‘Next Steps Options Letter’ & Online Request Form

On Friday 14.02.24 we will issue all S3 pupils their ‘Next Steps’ Options Choice Letter. A sample of this letter can be seen here:

Each letter is individually created and sets out:

• What pupils have identified as possible options previously
• What teaching staff advise are appropriate pathways
• Individualised advice as to how to access choices available on the pathways menu
• How to access support through a pastoral care consultation

The letter will be emailed to pupils directly through their ‘Glow’ Outlook account. The physical letter will be handed out the following week and we will post this home for anyone not in attendance.

The 2025 Pathways Menu:

The menu, showing all of the available pathways has been released at the same time as the letter. You can view our 2024 Pathways Menu here:

S3-4-5 options menu 2025

Online ‘Next Steps’ Options Request Form:

Also on Friday 14.02.25, as the ‘Next Steps’ letter is distributed, we will also open our online options request form. This is located below and opens 14.02.25 at 4.00pm. It will be open until Monday 04.02.24. In this form, pupils can confirm their options requests, or notify us that they would like an options consultation.

If requesting a pastoral care consultation, we ask that a response be made a little sooner – by 21.02.25.

The closing date for all responses is Monday 10.03.25. The form can be accessed below:

We have also produced a ‘FAQs’ letter that covers many common questions that pupils and families have at this time: