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Resources for Year 9 parents and students regarding Options Subject Choices

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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

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

Business Studies

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

Computer Science 

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

Dance 

 

Drama 

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

Design Technology

 

Engineering

 

Food

 

Geography

 

 Health and Social Care

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

 History

/i/video/Year_9_Options/HISTORY_OPTIONS_TALK.mp4

 PE 

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

 

 

Media Studies

 

Music

 

Physical Education 

 

Religious Studies

 

/i/video/Year_9_Options/Copy_of_Year_9_Options_Video_2023.mp4

 RS_Sample_Exam_Questions

Sociology

/i/video/Year_9_Options/Sociology_GCSE_Option_Video.mp4

Sociology_Example_Paper