The following represent the common questions that were asked of us during the Guided Choices Presentation...
You have three slots to fill.
The first slot must be filled by either Geography and History.
Slots two and three are free choices from the full list of subjects.
We also ask you to select a further choice as a reserve.
**MEP students will be continuing Mandarin, which will fill one of the two free choices.**
You do not.
However... if you are considering further study at university level, or international travel, a foreign language could give you a wider range of options.
We strongly recommend that everyone carefully considers continuing to study a language.
You can only study a language in year 10/11 that you have been learning in years 7, 8 or 9.
If you want to study a language that you have studied- but are not currently studying- then talk this through first with your language teacher. They will be able to advise you.
We work very hard to make sure that everybody is happy with their choices.
In a small number of cases, it may not be possible to run a subject or manage a particular combination of choices.
Where this occurs we will talk to you as soon as possible and make every attempt to find a suitable alternative.
When you start asking, you will be amazed at how many people will want to help you.
Your tutors, year office and teachers will all be happy to help you. Whilst we are learning online you could stay behind at the end of a lesson or email your teacher to ask for advice.
Your family will be able to help you understand more about different subjects and career paths.
The websites www.unifrog.org and www.startprofile.com are excellent sources of information and guidance.
These are your choices and you need to be comfortable with them.
Your parents/carers will of course want to support you to make good choices. It would be sensible to talk to them from the beginning about which subjects you are considering and why you feel these would be good for you.
When you have completed the form to select your choices, we will be sending a letter home in which a parent/carer needs to sign to show that these have been discussed and agreed.
In the rare circumstance that we are not able to offer you one of your choices, we will talk to you about a suitable alternative. The reserve choice helps with that discussion and are help and guidance for you.
Absolutely not!
We advise that you do not submit your choices form as soon as it is released; take your time to make the right choice.
However, you do need to get it in by the deadline.
After this we will be working hard to create classes , so if you submit your form late or change your mind about a subject you will a more limited range of choices.
Over the next few weeks, your teachers will be talking to you in lessons about the courses their departments will be running in Y10/11. This will be a good chance for you to ask them questions.
For subjects that you do not currently study, these teams are preparing Taster Lessons that you will be able to access during Taster Lesson Week (22nd - 26th Feb).It is really important that you take part in a taster lesson for any subject you are considering taking so you can get a better sense if it is right for you.
These questions are answered in the Subject Pages scroll back to the top of the page and click on the tab in the right hand corner.
You can also ask your teachers.
Please take your time and consider your choices carefully before you complete and submit the options form.
We would really prefer to avoid any changes.
However if you do change your mind after you have submitted your form, let us know as soon as possible so we can offer you more support and guidance.