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The science department aims to develop a love of enquiry and grow students' curiosity, interest and enjoyment in science.
We enable students to:
The science department promotes awareness in students of the implications of science (past and present), for the individual, the community and the environment. This aids students in developing an informed interest in matters of scientific importance and be able to support them by a reasonable argument.
Students are taught in mixed ability teaching groups. Study is based on the Activate scheme published by Oxford University Press.
The topics to be covered during Year 7 are:
Students are assessed both formally and informally, using a mixture of teacher assessment and testing. Great care is taken to ensure that individuals are correctly placed and have the opportunity to move between the groups according to their progress.
Students are taught in mixed ability teaching groups. The programme of study is based on the Activate scheme published by Oxford University Press.
The topics to be covered during Year 8 are:
Students are assessed both formally and informally, using a mixture of teacher assessment and testing.
Students are taught in mixed ability teaching groups. The programme of study is based on the Activate scheme published by Oxford University Press. The topics covered during Year 9 are:
Students in Year 10 will either follow the specifications for AQA GCSE Biology A, AQA GCSE Chemistry A and AQA GCSE Physics A or the specification for AQA Combined Science.
Each of these courses is assessed through a series of written formal examinations which take place at the end of Year 11. Students will be assessed in Year 10 through KAT tests three types a year and a number of KLTs which are based on required practical activities.
Students in Year 11 continue to follow the pathway that they were placed on during Year 10. The options are:
Each of these courses is externally assessed through a series of written formal examinations, which take place at the end of Year 11. There are six papers in total for both GCSE routes, two in each of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Internal assessments follow the same model as in Year 10.