parents & carers

Parents/Carers of Year 9 students

In Year 9 your son or daughter will be making decisions about the subjects and qualifications they will be studying for in Years 10 and 11.  They'll also need to start thinking about how these choices will affect their future learning and career options.

Parents and Carers Guide to Options 14-19 is a website designed to help you support your child.  You can also download a summary of the information from the site.  The summary is available from DCSF publications, tel: 0845 602 2260or email connexions@prolog.uk.com to order.

In Year 9 your child will receive two important publications at school.  Choices Year 9 is published by Connexions Northumberland and contains information on their learning choices locally.

Choices Year 9 pdf

Choices Year 9 large print (200Kb)

Your child will also receive Which Way Now published nationally by Connexions. Why not look at it on online?

This website also contains lots of useful information to help your child. Click on Choices - the Are you 13/14? section is especially for them.

My Steps also provides information about opportunities available to young people in Northumberland. Go to www.my-steps.co.uk to find out more about courses and course providers in the county.