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How Do I Choose the Options I Want to Study?

The subjects included in the 2022 – 2024 curriculum for Year 10 and Year 11 are listed in
this section, with information about Core subjects being found first. While making your
choices, you should make sure that you listen carefully to what each Director of Faculty,
Head of Subject or subject teacher has to say about the courses and your suitability for
them.

The intention of the Online Options Evening is to encourage you to look closely at each
subject and to help you give serious thought to your future curriculum. We will then help
you to consider your choices, taking into account your academic performance, prior
attainment, your attendance, enthusiasm, and commitment for the subject. Courses will
only run if there are sufficient numbers of students to make them viable and in some cases
might depend on your performance in other subject areas (e.g. Triple Science requires a
high degree of scientific and mathematical ability, and we will look at your performance
in both subjects this year to help decide if studying the separate sciences is the right
choice for you).

It is important that you spend time talking with your family, teachers and tutors as you
consider new subjects alongside those you are already familiar with. You should choose
subjects that you enjoy but also those you are good at and that play to your strengths as
a learner. If you know you want to pursue a certain career, then keep this in mind as you
make your decisions but make balanced choices to keep your options open. If you do
not know what you want to do in the future, don’t panic! Pick subjects that create a
timetable that is manageable but also interests you. You will study these for the next two
years!

What Advice Can Help Make Your Decisions?

Do Don’t
Talk to parents and carers, family and teachers for Choose subjects based on your friends’ decisions –
their advice and support this is about your future and career aspirations
Read more about the subjects on offer to Choose or not choose a subject because of the
understand fully what will be required of you teacher – staffing varies each year depending on
the timetable
Choose a range of subjects to study. Remember, Avoid a subject because of one negative previous
you have to study them all at once, so pick a good experience. Teachers are always there to offer you
balance of different topics support and guidance throughout your studies
Talk to older students who are currently following Be misled by the title of a subject and think it leads
the course you may be interested in. they can offer directly to a certain career. Look carefully at the
advice and help with your decision making information in each subject to see how it links to
future job opportunities and transferable skills
Think about your strengths and your ability (do you Choose subjects you won’t enjoy or will find very
prefer practical subject to essay writing, can you hard
work methodically through coursework?)