KS4 Options - Curriculum Choices
Welcome to the Year 9 Curriculum Choices Process for 2026!
Thursday 29th January 2026 - Year 9 Curriculum Information Evening: The evening will start with a talk about the Key Stage 4 curriculum that will be on offer in Years 10 and 11. Whilst many subjects remain compulsory at Key Stage 4, there is the opportunity to choose subjects that you would like to study as well. The system for making those choices will also be explained in this booklet. The link to the electronic form to complete options will be sent to parents on Friday 30th January 2026.
Monday 2nd February 2026 - Careers and Aspirations Personal Development Day: Students will be looking at careers and options for their future during this day in addition they will also experience some taster sessions in a range of different option subjects to give students a better understanding of the new subjects available to them.
Thursday 26th February 2026 - Mentoring Day: A chance for parents, students and the tutor to discuss what sort of subjects best suit the student’s interests and what they want to do in the future. There will also be a Careers Fair with a wide range of local college and training providers present.
Friday 27th February 2026 - Deadline for option choices to be completed.
Introduction
This is a very important and exciting time as students will shortly be making choices about the subjects that they wish to study next year. Picking the right combination of subjects is not easy. In some circumstances compromises must be made although we try our best to give students the subjects they want to study.
The aim of our Key Stage 4 curriculum is to provide students with the curriculum they need to enable them to be both successful and fully prepared for the next stage of their education, employment, or training. We hope this page will provide lots of information about each subject and links to possible future careers.
The Curriculum Process
First, have a read through the below documents/pages to help you get some ideas as to where you would like to go.
Your Options
Learn more about all the subjects on offer!
Decision Time
Once you’ve made up your mind, read through the pathway booklet and understand the restrictions as to what subjects you can and cannot take together, click the button below to submit your options choices!
Note that once you submit the form, your choices are final and cannot be changed except in exceptional circumstances
You should also understand that whilst we try our very best to get everyone into their first choices, it is not always possible and you may end up with one of your other choices.
Purple Pathway
The Purple Pathway provision is our traditional academic pathway. Students study the Core subjects (including Double Award Science) a Language, a Creativity* subject and 2 further choices from the available options and they study these over Years 10 and 11.
Green Pathway
The Green Pathway provision is like the Purple Pathway, but it has a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) focus. Students study the Core subjects (including separate GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics), a Language, a Creativity* subject and 1 further choice from the available options and they study these over Years 10 and 11.
