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Valentines High School - Basics
In February and March, students receive advice from an Options Assembly and an Options Evening. Students choose three options (1 Technology and 2 other subjects)in addition to the core courses of
English, Physical Education (PE), Mathematics, Personal, Social and Health Education (PHSE), Science, ICT, Sex & Relationships Education, Religious Education (RE) and Work Related Learning.
Those pupils who are in the top two sets for Modern Foreign Language are strongly advised to continue with the language they are currently studying.
Advice from the School
Choose subjects that you are interested in, do well at and enjoy. Choose a range of subjects so that you keep your choices open for the future.
Don't choose a subject because your friends have. This is a very easy mistake to make. If you are hoping to be in the same group as them, you probably won't
because most option subjects have more than one group. Anyway, we are all different so choose for yourself, not for someone else.
Don't choose a subject because you like a particular teacher. You may not get the same teacher next year. Don't link all your option choices to a single career or interest. You might
change your mind later on. You need your choices to be balanced so you are open to a variety of career opportunities.
Don't panic if you don't know what you want to do when you leave school. Most students in Year 9 have no idea and the ones that think they have can often end up doing
something completely different. The important things are to follow the advice you have been given in this booklet and then do as well as you can in all of your studies
whatever they are.
Contact Details
Valentines High School
Cranbrook Road
Gants Hill
Ilford
Essex
IG2 6HX
Telephone: 020 8554 3608
Fax: 020 8518 2621
Email: mail@valentines-sch.org.uk