Year 9 Options Evening - Wed 29th Jan 2025

FOR CURRENT YEAR 9 PARENTS AND STUDENTS ONLY:

Year 9 students are about to start an important stage of their education journey as, over the next few months, they will be making some choices about which subjects they’d like to continue to study through to the end of Year 11.

See our Y9 Options booklet here.

We will be launching the options process to our Year 9 students and their parents at our Options Evening on the Wednesday 29^th January where there will be a presentation outlining the process, and students/parents will be able to speak individually to subject leaders about what each course entails. All students will also be issued with a copy of the Options Booklet which contains further details of the courses available to them as well as the process itself.

We would strongly suggest that your child attends the event with you, however, if this is not possible, some of the information will be covered in PSHE lessons and assemblies. You are welcome to arrive on 29^th January at any time between 5.00pm – 7.00pm and will be able to speak to subject leaders – no appointments are necessary. To hear about the options process, please register for one of the scheduled talks taking place at 5.00pm and 6.00pm.

Please register for one our scheduled presentations here:

The form is currently not available at this time.

Over the next few months, there will be a range of activities which should help students through the decision making process, including PSHEE lessons, assemblies, ‘taster lessons’ and parents’ evening.

The timeline is as follows:

15^th and 16^th January	Y9 Parents’ Evening. This is the chance to discuss your child’s progress in subjects.
29^th January 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm	Options Evening. The opportunity to find out more about the options process and to speak individually to subject leaders about the courses on offer.
29^th January – 14^th March	Taster Lessons. Teachers will provide ‘taster lessons’ to give students a flavour of what a subject will be like if taken at KS4
21^st March	Choices submitted. Students must have submitted their choices by 21^st March.
28^th April	You will receive confirmation of the choices your child has made.
7^th July	You will receive final confirmation of the courses your child will be studying in September.