YEAR 9 MAKING YOUR GCSE OPTION CHOICES FOR SEPTEMBER 2021

Please click the button below to hear Ms Munday's Year 9 Options talk

Middle School

• Maths (setted)
• English > English Language / English Literature
• Biology, Physics, Chemistry
• A Modern Language (French may be setted)
• History or Geography
• 2 further options
• PE, PSHCE (incl Careers & RE), Games, TAA

Options

• Must choose French or German or Spanish – can do two Modern Languages
• Either History or Geography – can do both
• French
• German, Spanish, Latin
• History
• Geography
• Classical Civilisation (can start now)
• Religious Studies
• Computer Science
• Design and Technology
• Physical Education
• Art – Fine Art
• Art - Graphics
• Music

Grading system for GCSE

• 9 (highest) – 1 (lowest)
• The highest/high tariff universities will be looking for their future students to have achieved mainly 7-9

Resources

• Middle School Booklet
• Form Tutors / Subject Teachers
• Head of Year – Mr Fossey
• Assistant Head - Miss Munday

How to choose

• What do I enjoy?
• What am I good at?
• (Sixth Form entry – likely minimum 50pts from best 8)
• (GCSEs final public exams before university entrance application)
• What do I need for a future career?
• How good am I at managing project or coursework?

How not to choose

• My best friend’s doing Forestry
• My favourite teacher asked me to do Sanskrit
• My parents told me to do Forestry
• I heard they had a good trip in Sanskrit
• I don’t like my teacher in Forestry

Constraints

• Staffing
• Set size < room size
• Funding
• Exam results
• Oversubscription > attainment and attitude to learning

PCSHE/ General RE

• RE/Ethics
• Careers
• Citizenship
• Relationships & Sex Education
• Economic Awareness
• British Values
• Mindfulness

Thursday Afternoon Activities/Current TAA

• CCF Army
• CCF Navy
• CCF RAF
• Social Service
• SLST
• Beginners Japanese
• Beginners Chinese
• Football
• Fives
• Squash
• Badminton
• Table tennis
• Tennis
• Fitness
• Cookery
• Drama
• Art
• Music
• Media Studies
• Boardgames
• French Cinema
• Creative Writing

Procedure

• Boys enter choice requests via www.sims-options.co.uk, sign in using RGS email account via Microsoft (details in letter already issued)
• Completion essential by 0900 Monday 1 February. Portal closed thereafter.
• Numbers crunched – decisions made on viability of subjects
• Confirmed in summer term