Lower School
Curriculum booklets 2023-24
Welcome Evening Presentations
Year 7 Formal Exams - Revision Guide
Year 8 Formal Exams - Revision Guide
Year 9 - Options
Year 9 GCSE Options Booklet 2024-2026
Welcome to Year 9 options. An exciting process for families as students move from the lower school , where they have been enriched with a broad curriculum designed to stretch and challenge their minds, to the upper school where a more focussed, personalised programme of study awaits them. Students in Year 9 are encouraged to opt for subjects they enjoy and excel in. As Head of Year 9 I want students to know that this is an important choice but one that doesn't close doors, only opens them for the future. This is also their first chance to be autonomous about their education and this is a brilliant opportunity.
There is a plethora of options below for you and your children to discuss. We will be supporting them in these options at school through Future destinations advice, tutorials and subject assemblies. Students should also discuss options with their subject teachers and use IR1 in November as a guide. Of course, my wonderful team of tutors and I are on hand every step of the way to guide and support.
I hope you find the information below helpful in aiding your children's decisions.
Miss Stewart
Key Dates for your Diary and tutor time schedule:
A careers' guidance resource used with Year 9 students is Fast Tomato. Click here for details on how to use it.
Year 9 - the art of revision parent guide
Year 9 - becoming a GCSE County Student Presentation
This is the presentation that we given during the parent meeting on 14th May 2024
Learning
- Curriculum at County
- SEND
- The wider curriculum
- Increasing breadth of study
- Literacy across the curriculum
- Learning and teaching at GCS
- Careers
- Music College
- Exams and Assessments
Upcoming Events
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