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Miss S Jackson Director of Science
Mrs J Walker Chemistry coordinator
Mr J Appleyard Physics coordinator
Dr N Appleyard Teacher
Mr L Cawthorne Teacher
Mr J Goodwin Teacher
Mr M Parish  Teacher
Mr R Valentine Teacher

Curriculum Content

  Year 7 Year 8 Year 9
Term 1 Introduction to Science

Forces

Particles

Energy

 Reproduction

Energy

Chemical Reactions

Ecosystem Processes

 Cell Biology

Elements, Compounds & Mixtures

Energy
Term 2 Elements, Atoms & Compounds

Cells

Body Systems

Sound

Light

 Separation Techniques

Electricity & Magnetism

The Periodic Table

Health & Lifestyle

 Organisation

Atomic Structure

Electricity
Term 3 Acids & Alkalis

Reproduction

Space

 Motion & Pressure

Adaptation & Inheritance

Metals & Acids

 Organisation

Periodic Table

Particle Model
  Key Stage 4

GCSE 

Science

All GCSE Science specifications are broad and balanced and consist of Biology, Chemistry
and Physics units with equal weightings. The specifications we cover in Science are AQA Trilogy or AQA Biology, Chemistry and Physics. In Year 10 we cover the topics that are common to all these qualifications and in Year 11 the students who do the Separate Sciences will be the ones who, during Year 10, have demonstrated the attitude and ability to cope with the extra workload this path requires.


Students who complete the Trilogy course will have two exams in each of the three
subjects at the end of Year 11, with the possible grades ranging from 5-5 to 1-1 on the
Foundation tier and from 9-9 to 4-3 on the Higher tier. Hence at the end of the course
students will attain 2 GCSEs in Science. Students who complete the Separate Science will have two exams for each of the three subjects (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) at the end of Year 11, with the possible grades ranging from 5 to 1 on the Foundation tier and from 9 to 4 on the Higher tier. Hence at the end of the course students will attain 3 GCSEs in Science.


The practical skills in the course will be tested in the end of Year 11 exams. Therefore
there is no coursework as part of the qualification.

 

Useful websites

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