Year 9 Guided Choices

The Guided Choices Process for 2024-26

The following supporting documents and recordings will become available in order to help in making the decisions as part of this process:

  • Guided Choices Booklet for 2024-26 – click here to download
  • Access our Unifrog Careers Platformclick here to access the platform and download a Unifrog Student Guide
    • To help make your choices in an informed way, complete as many of the “Profile” quizzes on your Unifrog Homepage as you can. As a minimum, we advise completing the “Interests Profile” and the “Work Environments Profile” – see Page 5 of the Guided Choices Booklet for more information
  • Slides from the Guided Choices Evening on Thursday 11th January 2024 – click here to download
  • Year 9 Guided Choices Selection Form – will be made available as an online form at the Guided Choices Consultation Meeting on Monday 5th February 2024
DATE EVENT
Tuesday 9th January 2024 Year 9 Guided Choices Booklet Published

This booklet is published and emailed out to parents to share with their Year 9 children. Also made available on FireFly with other resources to support the process –
https://tytheringtonschool.fireflycloud.net/year-9-guided-choices

Thursday 11th January 2024

6:00pm-7.30pm

Year 9 Guided Choices Evening

An in-school open evening for students and parents/carers, opening the process. The evening will consist of a presentation in the Main Hall and opportunity to visit teachers and course leaders in classrooms.
Click here to download the Evening Guide.

Thursday 25th January 2024 Year 9 Assessment & Monitoring Reports Sent Home

Assessment & Monitoring Reports will be sent home.

Tuesday 30th January 2024 Non-KS3 Subject Taster Lessons 

Taster lessons available for Business Studies, Child Development, Classical Civilisation, Physical Education Theory and Psychology.

Thursday 1st February 2024

4:00pm – 7:00pm

Year 9 Parents’/Carers’ Evening

Opportunity to discuss performance and possible choices with teachers.

Monday 5th February 2024 Guided Choices Consultation Meetings

A day that provides opportunity for parents and students to come into school for a guidance appointment to discuss and finalise their choices.

Friday 9th February 2024

By Midnight

Choices Form Submission Deadline

Final date for submission of students’ online “Year 9 Guided Choices”.

March & April 2024 Guided Choices Review

If additional consultations are required, they will take place between selected students and a senior member of staff before final allocations are confirmed.

April/May 2024 Confirmation of Choice Allocations

A confirmation letter informing you and your parents/carers of the choices that have been allocated is sent home.

The following are the documents and recordings from the 2022 Guided Choices process for the Year 9 cohort that will complete their Key stage 4 in 2024:

  • Guided Choices Booklet for 2022-24 – click here to download
  • Slides from the Guided Choices Information Evening on 27th January 2022 – click here to download
  • Recording from the Guided Choices Information Evening on 27th January 202 – click here to watch
  • Year 9 Guided Choices Selection Form – was made available as an online form at the Guided Choices Consultation Meeting on Wednesday 9th February 2022

The following are the documents and recordings from the 2023 Guided Choices process for the Year 9 cohort that will complete their Key stage 4 in 2025:

  • Guided Choices Booklet for 2023-25 – click here to download
  • Slides from the Guided Choices Information Evening on 12th January 2023 – click here to download
  • Recording from the Guided Choices Information Evening on 12th January 2023 – click here to view
  • Year 9 Guided Choices Selection Form – was made available as an online form at the Guided Choices Consultation Meeting on Tuesday 31st January 2023