Year 9 Options

Choosing your options is such an exciting stage of your educational journey - which pathway will you follow to give you the best chance of success?

OPTIONS EVENING - Wednesday 15th February - 4pm-6pm.

Selecting your options

Your child will select their options using an online platform. Your child will attend an assembly on Friday 17^th February to discuss this in more detail. During this assembly, your child will receive their unique username and password. They must use these details to log onto the options platform via the links in the pathways information below.  Please assist your child to make their selections over the half term holidays. 

Read the letter and the booklet below - both have important information to assist with making your choices.

The OPTIONS DEADLINE is Monday 27th FebruaryPlease click here for our Options Evening Letter with all of the information you need.Click here for our Year 9 Options Booklet - an excellent resource to help you make your choices!

Pathways - what are they and what does this mean for my options?

Your child will be entered into one of three pathways. These pathways are:

• Triple Science pathway
• Ebacc pathway
• Open pathway

Pupils will be placed in a pathway that we believe will allow them to maximise their attainment and progress and give them the best opportunities to pursue their chosen field when leaving the Academy in 2025.

Triple Science Pathway

Students will follow:

• Triple Science
• Maths
• English Language
• English Literature
• French or Urdu (depending on what they have studied in Years 7-9)
• A choice of Geography or History
• Religious Studies
• Physical Education (non-examined)
• PSHE (non-examined)

Click here for the Triple Science Pathway link

EBacc Pathway

Students will follow:

• A choice of one option from the open option list (see reverse for details)
• Combined Science
• Maths
• English Language
• English Literature
• French or Urdu (depending on what they have studied in Years 7-9)
• A choice of Geography or History
• Religious Studies
• Physical Education (non-examined)
• PSHE (non-examined)

Click here for the EBacc Pathway link

Open Pathway

Students will follow:

• A choice of two options from the open option list (see reverse for details)
• Combined Science
• Maths
• English Language
• English Literature
• A choice of Geography or History
• Religious Studies
• Physical Education (non-examined)
• PSHE (non-examined)

Click here for the Open Pathway link