| Teaching Staff | Mr D Lavelle (Director of Progress – Science) Mr A Bunting (Subject Leader) Mis E Peters Miss H Baylon Miss K McLoughlin Miss E Unwin |
| Year 7 and 8 students will spend 6 lessons per fortnight studying the following topics: | Investigation Skills Particles and Solutions Cells, Organs and Tissues Forces and Motion Acids and Chemical Reactions Reproduction Heating and Energy Interdependance and Adaptation Light and Waves Inheritance and Variation Digestion Atoms, Elements and Compounds Sound and Hearing Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis The Rock Cycle Electricity and Magnetism Forensics Pressure and Moments |
| You will be assessed at KS3 by | Baseline exam at the start of Year 7 Exam questions during every lesson End of topic tests End of Year 7 exam End of KS3 SATS exam at the end of Year 8 |
| Homework | At KS3 – Once per week taking the format of either exam question practice, research, spellings or a creative project |
| Examination board | Edexcel |
KS4
| Teaching Staff | Miss E Boylan (Subject Leader) Mr J Drane Miss H Baylon Miss K McLoughlin Miss E Unwin |
| Year 9 students will study | Biology Key concepts in biology Topic 2 – Cells and control Topic 3 – Genetics Chemistry Topic 1 – Key concepts in chemistry Topic 2 – States of matter and mixtures Topic 3 –Chemical changes Physics Topic 1 – Key concepts of physics Topic 2 – Motion and forces Topic 3 – Conservation of Energy Topic 4 – Waves Topic 5 – Light and the electromagnetic spectrum Topic 6 –Radioactivity |
| Year 10 students will study | Biology Topic 4 Natural selection and genetic modification Topic 5 – Health, disease and the development of medicines Topic 6 – Plant structures and their functions Chemistry Topic 1 – Key concepts in chemistry Topic 6 – Groups in the periodic table Physics Topic 1 – Key concepts of physics Topic 8 – Energy – Forces doing work Topic 9 – Forces and their effects |
| Year 11 students will study | Biology Topic 7 Animal coordination, control and homeostasis Topic 8 – Exchange and transport in Animals Topic 9 – Ecosystems and material cycles Chemistry Topic 7 –Rates of reaction and energy changes Topic 8 – Fuels and Earth science Physics Topic 10 – Electricity and circuits Topic 12 – Magnetism and the motor Effect Topic 13 – Electromagnetic induction Topic 14 – Particle model Topic 15 – Forces and matter |
| You will be assessed by | Combined Science 6 exams 1 hour 10 minute exams (2 Biology, 2 Chemistry and 2 Physics) Triple Science 6 exams 1 hour 45 minute exams (2 Biology, 2 Chemistry and 2 Physics) |
| Extra-curricular opportunities | STEM club (year 7 and 8) Boosters (year 11) Enrichment activities (Zoolab, birds of prey, STEM challenge days, University trips) |
| Examination board | Edexcel |