{"id":10617,"date":"2026-02-03T12:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/?p=10617"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T12:31:00","slug":"s3-into-s4-preliminary-subject-availability-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/2026\/02\/03\/s3-into-s4-preliminary-subject-availability-form\/","title":{"rendered":"S3 into S4 Preliminary Subject Availability Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:55px] grow flex\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:6ab8f014-7603-4a24-85f1-10d8fcf081a3-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1daf9f02-8690-42eb-a0e7-124ccaf0082d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"341\">Thank you to the many parents and carers who have already completed the online S3 into S4 Preliminary Subject Availability Form. Your responses are greatly appreciated and are helping us plan effectively for next session.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"581\">At present, there are still a number of S3 pupils for whom we have not yet received a completed form. We would therefore kindly ask parents\/carers of S3 pupils to complete the\u00a0 preliminary form as soon as possible, if you have not already done so. Please click on the link below.<\/p>\n<p>S3 into S4 Preliminary Subject Availability form<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"780\">As outlined in a previous post on the school website, the information gathered from this form is essential in helping the school develop a well-balanced and effective final subject options form that will be issued prior to the parents evening.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"832\">Why completing the form promptly is important:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"923\">Supports pupil choice \u2013 your child\u2019s interests help shape the subjects we can offer.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"923\">Enables effective planning \u2013 early responses support accurate decisions around staffing, timetabling and class sizes.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"923\">Improves subject availability \u2013 timely information helps ensure pupil demand is reflected as closely as possible in the final options.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"923\">Keeps the options process on schedule \u2013 allowing the next stages to run smoothly for pupils and staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1385\">Thank you for your continued support in this important stage of your child\u2019s learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"thread-bottom-container\" class=\"sticky bottom-0 group\/thread-bottom-container relative isolate z-10 w-full basis-auto has-data-has-thread-error:pt-2 has-data-has-thread-error:[box-shadow:var(--sharp-edge-bottom-shadow)] md:border-transparent md:pt-0 dark:border-white\/20 md:dark:border-transparent print:hidden content-fade flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"relative h-0\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"thread-bottom\">\n<div class=\"text-base mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 mb-4\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center empty:hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-auto relative z-1 flex h-(--composer-container-height,100%) max-w-full flex-(--composer-container-flex,1) flex-col\">\n<p><button class=\"invisible absolute self-center\" name=\"context-connector-pasted-link-popover-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"radix-_R_2eej5a58ttd33ih6kcm_\" data-state=\"closed\"><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"absolute start-0 end-0 bottom-full z-20\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"bg-token-bg-primary corner-superellipse\/1.1 cursor-text overflow-clip bg-clip-padding p-2.5 contain-inline-size motion-safe:transition-colors motion-safe:duration-200 motion-safe:ease-in-out dark:bg-[#303030] grid grid-cols-[auto_1fr_auto] [grid-template-areas:'header_header_header'_'leading_primary_trailing'_'._footer_.'] group-data-expanded\/composer:[grid-template-areas:'header_header_header'_'primary_primary_primary'_'leading_footer_trailing'] shadow-short\" data-composer-surface=\"true\">\n<div class=\"-my-2.5 flex min-h-14 items-center overflow-x-hidden px-1.5 [grid-area:primary] group-data-expanded\/composer:mb-0 group-data-expanded\/composer:px-2.5\">\n<div class=\"wcDTda_prosemirror-parent text-token-text-primary max-h-[max(30svh,5rem)] max-h-52 min-h-[var(--deep-research-composer-extra-height,unset)] flex-1 overflow-auto [scrollbar-width:thin] default-browser vertical-scroll-fade-mask\">\n<p><textarea class=\"wcDTda_fallbackTextarea\" name=\"prompt-textarea\" data-virtualkeyboard=\"true\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<div id=\"prompt-textarea\" class=\"ProseMirror\" data-virtualkeyboard=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"-m-1 max-w-full overflow-x-auto p-1 [grid-area:footer] [scrollbar-width:none] group-not-data-expanded\/composer:-mb-12\" data-testid=\"composer-footer-actions\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-fit items-center gap-1.5 ps-0 pe-1.5\">\n<div data-testid=\"composer-action-file-upload\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div id=\"radix-_R_4prceej5a58ttd33ih6kcm_\" class=\"flex\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-state=\"closed\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to the many parents and carers who have already completed the online S3 into S4 Preliminary Subject Availability Form. Your responses are greatly appreciated and are helping us plan effectively for next session. At present, there are still a number of S3 pupils for whom we have not yet received a completed form. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/2026\/02\/03\/s3-into-s4-preliminary-subject-availability-form\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;S3 into S4 Preliminary Subject Availability Form&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35995,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[662],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35995"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10617"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10637,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10617\/revisions\/10637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CAcad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}