Below are links to curriculum overviews for all year groups.
Year 7 and 8
We deliver the Keystage 3 (KS3) programme of study to students in form groups. Our schemes of work are written in house but based on the Activate resources from Oxford University Press.
Students are assessed through frequent exit passes which are completed as homework. These act as a diagnostic task and lead to DIRT tasks, completed in class, which are used to address any problems. Termly tests using exam style questions are carried out in class to formally assess understanding.
Support with homework is available Monday to Thursday lunchtimes in Science Student Support (S10).
Overviews of the Key Stage curriculum are available here:
Years 9 - 11
The majority of students will follow the AQA Combined Science Trilogy GCSE which leads to 2 GCSEs in Science. The course covers the key stage 4 programme of study and enables students to access courses in all Sciences at A level.
Our schemes of work are written in house and we have taken time to make sure that the learning in each year builds on previously taught work. We believe this spiraled curriculum ensures students are best prepared for the terminal exams.
Students are assessed through regular exit passes which are used to highlight any misconceptions and difficulties which are then addressed in class DIRT tasks. Termly tests using exam style questions are also carried out in class.
As part of the course students carry out stipulated practical experiments for which a record is kept and these will form a component of each examination.
More information on the makeup of the course is available
here
Revision guides are available for purchase through the finance office at a schools only price.
Link to programme of study for key stage 4 science
Separate Science GCSE
In addition we offer AQA Separate Science GCSE – This course is an option and is taught with 4 additional lessons on top of the standard science provision in years 9-11.
This course leads to 3 GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
More information on the makeup of the course is available
here