As early as the end of Year 8, we allow and encourage our students to start to make choices about the curriculum they wish to pursue.
Alongside our core curriculum, in Year 9, students have the opportunity to choose 6 other subjects and to get a taste of what they may wish to continue studying at GCSE level. By being flexible and offering this choice, students are naturally more committed to all their subjects in Year 9.
The three choices of option subject our students then go on to make at the end of the year for GCSE are also properly informed, ultimately leading to greater success in the GCSE exams for those subjects.