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Year 9 - 2022/2023 Support Thread

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QueenMabby · 23/08/2022 17:25

Hi
Having got a lot out of the thread for my ds who's just finished year 11 I though I'd start one for anyone wanting support/chat about dcs in year 9 from September.

Some schools will be starting GCSE syllabi this year and for those that don't there'll be options later in the year.

I have a dd starting year 9 in September. Her favourite subjects are languages and chemistry. We've not taken gcse options yet - that joy is to come.

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minisnowballs · 06/09/2022 12:29

Dd2 back yesterday. Sad to see music not even actually on her timetable yet (they keep telling me they will take this afterschool option seriously but there's no sign of it yet) but she seems happy with other teachers etc. Pleased to see friends too.

She is probably taking 10 GCSEs plus one BTEC (unless she opts for combined science - which would involve dropping down a set).

OhCrumbsWhereNow · 06/09/2022 12:14

DD also Y9... they picked options last year as have a 3 year GCSE track.

She's doing 8 plus a BTEC due to SEN.

Option choices were Music and Geography.

All but one teacher is a new one this year, which is both good and sad. Just wish I knew if they have the same teacher for 3 years or if they get new ones for Y10/11.

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QueenMabby · 05/09/2022 20:45

First day back for dd. She had a good day and likes most of her teachers. None of her friendship group in her main teaching set but some in her maths set which is good.

Hope everyone else's dcs have a good start to the year.

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Citygirlrurallife · 27/08/2022 22:24

Thanks @QueenMabby i don’t know - he did a taster week before summer ended and has met a few boys in his year in our village so it won’t be totally brand new - he’s still very nervous

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QueenMabby · 27/08/2022 15:45

@Citygirlrurallife - best of luck for your ds - will there be other new starters with him in year 9?

@aModernClassic - my dd is doing music too. There aren't many of them though. ☹️

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aModernClassic · 26/08/2022 14:29

Yes please. DD as selected some choices, but not for GCSE's. She's decided on music, textiles, computer science and another that I can't remember.
She will sit one GCSE this year, and that's Philosophy and Theology, as her school likes them to get one out of the way.

Citygirlrurallife · 25/08/2022 23:23

Here for it! Have name changed as well just cos it was time.

my DS is going into year 9, we’ve just moved from abroad so it’s his first year in a British school and he’s pretty nervous. His school starts GCSE this year which he’s a bit disappointed with. He’s doing 9: lit, Lang, maths, double science (maybe triple, not sure how that gets decided), mandarin, geography, photography and computer science

we did 11 in my day!!!

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QueenMabby · 25/08/2022 23:02

At DD's school the norm is 10 but top set maths also do gcse further maths as an extra.
Dd currently wants to do everything so we'll have some narrowing down to do!

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ImStillMe · 25/08/2022 22:56

DD will be choosing options this year...when I was at school, taking 8 GCSEs was the norm.

What is current thinking? 8, 9 or 10?

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QueenMabby · 25/08/2022 10:42

We're excited too.
DD made some option choices at the end of year 8 regarding subjects like art/DT/music etc but no gcse options until the Easter term I think.

Her school starts back on Monday 5th. What about anyone else's?

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iamthankful · 24/08/2022 15:03

DS will be starting Yr 9 in September too and actually just starting Senior School, he was at a prep before. GCSEs not chosen yet, he's really excited for Year 9 and so am I :)

minisnowballs · 24/08/2022 14:58

I have one just going into Year 9 - she's my second and is currently in a sort of halfway house between GCSE options and not.

So she's picked her arts subjects
Drama
Dance BTEC
Music (after school )

and her language
Latin
She may end up also doing Spanish as a community language because she already speaks it.

but hasn't chosen between history and geography or whether she's doing triple science.

She's never had a dance lesson in her life so I've no idea how this BTEC will go (teachers assure me it will be fine). She only picked it because music was suddenly pulled from the curriculum.

Fingers very much crossed!

kimlek · 24/08/2022 11:44

Hi, my DD goes into yr9 in September. They also do the full curriculum (ish). They’ve chosen/dropped a language and some ‘arts’. She’s dropped French, music and DT. But still has 3 languages, 3 humanities and 3 arts plus the usual maths, English, sciences. Seems like a lot. She’s wanting to do 9 GCSEs despite school suggesting 10. She’ll also choose in February.

Circleoffifths · 24/08/2022 09:01

I’d like to join please. I have DS starting Year 9 in September. They still do a full curriculum at his school in Year 9 - there is a meeting about GCSE options in Feb. He doesn’t have any favourite subjects yet really so still very undecided about options.

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