Year 9 Options
Information for Pupils, Parents and Carers
KS4 Options - for 2023-2024 Academic Year
The Y9 options process has started!
Timeline of activities
February:
Option talks in assemblies and individual option interviews, for all pupils.
The options website goes live and option blocks will be finalised.
March
Tuesday 19th: Taster Day - a chance to try a number of option subjects and find the best fit - complete the Google Form
April
Thursday 25th: Year 9 Face to Face Parents' Evening to meet with subject teachers and to give pupils and parents/carers the opportunity to discuss any matters they need to consider regarding options with Mr Haworth, Mrs Griffiths, and Mr Riddell. All three will be available in school to answer any questions.
The evening also includes an options talk.
The electronic options form becomes available to complete via Google Classroom and on this page after the evening.
May:
Wedensday 9th: Deadline for Options Forms to be completed and submitted for collation.
Introduction
You are about to make one of the most important decisions of your life - the selection of subjects for study in Key Stage 4. Increasingly, you need to see this as a step taking you to your destination at the age of 18 or even 21. Here are some key things to remember:
Your working life will go far beyond the present economic climate - so think LONG TERM!
Be realistic and ambitious - do not settle for being less than you are
The greater qualifications you have the more you are likely to earn over your lifetime and the greater your freedom to choose your own pathway
Alder Grange School has always aimed to combine the advantages of a school where pupils are well known by the staff, with the opportunities of a large school in terms of the number of subjects available to pupils. However, once begun, it is usually impossible to change courses.
Pupils with special educational needs will have the same choice as all others and will enjoy continuing supports from the various support agencies. Where we feel that the burden of a full range of GCSE's and/or applied subjects would not be appropriate for a pupil, we shall discuss alternative routes. Further advice for individual pupils will be an integral part of the process of setting up next year's curriculum.
With such a wide degree of opportunity a great deal of careful and informed thought is needed before making final choices and we are here to give you as much help, information and support as we can.
Required Subjects
Religious Education
Maths English Science
PSHE
Key Stage 4 Subjects
Art & Design Technology
Humanities
Computing & Business
European Languages
Creative Arts
Health
(Physical Education, Health & Social Care, Food & Nutrition)
Social Sciences
Separate Sciences
Statistics
Classical Civilisation
Curriculum Leaders
English...................................................................................................................................................................................Mr Harper dharper@aldergrange.com
Mathematics/Statistics .................................................................................................................................................Miss Jenkins sjenkins@aldergrange.com
Science..................................................................................................................................................................................Mr Varley svarley@aldergrange.com
Art & Design Technology...............................................................................................................................................Mr Stocks tstocks@aldergrange.com
Humanities..........................................................................................................................................................................Mr Ali sali@aldergrange.com
Computing & Business.................................................................................................................................................. Mrs Huddart rhuddart@aldergrange.com
European Languages.......................................................................................................................................................Mr Corbishley scorbishley@aldergrange.com
Creative Arts .....................................................................................................................................................................Miss Procter kprocter@aldergrange.com
Health (Physical Education, Health & Social Care, Food & Nutrition).........................................................Mrs Archer larcher@aldergrange.com
Social Sciences...................................................................................................................................................................Mrs Brind dbrind@aldergrange.com
SEND......................................................................................................................................................................................Mrs Taylor ktaylor@aldergrange.com