Year 9 Options
Making curriculum choices in Year 9 is a very important process here at HGAED. It is an opportunity for you and your daughter to take increased control of the education choice on offer to her.
The options chosen for Years 10 and 11 will affect how your daughter will spend her time at school for the next two years. The choices made will also influence what options are available after Year 11 in terms of further study. These options will be studied alongside our core curriculum of English, Maths, Science, MFL, Core PE and PSHE.
It is vitally important to choose subjects for the correct reasons. Spend some time with your daughter thinking about what subjects she enjoys doing, what keeps her interested and motivated.
Year 9 Options Booklet
Click HERE to download the Year 9 Options Booklet 2025-26.
Download the presentations
Click HERE to download the presentation from the Year 9 Options Information Event for parents.
Click HERE to download the presentation from the Year 9 Options Assembly.
Year 9 options - letters to parents
Click HERE to download a Year 9 Options Parent and Carer Update (20th December 2024)
Click HERE to download a letter to parents outlining the options timeline for 2024-25.
Good reasons for choosing an option
- You are good at the subject
- You think you will enjoy the course
- It fits your career ideas and plans
- It goes well with your other choices
- It helps to give you plenty of choice post 16
- You think you might want to continue studying it post 16
- Your research shows that it will interest you and motivate you to learn
Bad reasons for choosing an option
- Your friends have chosen it
- You think it will be easy
- Someone else thinks it is a good idea
- You like the teacher you have now
- You did not have time to research your options properly
Information for parents/carers
Below is a short video that we feel will help students and their parents/carers start discussing what options are best for their future aspirations.
