Key Stage 4 Options
If your child/ward is in Year 9, they will be starting their GCSE options in September 2022, which is very exciting.
The process for this starts now, which can feel scary for students. We want to assure students that they will get a lot of support from their teachers and Leadership Team throughout the process.
Below we set out all the support we offer, as well as a clear timeline of events in the order they will occur. Should you have any specific questions regarding options for next year, please contact Kristen Gringeri, Vice Principal at k.gringeri@harrisgarrard.org.uk.
At Harris Garrard Academy, all students follow courses in certain core areas, but there is choice for the remaining subjects.
Compulsory study and available options
The subjects which are compulsory to study are:
- English Language
- English Literature
- Mathematics
- Combined Science (students can change this to Triple Science should they wish to)
- Spanish
- PE
- Geography or History
In addition to these, you can select three more subjects to study. You may select one subject from each option block below. We have included Spanish, History & Geography, which students must choose. We try where possible to ensure that students get their first choice, but this is not always possible.
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Option 1 |
Option 2 |
Option 3 |
Option 4 |
Option 5 |
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BTEC Business GCSE Business GCSE Art GCSE Drama GCSE Computer Science GCSE Spanish |
GCSE Sociology GCSE Religious Studies GCSE History GCSE Geography GCSE Drama GCSE Food Technology |
GCSE Art & Design BTEC Music GCSE Product Design GCSE History GCSE Geography GCSE Spanish |
Cambridge National IT GCSE Triple (Separate) Science BTEC Business GCSE History GCSE Geography GCSE Spanish |
National Curriculum PE
Or
BTEC Sport |
Timeline
A timeline of events can be seen below, so you can see the types of guidance students will receive over the year.
Stage One – Assembly and Options Page on Website
In February you will have an assembly led by Miss Gringeri, Vice Principal, to explain your options. The assembly will include:
- The subjects we offer
- Our options for PE
- Triple Science
- Timeline of events
- Support you will be given
- How to choose your options
- This part of the website!
Stage Two – Parents' Information Evening and Options Booklet
We will host a parents' information evening on Tuesday 15th March 2022, so that parents have an opportunity to ask questions about options and for us to explain the process. We have also created an Options Booklet to help students pick options.
Click HERE to download our Options Booklet, created by the lead teachers for each subject.
Stage Three – Leadership Team Meetings and Final Option Letters
On Thursday 21st April 2022, we will be inviting Year 9 parents into school for one-to-one meetings with a member of our senior leadership team, who will be able to answer any questions students may have. In these meetings students will choose their options. We will follow up with parents by confirming their child's/ward’s choices by formal letter.
If you have any questions regarding options, please contact Kristen Gringeri, Vice Principal at k.gringeri@harrisgarrard.org.uk.
