Introduction

Choosing subjects to study in Years 10 and 11 can seem daunting. This microsite is designed to provide you with information about the courses available to students studying at Richard Challoner School for KS4 (years 10 and 11), to make the process of selecting options subjects easier. Please take the time to review the various information pages carefully, with your parents/ carers. Although these decisions are yours to make, it is very important that you discuss the available choices with your parents/ carers before making any final decisions.

Throughout Year 9, you have been encouraged to think ahead to the end of the year when you can adapt your programme of study. For the majority of our students, who will follow our main curriculum pathway, there are certain subjects you will be obliged to study, and then your choice of two ‘Options’.

Please note that for the vast majority of our students, this option programme allows access to all the subjects that form the English Baccalaureate. This is a performance measure that has been introduced by the government to recognise students gaining a qualification at GCSE grades 9 to 5 in English, Maths, two Sciences, a Modern Foreign Language and a Humanity subject.