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Making sure you pick the Key Stage 4 courses that are right for you will make a big difference to the next two years and beyond. Getting it right will help you to finish Year 11 with a great set of GCSE results; getting it wrong will put that at risk. It may affect whether or not you are able to attend university. It might also mean the difference between securing the future job of your dreams or having to settle for something less than you want. So, it is important, and you should treat it as such.  \nThis booklet sets out the decision-making process and provides you with some of the advice you will need in order to get it right.  \nSpeaking to your parents, your teachers and your form tutor will also be important. These people know you best of all and can give you advice based on this. Also, there is no substitute for doing your own research. Please gather as much support as you can over the next few months to help you decide. Once your choices have been made and agreed upon, it will be very difficult to change them.  \nYou will be working on the KS4 courses you choose throughout Year 10 and 11 (starting in September 2025) . Key Stage 4 has always been demanding, however, the ‘strengthened’ GCSEs that the government have introduced, are even more challenging. This means you must now be even more confident that you like the subjects you have chosen, and that you know you can dowell in them. If either of these is not true, you will find life at Preston Manor over the next two years more difficult.  \nI am very proud of every subject area and every teacher here at Preston Manor, and have great confidence in our staff. I know whichever courses you choose to do, you will receive the highest quality teaching and opportunities that rival any in other schools nationally. You will be supported at every stage by your Form Tutor, Director of Student Development (DSD) and all staff. 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