Choosing your Options

Our Options Process

This year, students have a wide range of subjects and types of course on offer We endeavor to do our best to accommodate student preferences and give them subject allocations that fit in with their future goals. We will prioritise student preferences where possible, while also ensuring Ebacc allocations are made in line with government policy.

Subject combinations and clashes

Certain combinations are not permitted either because of the constraints of timetabling subjects or because there is considerable overlap in course content. We will do everything that we can do avoid subjects ‘clashing’, to ensure students are able to study their preferred subjects.

The following groups of subjects have similar course content, so students would only be able to choose one subject from each group of subjects:

• Art: Fine Art or Art: Textiles

• Computer Science or iMedia

• Physical Education or Sport Studies

Note: It is the policy of the school that all students commencing a course are entered for the examination. There is no opportunity to ‘drop’ a subject during the Key Stage 4 course.

The Options Form

Parents and carers will receive an electronic link to the Options Form on Wednesday 15th March

This is to ensure that all students have discussed their preferences and that parents / carers are in agreement with them.

Please complete each section and check the subject preferences carefully. Once the preferences have been collated and the provisional timetable planned, we will confirm subject allocations with students.

If a student wishes to change an option preference after submission, please contact Mr Cannings directly.

The final deadline for submitting the Options Form is Friday 31st March 2023