Through their lessons in Science, students will have the opportunity to:
Key Stage 3
Years 7-9 follow the Pearson ’Exploring Science’ scheme which was introduced in September 2015 to meet the requirements of the new National Curriculum.
Biology
7A Cells, tissues, Organs and Organ Systems
7B Sexual reproduction in animals
7C Muscles and bones
7D Ecosystems
Chemistry
7E Mixtures and Separation
7F Acids and Alkalis
7G The particle model
7H Atoms, elements and molecules
Physics
7L Energy
7J Current electricity
7K Forces
7L Sound
Biology
8A Food and nutrition
8B Plants and their reproduction
8C Breathing and respiration
8D Unicellular organisms
Chemistry
8E Combustion
8F The periodic table
8G Metals and their uses
8H Rocks
Physics
8L Fluids
8J Light
8K Energy transfers
8L Earth and space
Biology
9A Genetics and Evolution
9B Plant growth
9C Biology revision and projects
9D Biology transition to GCSE
Chemistry
9E Making materials
9F Reactivity
9G Chemistry revision and projects
9H Chemistry transition to GCSE
Physics
9L Forces and motion
9J Force fields and electromagnets
9K Physics revision and projects
9L Physics transition to GCSE
Key Stage 4
All pupils study Science at Key Stage 4.
Students completing the GCSE in 2017 are studying the OCR Gateway Science B course, which contains an element of coursework style assessment (controlled assessment) and is graded from A* to G, with A* being the highest.
Module B1: Understanding Organisms
Module C1: Carbon Chemistry
Module P1: Energy For The Home
Module B2: Understanding Our Environment
Module C2: Chemical Resources
Module P2: Living For The Future (Energy Resources)
September 2016 onwards
Students study the new GCSE route which is assessed only by terminal examinations and will be graded from 1-9, with 9 being the highest grade.
Students will study Pearson Ed-Excel GCSE Chemistry.
● Topic 1 – Key concepts in chemistry
● Topic 2 – States of matter and mixtures
● Topic 3 – Chemical changes
● Topic 4 – Extracting metals and equilibria
● Topic 5 – Separate chemistry 1
● Topic 1 – Key concepts in chemistry
● Topic 6 – Groups in the periodic table
● Topic 7 – Rates of reaction and energy changes
● Topic 8 – Fuels and Earth science
● Topic 9 – Separate chemistry 2
Written examination: 1 hour and 45 minutes
50% of the qualification
100 marks
Content - Topics 1 - 5
Written examination: 1 hour and 45 minutes
50% of the qualification
100 marks
Content – Topic 1 and 6-9
Both papers will contain a mixture of different question styles, including multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, calculations and extended open-response questions.