We aim to enable the students to have a contextualised knowledge and skills of science used in the real world which is useful throughout their lives.
It is our intention in science to develop a long term interest in the subject through:
- Encouraging a long term curiosity and understanding of the world around us
- Acquiring a wide scientific knowledge to use in their everyday lives
- Developing practical and transferable skills
- Developing responsibility for their safety and that of others
- Developing awareness of the moral and ethical dilemmas faced in science and the wider world
- Obtaining scientific skills that will allow students to make hypotheses, test predictions, record observations, interpret results and draw conclusions
KS3
Students follow a scheme of learning at KS3, which is designed to match the Science National Curriculum, and is based on the Exploring Science scheme of work. This helps prepare students for success at KS4.
Subject Curriculum Overview: Key Stage 3
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Year |
Biology |
Chemistry |
Physics |
|
7 |
● Cells, tissues, organs & systems ● Sexual reproduction in animals ● Muscles and bones ● Ecosystems |
● Mixtures and separation ● Acids and bases ● The particle model ● Atoms, elements and compounds |
● Energy and changes ● Electricity ● Forces ● Sound |
|
8 |
● Food and digestion ● Sexual reproduction in plants ● Breathing and respiration ● Unicellular organisms |
● Combustion ● The Periodic Table ● Metals and their uses ● Rocks |
● Fluids ● Light ● Energy transfers ● The Earth and Space |
|
9 |
● Genetics and evolution ● Plant growth ● Cells, genetics, inheritance and modification |
● Making materials ● Reactivity |
● Forces and motion ● Force fields and electromagnets |
KS4
In KS4, students move onto a scheme of learning based on the Entry Level Certificate in Science and Further Science. This allows our students the option of completing an iGCSE Science (Single Award) in year 11.
Subject Curriculum Overview: Key Stage 4
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Year |
Biology |
Chemistry |
Physics |
|
10 |
● Cells, genetics, inheritance and modification ● Health, disease and the development of medicines |
● Atoms, compounds and states of matter ● Separating mixtures ● Acids and metals |
● Forces, movement and energy ● Waves and radiation |
|
11 |
● Plants and ecosystems ● Human biology |
● Elements and chemical reactions ● Fuels and the Earth’s atmosphere |
● Waves and radiation ● Electricity and magnetism ● Energy and particles |
Qualification Pathways
A flexible range of qualifications and pathways are available to students.
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Qualification |
Details |
|
iGCSE in Science |
Edexcel International GCSE in Science (Single Award) (4SS0) This pathway is offered to individual students |
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Entry Level Certificate |
NSC0 Entry Level Certificate in Science Levels 1 to 3 NSF0 Entry Level Certificate in Further Science Levels 1 to 3 |