Supporting your child with GCSE Options choices
Here are some resources put together by University of East Anglia (UEA) for parents and carers, to support their children in making informed choices about their GCSE option subjects:
1. Navigating the Road to GCSEs – digital &/or printed map
Reassuring, step-by-step guide to helping young people make good GCSE choices (see below).
2. A website for parents & carers all about GCSE options
https://www.uea.ac.uk/study/information-for/parents/curious-questions
Simple, jargon-free explanations. Top tips and creative ideas for sorting out their subject choices. Realistic and reassuring advice about the importance of GCSEs for future success.
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