Year 9 Options information/key dates

Students attend chosen Taster Sessions

March 2^nd - 5^th- - Year 9 will attend 8 timetabled virtual option taster sessions. Students will be invited to join taster sessions on teams, based on their selection. When students are not taking part in taster sessions, students will be expected to follow their normal timetabled lessons and complete work.

Taster sessions will remain online throughout Thursday 4^th March and Friday 5^th March.

 

March 8^th – Parent/Carer virtual drop-in sessions 8:30am-5:00pm

Parents/carers can make a 1-to-1 online appointment, if required, to discuss in more detail the Year 9 options process. Appointments will run from 8:30am-5:00pm and will be led by key academy personnel. Appointments are bookable on our online parents evening system.

 

March 8^th - 12^th – Choosing Preliminary Options online

Students will need to choose FOUR option subjects plus TWO reserves. The process will be completed online with students being sent a teams form to complete and submit choices. The form will also be sent out via parent email. Students will have the week to think about their choices, so please do not rush this process.

 

March 12^th – Deadline for preliminary options submissions.

 

Week commencing March 15^th – Preliminary Options Submissions Review

Preliminary Options Submissions will be reviewed by Mrs Tarsitano VP for Outcomes and

and Mr Winfield Year 9 RSL to ensure appropriacy.

 

March 22^nd – 26^{th  _}  Finalising option choices

All students will be required to attend a formal 1-to-1 meeting to finalise option choices. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss what subjects your child chose for his/her preliminary options, to discuss their suitability and to complete the necessary paperwork. Parents/Carers are welcome to attend online. Details for booking online appointments will follow.

Click here to read a letter to parents/carers which further outlines the timetable and information regarding the Year 9 options process.

 

A dedicated Year 9 options webpage will be live on our website soon.

Please click here to view information on TCA's remote education provision.

Following tonight’s announcement by the Prime Minister, the only children who should be attending school tomorrow are those in the vulnerable category or those whose parents are critical workers. The definitions for both these categories can be found here.

Please click on the link below to view the exams timetable for Years 10, 11, 12 and 13.

December 7th 2020:

We have been notified of a positive COVID-19 test result for a student in Year 12 and we have followed all of the guidance and advice from Cambridgeshire Public Health. 

In line with the advice given, we have identified close contacts of the students and asked 10 other Year 12 students to self-isolate for 14 days from when the student was last in school. 

The student who tested positive was last in school on Thursday 3^rd December which means that the identified close contacts need to isolate up to and including 16th December.  We have already been in contact with all of the parents of the students identified as close contacts and the students are now at home. If we have not spoken to you, you child is not affected and should continue to come to school. 

December 3rd 2020:
We have been notified of a positive COVID-19 test result for a student in Year 9 and we have followed all of the guidance and advice from Cambridgeshire Public Health. 

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