Virtual GCSE Options Presentation Evening - 11 January 2021 - Information and attendance guidance

Sep 5, 2026

Letter to parents and carers explaining how to attend a virtual GCSE Options presentation evening following the school’s earlier letter. Describes access to option subject presentations, Q&A sessions, curriculum and pastoral content via SharePoint, including recording availability dates and a schedule across 25–27 January. Details how Year 9 students submit GCSE choices online through Edval using a unique code, required subject selections, deadlines, and the process to request changes after submission.

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Virtual GCSE Options presentation evening

Access via SharePoint and recordings

Subject Q&A schedule (25–27 January)

Submitting Year 9 GCSE options via Edval

Deadlines and change requests

Useful wellbeing links

11 January 2021 Dear parents and carers, Virtual GCSE options presentation evening We hope you had a lovely and restful Christmas holiday, and we would like to wish you all the best for the New Year. Further to our letter dated 23 October 2020, we are writing to explain how you and your child will be able to attend our virtual GCSE Options presentation evening. All option subject presentations , the subject Q&A sessions, the curriculum and pastoral presentation as well as the speeches of two Year 11 students reflecting on their experience will be accessible on SharePoint via your child’s school account and by clicking on the following link: [https://wokgs.sharepoint.com/sites/wgs-options](https://wokgs.sharepoint.com/sites/wgs-options) The presentations and speeches mentioned above will be recorded and available from Friday 22 January 2021 , allowing you to get a flavour of the subjects in advance of the subject Q&A sessions (see schedule below) . | | 25 January | 26 January | 27 January | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16.30 | Art & Design | French | History | | 17.00 | Drama | German | Geography | | 17.30 | Design & Technology | Spanish | Business | | 18.00 | Food Preparation & Nutrition | Computer Science | Religious Studies | | 18.30 | Physical Education | Music | | Q&A sessions will last 20 minutes and will be staggered so you can attend as many as you wish. You will have the option to type your questions using the “Chat/Q&A” function and our colleagues will respond. We would like to remind you that the purpose of the sessions is to get a better understanding of the subjects at GCSE. Should you have specific questions about your child’s progress and choice of GCSE Options after the publication of reports on 5 February 2021 , you will have the opportunity to contact your child’s teachers by email and arrange a Teams meeting. For your information, all Q&A sessions will be recorded and made available on SharePoint from 1 February 2021. The process for Year 9 students to submit their GCSE options is online using a new system run by a company called ‘Edval’. On Monday 8 February all students will receive an email to their school email account which will contain a link to a website where they must submit their options and a code in order to access it. The website link is the same for all students but students must use their individual code to access it. The website link is: [https://my.edval.education/login](https://my.edval.education/login) Students must submit four GCSE options: • One Humanities subject , either Geography or History • Three option subjects: Art & Design, Business, Computer Science, Drama, Design & Technology, Food Preparation & Nutrition, French, German, Music, PE (GCSE), Religious Studies, Spanish, or another Humanities subject (Geography or History) . We plan our GCSE subject timetabling blocks and groups based on these choices. We always endeavour to allow students to take the subjects they have secured. However, should we be unable to do so for any reason, we will contact students and parents/carers to talk through alternative options. The final deadline for submission of options using the online form is Monday 22 February 2021. Should students wish to change their options after this date, they must contact Mr Love directly by email with the options they have submitted and their requested change/s. As blocks and groups will be set at this point we cannot guarantee that we will be able to satisfy any requested changes although we will try our best. The full GCSE Option booklet detailing subject specification is available here: [https://www.wealdofkent.kent.sch.uk/news-and-events/letters/general-information](https://www.wealdofkent.kent.sch.uk/news-and-events/letters/general-information) Finally, we are aware that this time of year can add stress to students as they make choices which impact their future. With this in mind, we would like to recommend the following us

FAQs

How can parents attend the virtual GCSE options presentation evening?

Parents can access the subject presentations, Q&A sessions, curriculum and pastoral presentations on SharePoint using the child’s school account.

Where and when will the subject presentations and Q&A sessions be available?

The presentations and speeches are recorded and available from Friday 22 January 2021. All Q&A sessions are recorded and made available on SharePoint from 1 February 2021.

How do Year 9 students submit their GCSE options and what do they need?

Students submit online using a system run by Edval. They receive an email with a link and must use their individual code to submit four GCSE options.

What is the deadline to submit GCSE options and how are changes handled afterward?

The deadline for the online form is Monday 22 February 2021. After that date, students must email Mr Love with the submitted options and requested changes, though satisfaction cannot be guaranteed.

Sep 5, 2026

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