
Year 8 Options 2022
You will be choosing your GCSEs ready for the beginning of Year 9 to ensure that Year 9 can be a transition year between Key Stages 3 & 4. The options process takes place during the Spring term in Year 8.
All students at Capital City Academy will be following one of 2 pathways:
EBACC PATHWAY
Students selected for this pathway will study the full suite of English Baccalaureate subjects. This pathway is for our higher ability students and supports with applications to top universities. Students will then have one additional subject choice.
GENERAL PATHWAY
Students in this pathway will choose between a modern foreign language, geography or history. They will also be able to choose two additional subjects. At the end of year 9 some students will go on to study 3 separate sciences, while others will follow a curriculum support programme to enhance their grades in the core subjects.
Curriculum
All students will study the core GCSE subjects listed below:
- English Language (Course Guide)
- English Literature (Course Guide)
- Maths - including Computing for TT maths (Course Guide)
- Science - Biology, Chemistry and Physics (Course Guide)
- PSHE
- EBACC pathway: MFL (Course Guide / Video) plus History (Course Guide / Video) or Geography (Course Guide / Video)
- General: MFL or History or Geography
- Citizenship including R.E
- Core PE
- Core Art
General Pathway
General students will choose two subjects from the list of subjects below:
- Business Studies (Course Guide / Video)
- Catering and Nutrition (Course Guide / Video)
- 3D Design (Course Guide / Video) / Art (Course Guide / Video) / Graphics (Course Guide / Video) / Textiles (Course Guide / Video)
- Drama (Course Guide / Video)
- Health and Social Care (Course Guide / Video)
- Media (Course Guide / Video) / iMedia (Course Guide / Video)
- Photography (Course Guide / Video)
- Religious Education (Course Guide / Video)
- Sociology (Course Guide / Video)
- Sport (Course Guide / Video)
EBacc pathway
EBACC students will choose one subject from the list of subjects below:
- Business Studies (Course Guide / Video)
- Catering and Nutrition (Course Guide / Video)
- 3D Design (Course Guide / Video) / Art (Course Guide / Video) / Graphics (Course Guide / Video) / Textiles (Course Guide / Video)
- Drama (Course Guide / Video)
- Health and Social Care (Course Guide / Video)
- Media (Course Guide / Video) / iMedia (Course Guide / Video)
- Photography (Course Guide / Video)
- Religious Education (Course Guide / Video)
- Sociology (Course Guide / Video)
- Sport (Course Guide / Video)