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Year 9 Options

During Year 9 all students select their preferences for the qualifications they wish to work towards at Key Stage 4.

The Academy’s options process ensures that all students follow a curriculum that is right for them, while remaining as broad and academically rich as possible.


Year 9 Options Booklet

Click HERE to download the 2025 Options Booklet.

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Taster videos

We are pleased to share with you the Year 9 taster videos to help you in making your GCSE options. The videos will explain to you in more detail the structure of the course and give you a flavour of what you should expect to see in a lesson. The virtual taster sessions are here to complement the information you have received in the Options booklet.

After watching the videos, should you have any questions or queries, please do take the time whilst in school to find the subject leads of each subject (you can find their names in the subject pages of the Options booklet). They are more than happy to answer any of your questions and are here to support you in making informed choices.


BTEC Sport

 

 


Business Studies

 

 


CNAT - IT

 

 


Computing

 

 


DT 

 

 


Drama

 

 


Geography

 

 


History

 

 


Media studies

 

 


Music 

 

 

 

Click on the image below to download a pdf presentation.

GCSE Music at HABE


Physical Education

 

 


Separate Science

 

 


Useful videos to help you make your choices

Click on the images to watch the films.


How to choose your exam subjects wisely for the future you want

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GCSE options: Everything you need to know about choosing your GCSE subjects

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