KEY STAGE 4 OPTIONS

Each year students in Year 9 select the 'Options' they wish to study alongside the Core Curriculm in Key Stage 4. An 'Options Evening' is arranged where students and their parents can discuss the various subjects on offer with teaching staff from those departments. In addition, an 'Options Booklet' which contains details of all the subjects available, Core and Option, is given to all students in order that they can make informed choices about the combinations of subjects they wish to study.

The Options Evening for students entering Year 10 in September 2012 will be on Wednesday 1 February 2012 click here for the letter

The powerpoint presentation shown at the Options Evening is available here

The Options Booklet for students entering Year 10 in September 2012 is available here

BTEC - letter clarifying situation Feb 2012 is available here

The Options form which must be completed and returned by Monday 5 March 2012 is available here

Other important dates:

Year 9 Consultation Evening - Tuesday 21st February                   

Leadership Team Year 9 Guidance Interviews - Week beginning 27th Feb.            

 

Details of the Key Stage 4 syllabus for each subject are available by following the links below:

 

Art

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/Art/Pages/default.aspx

BTEC Art

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/firsts2012/art-and-design/Pages/default.aspx

Business and Economics

http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCSE%20New%20GCSE/GCSE%20in%20Business%20Issue%202%20for%20web.pdf

Business Studies

http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCSE%20New%20GCSE/GCSE%20in%20Business%20Issue%202%20for%20web.pdf

Drama

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/drama/Pages/default.aspx

English

www.aqa.org.uk/english

 

Food Technology

http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcses/dandt/new/home_fn_overview.php

Geography

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/geography/b/Pages/default.aspx

Graphics

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gcse/dt/graphics/index.aspx

History

http://www1.edexcel.org.uk/espec-gcse/historya/wrapper.html

ICT

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/nationals_2010/ict/l2/

Languages

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/mfl/french/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/mfl/german/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/mfl/italian/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/mfl/spanish/Pages/default.aspx

http://web.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mfl-specifications.php (AS German)

http://web.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mfl-specifications.php (AS French)

Maths

www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse10/maths/pages/default.aspx

Music

http://www.ocr.org.uk/download/kd/ocr_9994_kd_gcse_spec.pdf

BTEC Performing Arts

http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/BTEC%20Firsts%20from%202012/BTEC-Firsts-2012-L1L2-Specification-in-Performing-Arts-pre-accred-draft.pdf

Philosophy and Ethics

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/type/gcse/hss/rs_b/

PE - GCSE

http://beaumontschoolgcsepe.blogspot.com/

PE - BTEC

http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/BTEC%20Firsts%20from%202012/BTEC-Firsts-2012-L1L2-Specification-in-Sport-pre-accred-draft.pdf

PE - Practical PE

http://www.sportsleaders.org/

PSHCEE

http://www.channelmogo.org/

Resistant Materials

http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcses/dandt/new/resistant_overview.php?id=06&prev=07

 

Science

http://www.sciencelab.org.uk/gcses/

Textiles

http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcses/dandt/new/textiles_overview2.php?id=06&prev=#?id=06&prev=06

 

Other websites referred to in the KS4 Options booklet

DfE website re English Baccalaureate: http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/qualifications/englishbac/a0075975/theenglishbaccalaureate

The Russell Group  re informed choices for post-16 education:

http://russellgroup.org/Informed%20Choices%20final.pdf