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Curriculum Intent - Science:

Our curriculum intent is for our students to have a greater understanding of Science. We also want students to have a curiosity for our subject, bred by success and resilience in science.

Our science curriculum is designed to inspire curiosity and a love of learning in our students. We believe that science is a way of understanding the world around us, and that it is important for all students to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become scientifically literate citizens. Through our curriculum, we aim to help students develop critical thinking skills, the ability to ask and answer questions, and the ability to design and conduct experiments. We also aim for our students to understand the fundamental concepts of science that not only underpin the disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics, but tie them together. Ultimately, we hope that our science curriculum will prepare our students to be informed and engaged members of their community.

Science Curriculum Overview

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Year 7

  • Working Scientifically
  • Chemistry Fundamentals
  • Cells & Movement
  • Energy...
  • ...Energy
  • Photosynthesis & Energy in Biomass
  • Forces
  • Separating Mixtures
  • Human Repro + Variation...
  • ...Human Repro + Variation
  • Magnetism
  • End of Year Assessment
  • Metals and Acids
  • Heating & Cooling

Year 8

  • The Periodic Table
  • Electricity
  • Photosynthesis, Breathing & Respiration
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Universe
  • Forces & motion
  • Earths structure 
  • Digestion and Lifestyle...
  • End of Year Assessment
  • Evolution and Inheritance
  • Light & Sound

Year 9

  • Cell Biology
  • Transport in Cells
  • Atomic Structure
  • Periodic Table
  • Energy
  • States of matter
  • Rates of Reaction
  • Chromatography
  • Organisation
  • Infection and Response
  • Electricity
  • End of Year Mock Exams
  • Ecology

Year 10

  • Bioenergetics
  • Bonding
  • Electricity
  • Non-communicable disease

Separate Science Only

  • Non-communicable disease
  • Infection and Response
  • Bonding
  • Quantitative & Acids
  • Energy
  • Electricity
  • Radiation
  • Quantitative Chemistry
  • Acids
  • Radiation
  • Energy Changes
  • Electrolysis
  • Homeostasis

Separate Science Only

  • Bioenergetics
  • Homeostasis
  • Electrolysis
  • Energy Changes
  • Forces
  • Organic Chemistry & Pollutants
  • Forces
  • Waves
  • End of Year Mock Exams

Separate Science Only

  • Ecology
  • Organic 
  • Atmosphere
  • Waves
  • End of Year Mock Exams

Year 11

(including Separate Science)

  • Inheritance, Variation, Evolution
  • Homeostasis & Ecology
  • Mock Exams
  • Forces & Waves & Magnetism

Separate Science Only

  • As above.

 

  • Equilibrium, Using Resources & Rates of Reaction
  • Chemical change, Organic chemistry, Chemical analysis & Atmosphere
  • Cell biology
  • Organisation, Infection and response
  • Bioenergetics.
  • Energy & Electricity
  • Particle model of matter & Atomic structure.
  • Radiation

Separate Science Only

  • Biology & Chemistry as above
  • Physics will review P1
  • Atomic structure & The Periodic Table.
  • Bonding & Structure
  • Quantitative Chemistry, Chemical & Energy changes.
  • GCSE Exams (6 exams) & Success!

Separate Science Only

  • As above for Chemistry
  • Biology will finish B1 review
  • Physics review Forces & Waves & Magnetism

Year 12 Biology

  • Biological Molecules
  • Cell Structure
  • Nucleic acids & Enzymes
  • Membranes
  • Differentiation & Mitosis…
  • … Differentiation & Mitosis
  • Exchange surfaces
  • Transport in Animals
  • Transport in Plants
  • Disease, Prevention & Immunity
  • Biodiversity
  • Classification & Evolution
  • End of Year Mock Exams

Year 13 Biology

  • Communication and Homeostasis
  • Excretion
  • Ecosystems
  • Populations and sustainability
  • Photosynthesis & Respiration
  • Neuronal & Hormonal Control
  • Animal responses
  • Muscle Contraction
  • Plant responses
  • Cellular Control
  • Patterns of Inheritance
  • Manipulating genomes
  • Cloning and Biotechnology
  • A level Exams & Success!

Year 12 Chemistry

  • Moles and Reactions
  • Acids and bases
  • Redox
  • Electrons and bonding
  • Periodic table
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Halo & alcohol
  • Organic synthesis and analysis
  • Year 13 Rates
  • PAG 12 – Research PAG
  • End of Year Mock Exams

Year 13 Chemistry

  • Equilibria
  • Acids, bases and buffers
  • Enthalpy and Entropy
  • Redox & Electrode Potentials
  • Transition elements
  • Aromatic Chemistry
  • Carbonyls and carboxylic acids
  • Amines Amino acids Proteins
  • Synthesis
  • Spectroscopy
  • A level Exams & Success!

Year 12 Physics

  • Foundations of Physics
  • Kinematics
  • Projectile motion
  • Equilibrium
  • Energy
  • Materials
  • Newton’s laws
  • Charge & current
  • Circuits
  • Wave properties
  • Diffraction
  • Stationary waves
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • Quantum physics
  • Research PAG
  • End of year mock exams

Year 13 Physics

  • Thermal Physics
  • Circular motion
  • Gravitational fields
  • Stars & Cosmology
  • Electric fields
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Capacitance
  • Particle physics
  • Radioactivity
  • Nuclear physics
  • Medical imaging
  • A level Exams & Success!

Year 12 Psychology

  • Research methods
  • Approaches
  • Social influence
  • Practical psychology
  • Memory
  • Attachments
  • Psychopathology
  • Practical psychology
  • End of Year Mock Exams

Year 13 Psychology

  • Issues and debates
  • Biopsychology
  • Gender
  • Schizophrenia
  • Forensics
  • Research methods
  • A level Exams & Success!