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 2026 and 2028. For more information, please see last year's options booklet. This year's booklet will be finalised and published here shortly. For further information on particular subjects, please see the presentations below.
Key dates for this year are as follows:
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w/c Monday 9th February – Year 9 tracking sent home with information letter about Options Evening and cloud booking link. This will provide current attainment information for each subject and give an indication of the grades that students may expect to achieve at GCSE
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Friday 13th February – assembly 1: 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
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... February – assembly 2: new subject presentations from Business, Computer Science, Health and Social Care, Media, Photography, and Sociology
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Thurs 12th March - Year 9 Parents' Evening (online)
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Thurs 26th 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.
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Options forms distributed at options evening and via tutors the following day
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Wednesday 15th April – PSHE time with form tutors to answer questions and complete forms
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Friday 17th April – options form submission deadline
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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. Bracewell: sbracewell@calderlearningtrust.com
