Year Eight Options 2023
At Chauncy, we offer an exciting and inspiring curriculum.
By regularly reviewing our curriculum, we ensure that it continues to meet the needs of students and prepares them well for the future.
As such, from Year Nine, you will have more choices about which subjects you will study.
You will make some choices now, ready for the start of Year Nine and some later, ready for the start of Year Ten.
Our Year 9 curriculum
In Year Nine students will study a core curriculum of English, Maths, Science, Modern Foreign Language, Geography, History, Art and Design, and Core PE.
In addition, you will follow a carousel of lessons in ICT, Enterprise, Media, Psychology, Health and Social Care and Citizenship to introduce you to some of the new subjects available at Key Stage 4.
The following table shows the Year Nine curriculum, with the number of hours per fortnight spent studying each subject:
| English | Science | Maths | Geography | History | Art & Design | PE | Taster Carousel | Option A | Option B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Types of Qualification
There are two types of qualifications at Key Stage 4:
- GCSE 9 – 1
- Technical Awards
GCSEs are assessed primarily through final examinations and grades are awarded on a 9 to 1 scale. GCSEs do not usually have coursework or controlled assessments.
Technical Awards take a more practical approach and are assessed through coursework and/or controlled assessments alongside the external exam component. Technical Awards equate to GCSE grades as follows:
| Level 2 |
|---|
| Distinction* 8.5 |
| Distinction 7 |
| Merit 5.5 |
| Pass 4 |
| Level 1 |
|---|
| Distinction 3 |
| Merit 2 |
| Pass 1.25 |
Choosing your Options
You should spend time thinking and talking to your teachers and family about which subjects are the best choices for you.
Choose subjects that you enjoy, believe you can succeed in, and think about whether a subject is important for your future.
Students can talk to their teachers by e-mail and their e-mail addresses can be found here: https://chauncyschool.com/contacts
Here are the option blocks for the two option subjects that you will study in Year 9:
| Option A |
|---|
| French |
| Spanish |
| Option B |
|---|
| Drama |
| Music |
| Photography |
| Physical Education |
| Religious Education, Philosophy & Ethics |
| 3D Design |
Please click on the link below to open our online options form:
Year 9 Option Subjects
Please select ONE subject from each option box on the form. You should complete the form by Friday 19th May 2023.
- Drama
- 3D Design
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Music
- Photography
- PE (GCSE)
- PE (Technical Award)
- RE, Philosophy and Ethics
Years 10 and 11
As you move into Year Ten, you will have the opportunity to make further choices about what you would like to study.
You will continue to study the subjects that you chose in Year Nine alongside the core curriculum of English, Maths, Science and PE.
You will then make two more choices from the following option blocks, one of which must be Geography or History.
| Option C | Option D |
|---|---|
| Geography | Geography |
| History | History |
| Art | |
| Computing or ICT Technical Award | |
| Enterprise Technical Award | |
| Health & Social Care Technical Award | |
| Media | |
| Psychology |
The Year Ten curriculum is summarised below, with the number of hours per fortnight spent studying each subject:
| English | Maths | Science | PE | PSHE | Option A | Option B | Option C | Option D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |