We are committed to ensuring that all our students receive the best possible information and advice about choosing their Key Stage 4 options subjects for GCSE for study between 2025 and 2027. For more information, please see this year's options booklet. For further information on particular subjects, please see the presentations below.

Key dates for this year are as follows:

• w/c Monday 10 February – Year 9 tracking sent home with information letter about Options Evening and cloud booking link. This will provide current attainment information for each subject and give an indication of the grades that students may expect to achieve at GCSE

• Monday 24 February – assembly 1: year 9 options assembly for all students in the Theatre to explain the options process. In addition, the options booklet will be emailed to parents/carers this week for discussion at home

• Wednesday 26 February – assembly 2: new subject presentations from Business, Computer Science, Health and Social Care, Media, Photography, and Sociology

• Wednesday 5 March – PSHE form time discussions regarding options with tutor

• Wednesday 19 March 4pm-7pm – Year 9 options and core subject drop-in evening in school. There will be a presentation to parents / carers from senior leaders about the options process and options subject stalls in the diner and LRC where students, parents and carers can find out more about the options subjects on offer. Timings for the presentations TBA. The drop-in for core subjects will have bookable times (through the Parents Evening booking system) for parents and carers to discuss their child's Maths, English and Science progress

• Options forms distributed at Options Evening and via tutors

• Friday 28 March – deadline for return of Options Forms

• Students, parents and carers will then have the subject choices confirmed with an email home in the summer term.

If you have any further questions about the options process, please contact Mr. Gray: rgray@calderlearningtrust.com  and/or Mr. Bracewell: sbracewell@calderlearningtrust.com