WelcomeYear 9 into 10 Options Evening

It’s Time to Choose

The AcademyYear 9 into 10 Options Evening

Traditional, linear GCSE curriculum leading on to A Levels or BTECS in the Academy Sixth Form.

All Academy students follow a GCSE core curriculum:

• English Language and Literature• Maths• Double Science• PE and PSHCEPlus up to 4 further option choices. At least one of these must be History, Geography, a Language, Triple Science or Computer Science.All Set 1 Language students should continue to study a language.

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening

Contemporary curriculum leading on to BTECs or A Levels in the Studio Sixth Form.

All Studio students do the same GCSE core curriculum as the Academy and also have a Work Experience placement as 1 option choice.

Students then make a choice from either Construction and Engineering or Health & Social Care with Hospitality as 2 option choices.

1 more choice from a range of BTEC and Level 2 subjects including BTEC Sport, Creative I-Media and Managing My Money or a limited number of GCSEs such as Textiles or Geography.

ACADEMY &

STUDIOCore GCSE

Curriculum

ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, DOUBLE SCIENCE

PE, PHSCE

(30 Hours)

ACADEMY All must choose

1

For EBACC choose

1 Hums & 1 Lang

FRENCH, GERMAN, SPANISH*(*All Set 1 language students should continue to study a language)

HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY,

TRIPLE SCIENCE or COMPUTER SCIENCE

ACADEMYUp to 3

additional

choices

BUSINESS STUDIES, PYSCHOLOGY, RELIGIOUS

STUDIES

3D DESIGN, FINE ART, GRAPHICS, TEXTILES

DANCE, MUSIC, DRAMA, PHYSICAL EDUCATION

BTEC SPORT, LEVEL 2 MONEY SKILLS, I-MEDIA

STUDIOWork experience

+ 2 choices

+ 1 choice

CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING

HOSPITALITY, HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

BTEC SPORT, LEVEL 2 MONEY SKILLS, LEVEL 2 I-

MEDIA

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening: Subjects on offer

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening: Making the right choices

• Specialise and narrow

• Living in the 'now'

• An ‘easy’ option

• Following friends

• Teacher preferences

• Just ‘sounds good’

• Ticked anything

• Breadth and skill range

• Future career plans

• Interest, enjoyment, talent

• Learning style

• Teacher advice

• Research and taster sessions

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening: Whichever subjects are chosen…

Effort, attitude and performance

are expected and remain important

for the whole of Year 9 in every subject.

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening: Enter choices online

Initial subject choices will be entered via an online form which will be emailed tomorrow.

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening: Enter choices online

Choose subjects in preference order from drop down menu, remember a reserve and click submit.

All choices submitted by Feb 6th.

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening: Options Pools

These subject choices are then used to construct the ‘best-fit’ options pools for the timetable.

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening: Key points

• Research subjects over the coming weeks.

• Seek support from your parents, subject and form teachers or Mrs Pickford in Careers.

• Initial subject choices are used to make the option pools and meet as many students' choices as possible.

• No guarantee of everybody’s preferences due to timetable and staffing restrictions.

• Changes can be made during the options process depending on option pool combinations.

• Some subjects may refer to progress data in related subjects before accepting students.

• Subject choices will be made online.

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening: Key Dates This Half-Term

Jan 7th Options Evening

Jan 9th Options booklet published

Jan 14th Link Time Taster Session 1

Jan 16th Parents' Options Evening and Subject Presentations

Jan 17th Online form for initial subject choices released via email

Jan 21st Link Time Taster Session 2

Jan 30th Year 9 Parents Evening

Feb 6th All online forms complete with initial subject choices

Feb 11th Careers Fair

Feb 7th-20th

Options Pools created from initial choicesResolving of issues and confirmation of choices

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening: Support and Information

• Subject Guides emailed home and given to students

• Academy and Exam Board Websites

• Head of Year

• Subject teachers

• Form teachers

• Mrs Pickford (careers)

• cpr@knutsfordacademy.org.uk

Members of the Senior Management Team are available to help with any questions.The Academy Careers Adviser is also available downstairs in the Studio School.

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening: Subject Presentations

ACADEMY &

STUDIOCore GCSE

Curriculum

ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, DOUBLE SCIENCE

PE, PHSCE

(30 Hours)

ACADEMY All must choose

1

For EBACC choose

1 Hums & 1 Lang

FRENCH, GERMAN, SPANISH*(*All Set 1 language students should continue to study a language)

HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY,

TRIPLE SCIENCE or COMPUTER SCIENCE

ACADEMYUp to 3

additional

choices

BUSINESS STUDIES, PYSCHOLOGY, RELIGIOUS

STUDIES

3D DESIGN, FINE ART, GRAPHICS, TEXTILES

DANCE, MUSIC, DRAMA, PHYSICAL EDUCATION

BTEC SPORT, LEVEL 2 MONEY SKILLS, I-MEDIA

STUDIOWork experience

+ 2 choices

+ 1 choice

CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING

HOSPITALITY, HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

BTEC SPORT, LEVEL 2 MONEY SKILLS, LEVEL 2 I-

MEDIA

Year 9 into 10 Options Evening: Subjects on offer

WelcomeYear 9 into 10 Options Evening

It’s Time to Choose