Preferences

This is a crucial time for Year 9 students. Throughout their Key Stage 3 journey, we have tried to ensure that they have been kept informed of their progress. In doing so, we help students develop a greater sense of their own strengths and areas for development. That knowledge is crucial when students come to transition from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 4.

As you will hopefully be aware, when students commence Key Stage 4, they are able to express preferences regarding a small number of GCSEs they wish to study in Years 10 and 11.

“Options” is something that secondary schools have organised for many years. However, with the reduction in the number and variety of subjects available now, due to Government restrictions, there is less “choice”. Alongside this, schools cannot offer every possible combination of subjects. This would result in a huge number of classes with very small class sizes, and an additional staffing requirement, which is simply unaffordable.

Download the Preferences Booklet