Y9 Options

I think it’s mad to do Spanish “from scratch” if she’s already done french for 3 years unless there is some concrete reason why she will enjoy Spanish despite not enjoying french. Almost everyone else sitting the exam will have done 5 years of school Spanish as a minimum.

The subject combination is absolutely fine. Lots of people like something a bit more hands on like art or dt or pe or drama but that’s also a lot of peoples idea of a nightmare and not easier to cope with in terms of time management

My DTD will be doing English Language, Lit, Maths, Triple Science, Geography, Spanish and Music.
DTS doing the same but History instead of Geography and Drama instead of Music. Both have had Spanish since Y7 and are doing the EBacc.
They’re disappointed they can’t do Food Tech but I made a deal that I would teach them more recipes at home, which will be cool.

My son is in y10 doing the same subjects.
I was particularly worried about the history and the Spanish as he doesn't find Writing particularly easy, but is working hard and appears to be doing better than I would have expected.

This is one subject fewer than our school do and they all seem to manage very well. It sounds like your daughter is high ability if she’s doing separate sciences, so I’m sure she’ll be fine.

My daughter is doing the same, except German and also psychology.

she has already done Eng Lit though as they do it in year 10.

She Is bright but possibly not exceptionally so ( feel a bit mean saying that - I think she is amazing but appreciate so are others!) and she has managed fine.

She wants to do English, Biology, history and core maths at A level.

My daughter is taking these GCSEs plus R.S and is in year 11. She has found it less work in lots of ways than her friends taking a practical subject like DT/ art. Obviously she has lots of exams coming up but seems be to coping and achieving well with working reasonably hard but not impossibly so! If your daughter is capable it should be fine.

I'm sure she will be fine. My school everyone sat 13 GCSEs so 9 will be fine!

My son has chosen Geography, English, English lit, Maths, Triple Science, computer science and food tech. Still waiting for school to confirm he was doing Spanish Y7 -Y9 so hopefully dropping it as did not enjoy it but was 1 set below top who have to do the EBACC so hopefully he is not forced to do it. Don’t really see how it’s options when in reality you only get to choose 1 subject.