Year 8
Options
Digital Option
Booklet
All key information in this
interactive booklet:
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Open in iBooks
Email attachment
Via school website
Key Dates
Options Evening P or R,
5.30 – 7.30
Go 4 It Event 13th Jan
Taster Choices Deadline nd
22 January
Parents Evening
9th February
Final Form Deadline 12th February
Progress 8
Option choices ensure all students have 9-11 Progress 8
approved qualifications. Any Combination.
Informed Choice
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Enjoyment and achievement
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Discussion and advice from tutors,
teacher, careers, parents, family members
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Taster sessions
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Visit subject areas during Options
Evening
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Information in the Option Booklet
GCSE
CORE
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Maths - All students take GCSE
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English - All take GCSE Language and
Literature
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Science - Two combined Science
GCSE Qualifications OR Three
Separate Science Qualifications
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PE - All continue PE Core, or selected
for NCFE Health and Fitness
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PHSE/RS - All students continue non
examined within timetable
GCSE
Academic
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Language - Choose the language
you already study
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History - Two choices
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Computer Science - Must be
GCSE Grade 5 in Maths
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Practical Geography - You will
receive a letter of recommendation
Combined
Professional
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Double Option Choice
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Each will give you 2 GCSE
or equivalent qualifications
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Choose what you enjoy
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Choose what you excel in
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Outdoor Learning and
ECDL - Letter of
recommendation
Additional
Qualification
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Make sure you choose a
different subject/colour
from the Combined
Qualifications
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Choose a good balance to
your other choices
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You can select a second
humanities subject
Choosing Taster
Sessions
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Receive 18th January
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Two Choices
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Choose the subjects
that you are undecided
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Complete the online
form and submit by 22nd
January
Making Final
Choices
• Form
5th
emailed to you on Friday
February
• Consider
your enjoyment, your
success and your future.
• Complete
• Only
• You
online form
submit once
must choose a reserve
• Some
option will not run
• Submit
by Friday 12th February