Year 9 GCSE Options

To our Year 9 Parents and Students - Welcome to our GCSE Options Information Page.

Here are the dates for Year 9s to choose their GCSE options for 2025:

Thursday 16th January 2025	Year 9 Options Information Evening
Friday 17th January 2025	Electronic Options Forms launches
Wednesday 22nd January 2025	Taster sessions for students
Thursday 23rd January 2025	Year 9 Parents’ Evening (1)
Tuesday 28th January 2025	Year 9 Parents’ Evening (2)
Friday 7th February 2025	Deadline for option choices

The evening starts with a short talk from Miss French and the Science department at 6.00 pm in the Hall.

Students and their families will then be free to start visiting the subject areas.

We wish you an enjoyable and informative evening!

Subject	Head of Department or Teacher	Location	Sessions
Art & Textiles	Miss Kane	Downstairs Art Room	1	2	3	4
Business	Mr Cox	Acorn Block - A8	1	2	3	4
Computer Science	Mr Sexton	Room 27		2	3	4
Food preparation and nutrition	Miss Holland	Food Room	1	2	3	4
Spanish	Ms Vann	Language Block - L2	1	2	3	4
French	Ms Fair	Language Block – L6	1	2	3	4
Geography	Mrs Browning	Room 29	1	2	3	4
History	Ms Richmond	Acorn Block - A7		2	3	4
Latin	Mr Paterson	Room 11		2	3	4
PE	Ms Wallace	Sports Hall Classroom	1	2	3
Music	Mrs D’Souza	AYMC	1	2	3
Drama	Miss Brady	Drama 1	1	2	3
PRS	Dr. Carr	Room 31	1	2	3	4

Session times are as follows:

Options Booklet

Students choosing their GCSE options should read the Options booklet which has details of the course content and structure for GCSE subjects.

The latest version of the Options booklet will be added after Options Evening.

Remember you can also ask your teachers any questions you have, when you have lessons with them.

Options Form

Once it is opened, the link to complete the Options Form will be sent out via Parentmail.

Please only submit one form per student and complete it by Friday 7th February 2025.