1. Year 8 Options 2013 Making the right choices

2. How do I decide? Teachers I like? What my mates are doing? What I think will be easiest? Something new? My friend in Year 10/Mum/Brother did it? 2

3. How do I decide? What am I good at already? What do I want to be? Who do I want to be? What will motivate and excite me for two years? What will help me take the next steps in my life? 3

4. What choices do I have? You have to do: – GCSE English – GCSE Mathematics – GCSE Science – GCSE ICT – GCSE RE – Core PE 4

5. There are 4 option blocks Choose one subject from each block What choices do I have? Block A Tick Art and Design Business Studies GCSE Catering Drama Engineering Food Technology Geography Graphics History Product Design Resistant Materials Textiles

6. The Options Form Your tutor will only give this form to you when they think you have given your choices enough thought! Your tutor will only sign it when they are convinced you are making your choices for the right reasons! FINAL DEADLINE 15 th March 2013

7. Will I get my choices? We always try our best to give you your choices but if… More pupils opt for a course than there are places available Not enough pupils opt for a course and therefore we cannot afford to run it In our opinion, you have made an inappropriate or unwise choice …we can’t 7

8. Who can help you? Form tutor Subject Teachers Parents Careers Advisor Year 10 & 11 pupils You! 8 Year 8 Parents’ Evenings– 28 th February and 7 th March 2013