KS4 GCSE Options 2026

The Year 9 Options presentation is available to view below:

https://app.screencastify.com/watch/ZUcz0DVmUOg0NkvukqK2?checkOrg=9d5f9e7d-a9fd-4f9d-bf64-b6d758842287

Please ensure you have watched the presentation in its entirety before accessing the Options website using the link below.

https://bhsgcseoptions.wixsite.com/2026

News (latest activity)

PASCH German winners
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Well done to Leon and Abigail in Year 11 who applied (through PASCH and the Goethe Institut) to win a free 3-week trip to Germany in the summer! Lots of students all over the world applied and they were chosen due to their impressive motivational letters.

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Spring Concert rehearsals
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A reminder that tickets are on sale now for our annual Spring Concert, taking place in the Studio Theatre on Thursday 12th March! Pictured are Xenakis rehearsing their vocal numbers for the concert. They will be performing Surface Pressure from Encanto, Goodnight Moon by Eric Whitacre, and Adam lay…

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National Careers Week
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Monday 2nd - Friday 7th March is National Careers Week (NCW) - a one-week celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people develop aw…

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Engineering students
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A huge well done to Isabelle, Abraham, and Daniel in Year 12, who were successful in their applications to attend an Engineering Residential at St Peter’s College, Oxford. Taking place from 11th - 12th April, the residential will give students a taste of life at Oxford, including the opportunity to…

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Charity Challenge
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Our Year 12 Charity Challenge students took part in the One World Centre in-school final on Wednesday afternoon, presenting to a panel of judges about their chosen charities and the work they have undertaken. Since September, each team has been researching their charity, raising awareness, and orga…

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Year 8 HPV Vaccinations
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The Manx Care School Vaccination team will be at Ballakermeen for the Year 8 HPV vaccinations on Tuesday 3rd March, between 9.30am - 12.30pm. Only the students who are having the vaccinations must attend the Studio Theatre at the allocated times issued to them by their Tutors.

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Design a Book Cover
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As part of our World Book Day celebrations next week, we are launching a ‘Design a Book Cover’ competition! Students are invited to create their own original book cover. Designs can be completed on one of the paper templates available in the Library, printed at home from the document here, or produ…

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Masked Reader
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To celebrate World Book Day 2026 next week, we are inviting students to take part in our “Masked Reader” challenge! Each day, we will share an audio clip of a member of staff reading from a book, magazine, or article - but their identity will remain hidden. The challenge is to listen carefully and…

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Prom Shop
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This year we will once again be opening up our Prom-Shop for students in Year 11 who will be attending their Prom in July. Prom-Swap, like Swap-Shop, is there for those students who, for a number of reasons, may struggle to find an outfit for this special once-in-a-lifetime event. We have a large n…

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