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Resources for Year 9 parents and students regarding Options Subject Choices

The deadline to submit your options choices via SIMS Parent App is Friday 28 February.

 

Year_9_Resources_for_Option_Subjects

Please see below a subject video giving you an overview of the course, and where it may lead you post GCSE, and an example / extract from an external assessment to enable you to see the style of assessment you will be undertaking for each subject.

Art Option Subjects (incl Photography)

//www.youtube.com/embed/BOToV1tQ7vk#t=0.5

Business Studies

//www.youtube.com/embed/fRurX_imqYY#t=0.5

Business Example Assessment

Computer Science 

//www.youtube.com/embed/SAruhSUQZtc#t=0.5

Computer Science Example Assessment

Dance 

/i/video/Year_9_Options/Dance_options_video.mp4

  Dance Example Assessment

Drama 

//www.youtube.com/embed/Cd6AdRJRgk8#t=0.5

Design Technology

//www.youtube.com/embed/PCSMSZ_VKcM#t=0.5" width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1">

Design Technology Example Assessment

Engineering

/i/video/Year_9_Options/Eduqas_Engineering.mp4

 Engineering Example Assessment

Food

/i/video/Year_9_Options/GCSE_Food_Preparation_and_Nutrition.mp4

 Food Preparation and Nutrition Example Assessment

Geography

//www.youtube.com/embed/C24IFbrUBtM#t=0.5

Geography Example Example Assessment

Geography Example Example Assessment 6 marker

 Health and Social Care

//www.youtube.com/embed/aQHyV_OHK1k#t=0.5

Health and Social Care Example Assessment

 History

/i/video/Year_9_Options/HISTORY_OPTIONS_TALK.mp4 

History Crime Exam Assessment

Media Studies

/i/video/Year_9_Options/Media_Studies.mp4

 Media Example Assessment Component 1

Media Example Assessment Component 2

Music

/i/video/Year_9_Options/VIDEO-2025_Music.mp4

Music Example Example Assessment

Physical Education 

//www.youtube.com/embed/Xme2-ITC6pw#t=0.5

PE Example Assessment

Religious Studies

/i/video/Year_9_Options/Copy_of_Year_9_Options_Video_2023.mp4

 RS Sample Exam Assessment

Sociology

/i/video/Year_9_Options/Sociology_GCSE_Option_Video.mp4

Sociology Example Assessment