Year 9 Options

During this half term, we are starting the process of choosing options to study for the next two years. Our aim is that all of our Key Stage 4 students follow courses that are relevant, at which they will be successful and which they enjoy.

We design a curriculum and a timetable to allow as many of you as possible to follow the courses of your choice. It is important that we are able to guide choices in some areas, for example, we will be making some recommendations on the language option to enable students to follow the EBacc suite of subjects.

During the Options/Parents’ Evening on the 25th April 2024, there will be the opportunity to meet subject teachers to discuss pupil progress, see a short presentation, along with advice and guidance for both parents and students regarding their option choices. Please contact nclay@castlehall.com for any enquiries. 

Each student/parent will have an individual Options Interview as it is important that we get these decisions right and parents/carers and students are welcome to contact Emma Rankin at the academy at any time to ask for clarification or further information.

To support students in their option choices, there will be subject assemblies with lots of information about the course, a carousel of taster sessions and an options fayre to visit. This, alongside the options booklet will help students make informed choices for their GCSE subjects.