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The Year 9 Options Form is currently open for students to complete. The form can be found here.
Deadline for completion is 9AM on Monday 1st March.
Date | Event |
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WB. 1st February 2021 | Parent Video Issued Champion Time Activities |
Tuesday 2nd February 2021 | Options Assembly |
WB 8th February 2021 | Progress Report issued to students and parents |
Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th February 2021 | Tutor 1:1 Champion Conversations with students |
Friday 12th February 2021 | Subject Options Video Launch Option Form Issued |
WB 22nd February 2021 | Taster Sessions for Option Subjects |
Monday 1st March 2021 | Option Form Deadline |
June 2021 | Final options shared with students and parents. |
The curriculum at Key Stage 4 consists of a mixture of Core Subjects and Option Subjects. Students will be able to choose some subjects according to their strengths and interests. They will be guided through their choices by subject teachers, tutors and other staff to ensure that their choices are appropriate. When making choices students must balance their skills and learning styles in order to keep options open for later life, such as choosing college or ‘A level’ courses.
All students are taught a core programme of subjects. These are the subjects and skills that are statutory for all children aged 14-16, with the addition of English Literature, which we feel is important too, and is studied by everyone.
Core subjects comprises of the following:
In addition to core subjects, students select three additional subjects. We want all students to be committed to their subjects and so we allow them to choose these additional subjects from a range of areas. Whilst we do give as much choice as possible, all students are expected to take one EBacc subject from: Computer Science; History; Geography; French or Spanish. We make every effort to ensure that students study the course they opt for.
Option subjects comprise of the following:
To ensure your child makes the most appropriate choices for them, we support your child in a variety of ways through this process. We offer:
Key contacts throughout this process are:
All staff contact details can be found here.
15 February 2021
1 April 2021
1 March 2021
Hyde Road, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon SN2 7SH
Tel: 01793 822284
Please note, all calls are recorded for monitoring and training purposes.
If you would like a hard copy of anything on the website please contact jcarter@kingsdownschool.co.uk
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Kingsdown School is an academy which is a part of the River Learning Trust which is an exempt charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with registered company number 7966500 and its registered office is C/O Gosford Hill School, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2NT