1. No category

Compulsory Subjects at
KS4
 Mathematics
 Computing
 English
 Religious
Education*
 Science
 Citizenship
 Personal & Social
Health Education
 Physical
Education
 Sex Education
Entitlement Areas at KS4
 Arts
 Design Technology
 Modern Foreign
Language
 Humanities
Types of Qualification
 Academic Qualifications
 GCSE
 Technical Qualifications
 BTEC
 OCR Nationals
 VCERTS
Options Pathways Summary
All students (core curriculum)
Maroon
Pathway
Blue
Pathway
Maroon Pathway
 4 options
 1 option must be a language OR
a humanities subject
 3 other free choice options
 Label 3 free choice options 1-3 in
order of preference.
 Add a 5th option as a reserve
labelled R
Blue Pathway
 4 options
 1 option must be a modern foreign
language (French or Spanish)
 1 option must be a humanities
subject (History or Geography)
 2 other free choice options
 Label free options 1-2 in order of
preference.
 Add a 5th option as a reserve labelled
R
Timeline
 Week commencing 26th January– Pupils
options presentation and pupils receive
options booklets.
 Thursday 29th January Options and Year
9 Parents’ Evening
 29th January – 6th February 2015 - Pupils
make informed choices about KS4
subjects.
 6th February = Deadline for Options
returns
th
6
February 2015
=
Deadline for
options returns
Year 9 Options
Presentation
Ellesmere High
School
26th January 2015