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