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YEAR 9 GCSE OPTION CHOICES

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