Key Stage 4 Pathways (Information, advice and guidance)

Every year students in year 8 are invited to a Pathways evening to help them make their GCSE choices.

Our 2026 online support resources and Pathways booklet are now live and can be accessed by clicking on the button below:

 Click here for the 2026 Virtual Pathways Resource and Making Choices Booklet 

Students complete a programme of activities during Base (tutor time) to help them with their subject choices and to help them understand their own learning strengths, character and approach to studying that can be used to consider future learning such as A levels or college. We hope students are aspirational and make choices that challenges and takes them on a route that develops them more as an individual. 

The careers team will provide websites and virtual materials for students to peruse to help them consider apprenticeships or employment. Students will have access to Unifrog, an online careers and destinations programme, that helps them discover more about themselves and their likes and interests.

Students will have an assembly to launch the programme in which they will understand more about this exciting stage in their journey. Parents have an information evening during which the whole pathways process and programme is shared. The choices form is then made available after the Pathways evening so that when all the information and guidance is taken into account, students can make their informed GCSE subject choices.