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Year 9 Options Assembly
Options Process
Option Subjects
Compulsory Subjects
What do you
have to study?
• English
• Maths
• Science
• PE
• PSHE /RS
Compulsory Subjects
Your Year 10 Timetable
25 50
Compulsory Curriculum
15 /25
30 / 50
Compulsory Curriculum
Subject 1 week Over 2 Weeks
English 3.5 7
Mathematics 4 8
Science 5 10
PE 1.5 3
PSHE / RS 1 2
Total 15 30
The English Baccalaureate
• Government initiative to encourage pupils to follow a broad range of academic subjects.
• English, Maths, Science, MFL and a Humanity subject – either History or Geography.
• Regarded as “facilitating subjects” post-16.
‘The Importance of
Teaching’
Subject 1 week Over 2 Weeks
English 3.5 7
Mathematics 4 8
Science 5 10
PE 1.5 3
PSHE / RS 1 2
Language 2.5 5
Total 17.5 35
Most of you will choose TWO subjects from a list:
Open Options
Art Business Studies
Food and Nutrition Computing
Drama Media Studies
PE Music
Technology RS
Open Options
1st Choice
2nd Choice
1st Reserve
2nd Reserve
Subject 1 week Over 2 Weeks
English 3.5 7
Mathematics 4 8
Science 5 10
PE 1.5 3
PSHE / RS 1 2
Language 2.5 5
Humanities 2.5 5
Option 1 2.5 5
Option 2 2.5 5
Total 25 50
Option Booklet
Option Assembly Week
Good reasons for choosing subjects:
• future career/college plans
• interest
• aptitude for a subject
• discussed it at home
• provide breadth of subjects
How can I decide which
subjects to take?
Poor reasons for
choosing subjects:
• friends are choosing it
• like/dislike a teacher
• sounds easy
• parents told me
• will get me a job
The Options Form
• HUMANITIES– choose one
• OPEN - choose two of the subjects and two reserves in order of preference.
Important Dates
Submit TRIAL Option Choices
Before February half term
Year 9 Curriculum Evening 2nd March 2017 (week after February half term)
Year 9 Parents’ Evening 16th March 2017
Submit FINAL Option Choices
23rd March 2017
Year 9 Options Assembly
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