KS4 Option Choices

Stretford High School KS4 curriculum: In Year 10 & 11 all students will automatically take a core set of subjects: English GCSE (& English Literature for some) Maths GCSE Science Double Award GCSE or BTEC Core PE In addition learners will sit up to four optional subjects. These will be selected from the list in this booklet. What we will do: Explain choices and process to your child. Support you in making the right choices. Take the top 6 choices of each student and build 4 option blocks that satisfy the most students possible. Inform you of the 4 subjects that your child will be taking next year. What you need to do: Discuss with your child the subjects that they enjoy and the future areas that they might like to study or work in in the future. Come to Parents Evening on Thursday 7th March from 4-7pm and discuss potential choices with the relevant subject teachers. Go to www.stretfordhigh.com/year-9-options to read more detail about each subject. If you need further advice speak with your childs Learning Tutor, Head of House, Progress Mentor or Mr Stucke or Mrs Brindley. Choose the top six subjects that your child would like to do in Y10 & 11. Submit the top 6 choices via the form that has been emailed to your child.

GCSE Options
Art & Design Business Studies Catering & Hospitality Computing Drama French Geography Graphic Products History Maths AS-Level Music PE All students will take Science as one of their core lessons, but if they wish to do Triple Science in order to gain separate GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry & Physics they will need to take it as one of their 4 options. This is due to the additional time required to study for the 3 GCSEs. AS-Maths and Triple Science are only suitable for those targeted an A*-B in those GCSEs. All GCSEs will be examined at the end of the course in Summer 2015, they may also have a Controlled Assessment (coursework) element. Photography Product Design Technology Psychology Religious Education Resistant Materials Triple Science (Biology, Chemistry & Physics) Sociology Spanish Textile Design Urdu

Vocational Options
CreativeMedia Production BTEC Dance BTEC BTEC qualications are mainly coursework based. Students will produce a portfolio of work through their time on the course. There will be a small examined element to the course. The BTEC courses that we run are all well respected by local Colleges. Whilst these courses will only count as 1 GCSE in school league tables students will gain a qualication of real value. Sport BTEC

Y9 Parents / Options Evening Thursday 7th March 4-7pm

We look forward to seeing you and discussing your childs future

Further Information
Further details about each course and a list of frequently asked questions are available on the school website, including information about the English Baccalaureate. If you have any further questions please dont hesitate to call the school and speak to either your childs Learning Tutor, Head of House or Progress Mentor. If they cant help please speak with Mr Stucke, Assistant Headteacher or Mrs Brindley, Associate Headteacher.