Options 2024

Our Options evening for parents/carers and students is Wednesday 5^th March 2025.

Our Options booklet contains important information regarding the subjects your child will study during their KS4 years at Mercia Academy.  This is an important milestone in your child’s education and we want to support them to ensure that choices are made carefully and thoughtfully.

Your child’s timetable will consist of two elements: the core subjects, followed by all students; and four additional subjects, chosen to support a successful future.

The Core is a set of compulsory subjects that all students must follow. It consists of English, Maths, Science, PE and PD (Personal Development).

Option Subjects represent opportunities for parents and their children to make choices about the future. The world outside school is changing very rapidly and even more so recently. When making choices it is important that you and your child bear in mind that a broad, balanced and varied curriculum offers the very best foundation for a successful future.   

As a school, we support our students and parents at every available opportunity. The following additional programme of support is available to prepare students for the options process:

• An information evening for parents/carers and students on 5^th March, 5.30pm – 7pm
• Guidance meetings for all students with the Careers Advisor to encourage and support students to make the best choices for their strengths and future plans
• Activities through PD and tutor time focusing on personal skills, future plans and making the right choices
• Assemblies, further meetings and discussions with the Careers Advisor to explore Post-16 opportunities and make sure choices now support future needs

Students will receive an Option choice form after the Options evening and are requested to make their choices by completing this.  Once completed and signed, forms may be returned to [email protected] electronically, or in person by a paper copy. The deadline for the option form to be completed is Thursday 27^th March. At the end of Friday 28^th March, the entries will be locked and the process of allocating places to students will begin. Please note that if the deadline is not met, it is likely that your child will not be able to receive their first-choice subjects. Additionally, completing the form early does not guarantee choices as it is not first come first served. It is preferable that students take time and consider their choices before entering their subjects. Once the course has started in September, we will try to accommodate changes until Friday 26^th September, class.

 

Options Booklet 2024

Options Evening Presentation

Options Form 2024