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Have any Year 9s heard with their option choices

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Lottie4 · 05/05/2015 10:13

I know it must take a lot of consideration and timetable scheduling, but just wondered if any Year 9s have heard with their option choices. DC is having doubts over a couple of her choices, so getting a bit tense over it.

Someone has told me the school get quite a few go back and want to change their options and they have a two weeks in which to change subjects in Year 10 if they have doubts then. If this is the case it might not be the end of the world, but good to get it sorted.

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TheFirstOfHerName · 05/05/2015 17:57

The compulsory subjects are Maths, English Literature, English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology (or double science for the two lowest sets).

Also your first MFL and one out of History or Geography. It's a given that they can accommodate everyone's choices for these.

2 options takes it to ten GCSEs. How many options are other schools offering?

Whyjustwhy · 05/05/2015 16:56

Well DD hasn't even chosen her options yet!
The presentation is just before half term, so I'm guessing the form (not that we've seen it yet) will be due back after the May holiday.

Millymollymama · 05/05/2015 16:48

Only two choices? I guess why they nearly all get what they want!

TheFirstOfHerName · 05/05/2015 16:35

It must vary a lot between schools, but last year we heard before the May half-term. Almost everyone (187/190) got both of their choices.

Madmog · 05/05/2015 16:23

Ours haven't heard yet, their options choices have been in about 10 weeks.

No one seems to know when they're coming out, but at parents evening they did mention they are approachable if children aren't happy with their original choices or there is a problem giving them a subject the really want, so from this I guess we might hear by early June as the school will need time to consider any alterations before timetables are made up.

SomewhereIBelong · 05/05/2015 12:50

Ours have started a lot of their subjects already.. gave their options in at the start of 2015, were given their subjects before Easter hols - ALL 263 pupils got all their choices this year at our school.

Ihatemytoes · 05/05/2015 12:41

I got a call from DD's head of year about one of her choices. he didn't think it was one she should be doing, and wanted to tell me why. after speaking to him, I agreed. Dd also had spoken with him, and ended up changing.