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What qualifications do students at Twickenham School study at GCSE?

All students at Twickenham School will study the 'core' curriculum made up of the following subjects:

  • GCSE Maths
  • GCSE English Literature
  • GCSE English Language
  • GCSE Science (combined or separate)
  • Core PE - not a qualification.

In addition most students will study an additional 4 GCSEs from the list below:

GCSE options

Please note:

  • There may be scope for subjects not on this list
  • Some students will do a GCSE Home Language
  • Some students will do GCSE statistics.

What to consider when choosing your options

Students will be fully supported through the options process, however some useful things to consider are:

Choosing options

As we move throughout the options process further details will be uploaded to this section of the website, however please view the resources below for extra information about the options and the selection process.

Twickenham School Options Booklet (2022-2024)

Twickenham School Options Evening Presentation 2022

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- May 18
Twickenham School students on the Master Learner programme celebrated National Numeracy Day with a special assembly presented by @BinaMehtaUK. Bina shared that any student is capable of achieving anything if they dedicated themselves and worked hard. #Alumna #Twickenhamschool https://t.co/kc5vP3Pmnk
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Bourne Education Trust @BourneTrust - May 18
Wishing our year 11 students the best of luck in their exams! You have shown great determination and resilience in your studies and now is your time to shine! https://t.co/uQkWwSe8sg
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- May 18
Friday Cooking club have cooked, baked, sushi-ed, challenged and (most importantly) eaten together every week for over a year. To sign off in style, it was time that someone cooked for us! Friday Cooking Club went for dinner at Sky Garden. https://t.co/7uRAalbGvk
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- May 16
How much did you enjoy the BBL - British Basketball League Play off games? This much! #Bbl2022 @LondonLions https://t.co/fNoFIh1CbU
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- May 16
Students from the Twickenham School Basketball academy in Year 7 and 8 enjoyed the thrilling games played at the O2 in the WBBL and BBL Playoffs on the weekend with Mr Elbourne and Ms Isikgun. #Bbl2022 @BBLofficial @WBBLofficial https://t.co/rVQhL3wgaK
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- May 13
Our annual Careers Conference was a roaring success. We had a wide variety of professionals and careers available to talk to students at the lunchtime fair where many meaningful moments were created! #Careers #Careeropportunities https://t.co/J5n3u2ep7Y
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- May 13
Science club is open for all of Year 7 students and takes place every Tuesday afterschool in F61. This week students made these amazing lava lamps! #Scienceclub #Extracurricular https://t.co/8pmRJNIJaJ
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- May 12
Borough athletics preparation is well underway with students attending trainings every Thursday after school. 🏃🏽🏃🏻‍♀️ #Athletics #Twickenhamschool https://t.co/mIL1ODZfgM
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- May 12
This week Year 8 students have been applying their knowledge of Carbohydrates to make a vegetable risotto. A quick, easy and delicious meal that can be replicated at home and uses both complex and simple carbohydrates. #Food #Risotto #Homemade https://t.co/vtB5OM5nbx
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- May 10
What an exciting opportunity for Year 7 students who are learning about the respiratory system, gaseous exchange and breathing. Observing a pair of sheep's lungs being inflated using a bicycle pump and rubber tubing with Mr Iqbal. #Science #Biology 🫁👀🫀 https://t.co/vEMF9trCgM
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- May 9
This week Twickenham School is supporting the Mental Health Foundation by promoting Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 (9 May - 15 May). For more information please visit: https://t.co/IdHozh72tW
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- May 9
We are delighted to share our new school website with our local community. Twickenham School has a number of exciting investment projects planned over the next 12 months so stay tuned to this space and our new website! https://t.co/FGLp9yTCG4
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I’m proud to be part of TS. As a year 9 student starting the transition to GCSE, we are supported by our teachers to make the best choices and I feel confident I will achieve my potential.
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Year 8
My favourite thing about our school is how all our lessons are practical, fun and interesting whilst teaching me about the world.
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The best part about school is the positive environment. Being in class boosts my confidence and I never feel on my own as I have great teachers and friends to support me.
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