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OPTIONS
We are dedicated to ensuring all students achieve a well balanced education, ensuring they are well prepared for the next stage of their education and ready to make a positive contribution to society once they leave us in Year 11.
At Key Stage 4 (Years 10 & 11), students will study a minimum of seven GCSE subjects and then have two further options which could be either GCSE or vocational.
SUPPORTING YOU TO
makE choices for your future
Our options programme provides students with better understanding of what each subject entails and the process for choosing options.
Some subjects are compulsory which are called core subjects but there is a certain degree of choice where the others are concerned.
Selecting which subjects to study at GCSE is a very important decision as it will affect students’ progress over the next two years, their choice of subjects at college, and employment prospects in the future.
OUR OPTIONS PROGRAMME
options booklet
OPTIONS
extended assembly
OPTIONS evening
formation time
1:1 interview
Information to help you start thinking about your choice of options
students opportunity to listen and ask questions about the process
A parent/carer opportunity to find out about the options process and key dates.
A complete formation time programme to help you learn more about your chosen options
(optional)
Your opportunity to meet with a member of SLT to discuss your choices
The English Baccalaureate (EBacc)
The English Baccalaureate is a group of subjects that are usually looked on favourably by certain universities.
Having a mix of GCSE subjects steered towards the EBacc will help to keep more options open in the future.
A language will be an advantage for most careers in the future, and the top universities are only interested in students who study one. This is one of the reasons why we encourage students at Saints Peter and Paul to study a language.
The English Baccalaureate requires success at a minimum of a grade ‘5’ in:
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English Language
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English Literature
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Mathematics
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Science
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Modern Foreign Language
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Humanities subject (History or Geography)
WHAT WILL YOU CHOOSE?
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