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St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy

Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Academy Trust

Year 9 Options

Year 9 is an exciting and important phase in your education, and you will be making choices about what subjects to study in Years 10 and 11.  

 

At St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, we aim to provide a broad and balanced education for all our students, enabling them to develop a wide range of knowledge and skills to support them in their future choices.  The information provided here is intended to guide you through the Options process and to give you some of the information and support you will need to help you make the right choices for you.

 

Year 9 Options - Supporting Documents

 Printed copies of these documents are available on request.

 

 Year 9 Options: Key Dates

Year 9 Parents’ and Options Evening Thursday 13th March 2025
Deadline for Option choices via Options Online Friday 28th March 2025
Options Confirmation Summer Term 2025

 

Parents and students are invited to attend our Year 9 Parents’ and Options Evening on Thursday 13th March where you will be able to discuss your child's progress with their Core subject teachers in English, Maths, Religious Studies and Science.

 

There will also be a limited number of appointments available to meet with Option subject teachers. Alternatively, you will be able to visit our Option subject areas and displays, where you can speak to staff and find out more about each Option course on offer.

 

Students will complete their Option choices using Options Online. Students will receive guidance on how to complete their Options using Options Online during form time and ICT lessons. The deadline for the completion of Option choices via Options Online is Friday 28th March 2025.

 

To ensure you make the right choices for you, we recommend that you:

DO

DON’T

Visit ck.mydirections.co.uk for a range of careers information

Choose a subject just because your friends are

Read the Year 9 Options Booklet before making any choices

Choose a subject just because you like the teachers you have now

Talk to your teachers and parents about the subjects you are interested in

Miss the Options deadline of Friday 28th March

Come to Year 9 Parents’ and Options Evening on Thursday 13th March