Students
In Years 7 and 8 you will get the chance to experience a range of subjects across the curriculum, and later be able to select some of the subjects that you would like to go on and study in Years 9, 10 and 11. Some important things to consider are:
- Which subjects are you good at?
- Which subjects do you enjoy?
- What assessment methods suit you? (Think about exams, coursework, practical assessment). Although most GCSEs are assessed by exams, practical work forms an important part of certain subjects, e.g. Art, Food and Nutrition, etc.
- If you have a particular career in mind, have you investigated which subjects are required? If you are unsure about which career you may want to follow, are you choosing a broad enough range of subjects to keep as many options open as possible?
- What wider interests do you have? Certain subjects, such as art and design, music, and PE, can be taken at school or continued as hobbies.
- If you have already decided on some subjects, what are you basing your decisions on? Are you choosing a subject for the right reasons? (Not because you like the teacher or your friends have chosen it)
- Are there any subjects that you think you may like to continue studying post-16? (At college when you leave school)
