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During Year 9 you are guided and supported to make your GCSE (Level 2) options from those available at The Priory. Below you can find some information that will help you to think about making decisions.
Decision Making and Choices
Decision Making and Choices
In Year 9 you should be able to build on your self awareness and use this information to make informed choices about your options.
For some students choosing their options is really easy and for others it can be a difficult decision for a number of reasons. Below, you can find some useful guidance about making decisions.
Ways to support good decision making
Ways to support good decision making
Choose a subject that you enjoy
Choose something that you are good at
Talk to others about your decision
Research the content of the course, how it is taught and assessed
Keep your options open
Ways that don't support good decision making
Ways that don't support good decision making
Choose a subject because your friends are
Choose the subject because you like the teacher
Choose a subject you don't like, but someone has told you to take it
Choose it because you think it will be easy
Videos
GCSE Subjects
GCSE Subjects
A brief video that helps explain what you need to take
ICOULD resource
ICOULD resource
A short video to help you think about your options
Resources
ICOULD
ICOULD
Get tips on GCSE options, apprenticeships, university, finding work and more
Careers Pilot
Careers Pilot
All the information and tools you need to explore your future career
Start Profile
Start Profile
Free resource, but you will need to create an account. Helping you to make better choices
Talking Futures
Talking Futures
Helping parents to talk about the future
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