Curriculum Details – Science

Head of Department	Mr M Court
Second in Department	Mr Z Green
Leading Practitioner – Science	Mr A Williams
	Miss C Hicks
	Mrs T Manohar

Science Technician	Mrs A Bonser

There are two routes available to our students at KS4

AQA Combined trilogy course leading to the equivalent of two GCSE’s. This course focusses on a variety of biology, chemistry and physics topics and culminates in 6 x 1hr 15 mins terminal exams.
Separate sciences in biology, chemistry and physics leading to three GCSE’s. These courses cover all of the content of the trilogy science course with some additional topics in each of the sciences. Each course is assessed separately via 2 x 1hour 45mins examinations

Course Breakdown – GCSE Combined Science Trilogy

Biology Paper 1

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes.
70 marks
16.7% of GCSE
Foundation and Higher tiers available
Units covered:
- Cell Biology
- Organisation
- Infection and response
- Bioenergetics

Biology Paper 2

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes.
70 marks
16.7% of GCSE
Foundation and Higher tiers available
Units covered:
- Homeostasis and response
- Inheritance, variation and evolution
- Ecology

Chemistry Paper 1

Chemistry Paper 2

Physics Paper 1

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes.
70 marks
16.7% of GCSE
Foundation and Higher tiers available
Units covered:
- Energy
- Electricity
- Particle model of matter
- Atomic structure

Physics Paper 2

GCSE Biology – Separate Science Route

Biology Paper 1:
- Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes.
- 100 marks
- 50% of GCSE
- Foundation and Higher tiers available
Units covered:
- Cell Biology
- Organisation Infection and response
- Bioenergetics
Biology Paper 2:
- Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes.
- 100 marks
- 50% of GCSE
- Foundation and Higher tiers available
Units covered:
- Homeostasis and response
- Inheritance, variation and evolution
- Ecology

GCSE Chemistry – Separate Science Route

Chemistry Paper 1:
- Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes.
- 100 marks
- 50% of GCSE
- Foundation and Higher tiers available
Units covered:
- Atomic structure and the periodic table
- Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
- Quantitative chemistry
- Chemical changes
- Energy changes
Chemistry Paper 2:
- Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes.
- 100 marks
- 50% of GCSE
- Foundation and Higher tiers available
Units covered:
- The rate and extent of chemical change
- Organic chemistry
- Chemical analysis
- Chemistry of the atmosphere
- Using resources
- (Fundamental concepts and principles from whole course)

GCSE Physics – Separate Science Route

Physics Paper 1:
- Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes.
- 100 marks
- 50% of GCSE
- Foundation and Higher tiers available
Units covered:
- Energy
- Electricity
- Particle model of matter
- Atomic structure
Physics Paper 2:
- Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes.
- 100 marks
- 50% of GCSE
- Foundation and Higher tiers available
Units covered:
- Forces
- Waves
- Magnetism and electromagnetism
- Space physics

Number of Lessons Per Week

Trilogy combined science course students receive 5 hours per week Separate science students receive 8 hours per week.

Useful Websites

GCSE Pod: GCSE Pod contains a large selection of short clips for all of the topics covered at GCSE.
- https://members.gcsepod.com/login
Specifications:
- Combined Science (Trilogy)
- https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464
- GCSE Biology (separate)
- https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461
- GCSE Chemistry (separate)
- https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-8462
- GCSE Physics (separate)
- https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/physics-8463
BBC Bitesize (KS3):
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2p
BBC Bitesize (GCSE):
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zrkw2hv