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Welcome to Your Year 10 Guided Choices
Choosing your Key Stage 4 subjects is an exciting step in shaping your future. Over the next two years, you’ll build the knowledge, skills and confidence that will take you into Sixth Form, college, apprenticeships and beyond.
This website will guide you through everything you need to know — from understanding the subjects available, to finding out what suits your interests, ambitions and strengths.
What You'll Find Here
What You'll Find Here
The subjects you must study (core curriculum)
The subjects you can choose
How to make smart decisions
The importance of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc)
What GCSEs and vocational qualifications actually mean
Support with careers and next steps
Key dates and deadlines you need to meet
Your Future Starts Now
Your Future Starts Now
Whether you already know your dream job or you’re exploring your options, this is your chance to build a pathway that excites and inspires you.
Explore each subject, talk to teachers, and make choices that suit you.
Choosing the Right Subjects
Your guided choices should reflect who you are and who you want to become.
Think carefully about:
What you enjoy
Subjects you like are often the ones you’ll work hardest in and do best at.
What you’re good at
Play to your strengths — but don’t be afraid to challenge yourself.
Your future ambitions
What might you want to study in Sixth Form or college?
What careers interest you?
Talk to others
Teachers, tutors, family members and older students can offer great insight.
Use online tools
Unifrog and CareerPilot can help you explore pathways, strengths and career matches.
Choose reserve subjects
Some courses may not run depending on numbers or timetabling.
Your choices should be personal, positive and purposeful.
Options Website Live: Wednesday 17 December
Options Evening: Wednesday 7 January
Parents’ Evening: Thursday 15 January
Deadline for Submitting Forms: Monday 19 January
CAREERS & UNIFROG
Planning for the Future:
Your guided choices are an important step toward your future pathways.
Use Unifrog to:
Explore careers matched to your interests
Understand required qualifications
Build your profile and skills
Research university and apprenticeship routes
Use CareerPilot to:
Assess your strengths
Explore job sectors
View real entry requirements
Our Careers Team is here to help you think through your next steps.
Guidance Online
Guidance Online
nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
The National Career Service provide information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work. The National Careers website as information on exploring careers; skills assessment; finding a course and help to get a job. There is a web chat facility for you to ask questions and you can also telephone them on 0800 100 900.
www.icould.com
Website that gives you free access to more than a thousand videos related to different curriculum subjects of people telling their personal careers stories in their own words including information on Labour Market Information (LMI) e.g. average salary, skills & qualification.
www.successatschool.org
Success at School is the place for young people to explore careers, get the lowdown on top employers, and search for the latest jobs, courses and advice. Lots of helpful advice in the advice section on employability skills, work experience, apprenticeships, university and different career paths. Information for parents can be found in the advice section. There are some excellent subject handouts that gives details of the where the subject can lead you which you can download now. You will need to sign up to access these resources and the subject resources can also be found on Firefly - go to the Careers section and select number 3 - Linking Curriculum to Careers.
careerpilot.org.uk
Expert careers information and tools for 11-19 year olds, all in one place. Do you love a subject and wonder where it might lead you - you will find this link helpful - careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/subjects
www.unifrog.org: Helping students find their future starting from choosing their GCSE subjects all the way through to post 18 progression pathways including university, apprenticeships or employment. Unifrog brings all the available information into one single, impartial, user friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications.
Key stage 3 launch (choosing GCSE’s)
Key stage 4 launch (choosing post 16 pathways)
Key stage 5 launch (choosing post 18 pathways)
www.ucas.com
www.ucas.com
UCAS not only has information for undergraduate (university applications) but did you know they also have information on further education choices (post 16); apprenticeships and a whole area dedicated to careers – search by career area or subject preferences
www.ucas.com/further-education
www.ucas.com/understanding-apprenticeships
www.ucas.com/careers-advice - not sure what career you want then take the career quiz - www.ucas.com/careers/careers-quiz
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