{"id":5371,"date":"2021-03-05T17:35:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T16:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/?page_id=5371"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:37:49","slug":"s2-into-s3-course-choices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/s2-into-s3-course-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"S2 into S3 Course Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>S2 students will receive paper copies of their S3 Options Choice forms before their S2 Parents Evening. A copy of this can be seen by clicking the link below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/brannock\/uploads\/sites\/26737\/2026\/02\/13135517\/S2-Options-Form-to-share.pdf\">S2 Options Form- to share<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To parents\/carers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will have received an email from the school with a link to this section of the website. Here you will find a presentation which will guide you and your child to make the bets options choices for them to be successful in S3 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/brannock\/uploads\/sites\/26737\/2026\/02\/13135533\/S2-to-S3-Options-Information.pdf\">S2 to S3 Options Information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is important that when your child completes their option choices that you sign and return this form to school so that we can attempt to meet their curricular needs.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday 3 March, we will also be offering the opportunity for parents\/ carers to book appointments with your child&#8217;s Pupil Support teacher (<span data-contrast=\"none\">Mrs McConville for pupils in the LCSC)<\/span> if you wish to have more help or information to complete your child&#8217;s options choices. More information regarding this and how to book appointments will follow soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Info to current S2 learners:<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease use your S2 report, parents evening meetings and any discussion with your Pupil Support teacher <span data-contrast=\"none\">(Mrs McConville for pupils in the LCSC)<\/span> during your PSE period (and\/or any other time if required) to help you complete your choices.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that we will do everything possible to ensure that pupil choice is met.<\/p>\n<p>However, classes can only run where numbers choosing the subject (and level) are sufficient to justify this and where we have sufficient staff.<\/p>\n<p>Please also find <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/bhs-curriculum-rationale-january-25\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>, the Curriculum Rationale for Brannock High School for this year.<\/p>\n<p>The anticipated timeline for options choices is below:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Thursday 19 February<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211; receive tracking report on progress in subjects<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Monday 23 February<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211; receive options form in PSE from Pupil Support Teacher. Paper copy to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">pupils and copy on school website along with guide to choosing subjects<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Tuesday 24 February<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211; S2 Parent and Carer Consultation Evening<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Monday 2 March<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211; pupils will use time in PSE to discuss options with Pupil Support Teacher (Mrs McConville for pupils in the LCSC)<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Tuesday 3 March<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211; opportunity to meet with Pupil Support Teacher if you or your child\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">require <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">additional<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> support or information for options (Mrs McConville for pupil in the LCSC- this may be on a different date)<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Monday\u00a09 March<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211; further discussion with Pupil Support Teacher\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">regarding<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> options in PSE (Mrs McConville for pupils in the LCSC).<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Friday 13 March<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211; completed options forms due.<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; S2 students will receive paper copies of their S3 Options Choice forms before their S2 Parents Evening. A copy of this can be seen by clicking the link below: S2 Options Form- to share To parents\/carers: You will have received an email from the school with a link to this section of the website. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/s2-into-s3-course-choices\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">S2 into S3 Course Choices<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36156,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5371","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5371"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6804,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5371\/revisions\/6804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/brannock\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}