Biology, Chemistry and Physics worth two GCSEs you will study Biology, Chemistry and Physics as separate GCSEs worth 3 GCSEs.

Geography 
History
French
German
Computing (only if you have studied this subject in year 9)

The 3 options will be made up of:

• PE
  • PE GCSE or Sports Studies
• Religion and Philosophy
• Performing Arts
  • Dance, Drama or Music
• Design
  • Art, Food or Design Technology
• Computing
  • Computer Science GCSE

You may also want to pick up the one extra subject we offer in year 10:

• Health and Social Care BTEC