b'KEY STAGE 4 OPTIONS 2024Alongside the Core Curriculum, you will choose to study either History or Geography and three Options subjects from three different Options blocks. Achievement data on prior performance will be used by the Academy to allocate you to one of three Key Stage 4 PathwaysA, B or C. On Pathway A you must choose a Modern Foreign Language as one of your three Options with a free choice for the remaining two. On Pathway B and C you may also choose French or Spanish if you wish, but you will be encouraged to select an Art discipline or vocational qualication as one or more of your three Options.Options are dependent upon teaching group sizes and staff availability so whilst we will do everything possible to accept you on to your rst-choice courses, it is not necessarily guaranteed.GCSE courses are graded from 1 to 9 and BTEC and Technical Awards/Certicates (Vocational) are graded as follows: Level 1 Pass, Level 1 Merit, Level 1 Distinction, Level 2 Pass, Level 2 Merit, Level 2 Distinction and Level 2 Distinction*. The table below shows the approximate conversions between grading systems:Former GCSE Grade G F E D C B A A*Current GCSE Grade 1 1/2 2/3 3 4/5 6 7 8/9Vocational Grade L1P L1M L1D L2P L2M L2D L2D*www.biddickacademy.com0191 511 1600 info@biddickacademy.com 7'