Year 9
Welcome to the Year 9 area of the website.
Key Contacts:
| Ms K Pederson | Director of Student Development (DSD) | k.pedersen@preston-manor.com |
| Mr M Crawford | Assistant DSD (ADSD) | m.crawford@preston-manor.com |
| Mr H Pratchett | Assistant Headteacher | h.pratchett@preston-manor.com |
Year 9 Options information including key dates
- w/c 9 December Year 9 reports issued
- w/c 13 January Year 9 Assemblies and Virtual Launch to Parents/Carers
- Wednesday 15 January In-person Information Evening for Parents
- Wednesday 29 January – 9.00am Deadline for submission of the yellow Taster Morning form
- Tuesday 4 February Taster Morning
- Thursday 6 February Year 9 Parent/Teacher Consultation
- Monday 10 February Deadline for applications for non-EBacc
- Thursday 13 February Online portal opens for options choices
- Friday 28 February – 9.00am Deadline for submission of GCSE options
- March-May
- Processing of options forms
- Consultation with individual students, if required
- May/June Students are informed of options choices
- September 2025 Courses commence.
Year 9 Homework Platforms – Support
|
Subject |
Programme/Platform |
Support Link (If necessary) |
|---|---|---|
|
English |
Exercise Book/ Google Classroom | |
|
Maths |
Sparx Maths | |
|
Science |
Kerboodle Activate Digital Book questions and Checklists | |
|
History |
Exercise Book/ Google Classroom | |
|
Geography |
Seneca | |
|
RE |
Exercise Book/ Google Classroom | |
|
Music |
Google Classroom / YuStudio (starting with Year 9 then gradually being rolled out to Year 8 then Year 7) | |
|
Drama |
Drama booklets homework tasks completion | |
|
Art/RM/Food |
Google Classroom/ Sketchbooks |
|
|
French |
Language Nut | |
|
Spanish |
Language Nut |
All homework should be recorded inside the planners, so parents can support it with timely completion. For help and guidance with each platform, please contact your child’s subject teacher.