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Year 9 Options
Year 9 is the first time for many pupils when they are asked to make decisions about their future, with the guidance and support of those around them. The choices available at Key Stage 4 are structured to cater for the wide variety of learning styles, needs and abilities of all the pupils in Year 9, as we appreciate that not everybody learns in the same way. By doing this we are ensuring that pupils gain the skills needed for learning, work and adult life.
Leaving school with no qualifications is not an option in a world where there is such competitiveness for employment and where more young people than at any other time aspire to go to university. However, we recognise that Higher Education is not for everyone. Apprenticeships and work based training courses offer other routes into employment.
Year 9 Options Process 2022
It is the time of year that we begin the process for Year 9 students to select their GCSE options for Key Stage 4. This is an especially important decision for your family to make and as such we have planned a series of events to support you in making the right decision. We will endeavour to provide you with as much information on the process and the subject choices as we possibly can over the next few weeks.
Please click here to download a copy of the letter sent to parents and carers on 28 January 2022.
Year 9 Options Timeline 2022
Year 9 Options Booklet 2022
Options Form 2022
Please see the email sent to all Year 9 parents and carers on Friday 25 February with the link to access and complete your son's 2022 Year 9 Options Choice Form.
If you have NOT recieved this link, please let us know by clicking on the link below and we will resend it to you:
The deadline for completing and submitting your son's form is Friday 11 March 2022
Year 9 Options Subject Videos 2022
Students will take 4 Core Subjects: English, Maths, Religious Education and Science. They will then choose 3 subjects for their options.
Year 9 2022 Options Subjects are:
St Ignatius College Careers - START
Please watch this video which will help parents and students to make the right decision when choosing a GCSE subject. It outlines the START profile, which helps with careers thinking.
Year 9 Options Process letter 2022
Please click here to download a copy of the letter sent to parents/carers 28 January 2022.
Year 9 Options Evening Presentation 2022
We hope you were able to join us for our live Year 9 Options Information Evening which took place on Thursday 25 February. Please click on the following link to download a copy of the presentation from the evening.