Year 9 Options Information
We are committed to ensuring that all our students receive the best possible information and advice about choosing their Key Stage 4 options subjects for GCSE for study between 2025 and 2027. For more information, please see last year's options booklet. This is being revised currently and will be updated here soon. For further information on particular subjects, please see the presentations below.
Key dates for this year are as follows:
Week commencing 10th February – Year 9 tracking report sent home. This will provide current attainment information for each subject and give an indication of the grades that students may expect to achieve at GCSE.
February TBA – Year 9 options assembly for all students in the Theatre to explain the options process. In addition, the options booklet will be emailed to parents/carers this week for discussion at home.
March TBA – Year 9 form time videos and presentations about subjects that are new to students i.e. Business, Computer Science, Health and Social Care, Media, Photography, and Sociology .
Wednesday 19th March 4pm-7pm – Year 9 options and core subject drop-in evening in school. There will be a presentation to parents / carers from senior leaders about the options process and options subject stalls in the diner and LRC where students, parents and carers can find out more about the options subjects on offer. Timings for the presentations TBA. The drop-in for core subjects will have bookable times (through the Parents Evening booking system) for parents and carers to discuss their child's Maths, English and Science progress.
Friday 21st March – paper options form distributed via form tutors.
Friday 28th March – deadline for options forms to be handed in to form tutors.
Students, parents and carers will then have the subject choices confirmed with an email home in the summer term.
If you have any further questions about the options process, please contact Mr. Gray: rgray@calderlearningtrust.com and/or Mr. Bracewell: sbracewell@calderlearningtrust.com
Subject specific information
