Year 9 Options Process

Tamesin Quinn / 23 January 2017 / Categories: News

Support and guidance for Key Stage 4 choices

This is an important year for our Year 9 students and an important term as choices are made about which subjects to study for the next two years, commonly known as Key Stage 4, which starts from September 2017.

Year 9 Parents/Options Evening - Thursday 26^th January 2017

5.00-7.00pm

We invite you to come and meet teachers to discuss your child’s progress and hear in detail about the options process.

We have prepared a booklet to help you make these important decisions with the academy supporting and guiding you through it. We hope that the content of this booklet informs you about what you need to think about, what you need to do and in what timescale this all happens.  Please click on the link below:

 Year 9 Options Booklet

All pupils will be interviewed by either a member of academy’s leadership team, head of year or inclusion manager so that each student has an opportunity to meet to discuss their options and help them make the most appropriate choices. Parents/Carers will be invited to this appointment and we hope will be able to attend.

1-1 Year 9 Parents/Student Options Meetings  - 6^th- 16^th February 2017

Thank-you in advance for your support and we look forward to seeing you for the Options Information Evening and over the next couple of weeks for your 1-1 meeting.

Important dates throughout the Options Process:

• Tuesday 24^th January/Wednesday 25^th January:  Options Assembly Process
• Thursday 26^th January: Options Information Evening and Parent’s Evening (5.00pm – 7.00pm)
• Monday 30^th January to Friday 3^rd February 2017: Options assemblies
• Friday 3^rd February 2017: Options Fair (P5)
• Thursday 2^nd February to Friday 10^th February 2017: Connexions meetings
• Monday 6^th February to Thursday 16^th February 2017: 1-to-1 meetings with SLT, Heads of Year or Inclusion Manager, pupil and parent/carer to discuss option choices
• Friday 17^th February (3.00pm): last date for options forms in to school (Mrs House) for processing