YOur year 8 options: CREATE, DESIGN & DISCOVER
The Year 9 curriculum has been designed to ensure students continue to experience a broad curriculum that prepares them to be successful in the next stage of their education and beyond. Alongside an extensive core curriculum, students have some choice of what subjects they want to study in more depth. This enables teachers to develop a challenging Year 9 curriculum that allows students to learn more about the key concepts and skills required to be successful in their future studies.
Year 8 Options - General
Click here for information letter.
Click here for the Year 9 Curriculum Guide 2025/2026.
Click here for the Year 8 Options presentation.
List of subjects available for 2025-2026 Year 8 Options.
Click here for the Year 8 Options Booklet 2025
Core Subjects
In Year 9, all students will continue to study the core subjects of the National Curriculum.
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Creative & Design Subjects
Your child will be asked to select two creative or technological subjects to pursue in Year 9, in order to ensure that creativity and/or design remain a key part of their curriculum. It is advisable for students to choose one creative subject and one technological subject.
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New Experience Subjects
Your child will be asked to select four new experience subjects to pursue in Year 9, with the freedom to choose the fields in which their passions lie.
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