Welcome to Science!
Our Science programme sets out to enhance and develop scientific skills allowing a greater understanding, appreciation and giving you the ability to make a greater contribution to the world around you.
GCSE: Combined Science
Students studying the GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy course will achieve 2 GCSEs in Science, graded on a scale from 9-9 to 4-3 for Higher papers and 5-5 to 1-1 for Foundation papers. The course builds on the knowledge and skills you have learnt during year 7 & year 8, with an increased focus on real world application of science, and practical skills.
All students will be studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy. This course spans the duration of year 9,10 and 11 and provides the required scientific knowledge and skills in order to pursue any scientific career or further study from A-levels, to Applied Science courses & vocational qualifications.
Students will follow the specification AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy specification.
Biology
- Cell biology
- Organisation
- Infection and response
- Bioenergetics
- Homeostasis and response
- Inheritance, variation and evolution
- Ecology
Chemistry
- Atomic structure and the periodic table
- Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
- Quantitative chemistry
- Chemical changes
- Energy changes
- The rate and extent of chemical change
- Organic chemistry
- Chemical analysis
- Chemistry of the atmosphere
- Using resources
Physics
- Energy
- Electricity
- Particle model of matter
- Atomic structure
- Forces
- Waves
- Magnetism and electromagnetism
GCSE: Biology
This course promotes learning across a variety of experiences and through various processes, tools, techniques, materials and resources to generate different kinds of evidence of working and outcomes.
What will I study?
- Cell biology
- Organisation
- Infection and response
- Bioenergetics
- Homeostasis and response
- Inheritance, variation and evolution
- Ecology
- Key ideas
Students will follow the AQA GCSE in Biology.
GCSE: Chemistry
This course promotes learning across a variety of experiences and through various processes, tools, techniques, materials and resources to generate different kinds of evidence of working and outcomes.
What will I study?
- Atomic structure and the periodic table
- Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
- Quantitative chemistry
- Chemical changes
- Energy changes
- The rate and extent of chemical change
- Organic chemistry
- Chemical analysis
- Chemistry of the atmosphere
- Using resources
Students will follow the AQA GCSE in Chemistry.
GCSE: Physics
What will I study?
- Energy
- Electricity
- Particle model of matter
- Atomic structure
- Forces
- Waves
- Magnetism and electromagnetism
- Space physics (physics only)
Students will follow the AQA GCSE in Physics.
