Year 8 Options for September 2023 start

Please click here to read the introductory letter outlining the options process for pupils currently in year 8, who will make options choices this academic year to start GCSE courses in September 2023.

We offer two subject preferences to all pupils via two pathway routes:
Pathway one – Humanities: geography or history and no longer continue with a language.
Pathway two – Languages: pupils continue with the language they are currently learning. They can also opt for geography or history as one their two choices to achieve the Ebacc qualification.

Both pathways allow all pupils to select two other subjects preferences from the range of courses offered. Pupils and parents/carers will receive an electronic copy of the Options Book which contains more detailed information about all of the option subjects available and the options process. They will also have the following assembly presented by Mrs Devereux. Click on the link below to gain an overview:

The following outlines all key dates and events in the options process for our current Year 8 pupils who will start Year 9 in September 2023:

Below you find both Options pathway guidance books which contain descriptions of the pathway and the subjects on offer.

This short video provides an overview to the seven steps of our options process.