Halliford School
Welcome
by The Deputy Head Academic
As our students progress through Halliford, we hope that as a result of a broad curriculum and wideranging co-curricular programme, they discover subjects about which they are passionate. The end of Year 9 represents a shift from breadth to depth as, at GCSE, subjects are studied in more detail. Subjects also have more time associated with them. This combination of depth and time allows the development of detailed expertise and mastery of the skills involved. The options evening represents an important point in your son’s development, as they finish a common curriculum and begin to choose which subjects they would like to study more independently. Halliford is a small school. One of the benefits of this is that we can base our timetable around the choices of the boys. As such, boys can, in theory, choose any combination of the subjects we offer. Regardless of which subjects are selected by your son, we hope to inspire, challenge and support them by having high expectations and holding them to this standard. A combination of good guidance, independent choice and excellent provision should allow your son to achieve the best possible outcomes at the end of their GCSE journey. I wish you the very best in the options process. If you have any questions about the subjects, please contact the relevant teachers or Heads of Departments directly. If your question is about the process itself, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best wishes,
Richard Fulford Deputy Head Academic
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