GCSE Course Content

SCIENCE GCSE

Students are set according to their ability at the start of year 9; top sets will follow the New AQA separate science (Triple) specifications which will result in a GCSE in Biology, Chemistry and Physics in Year 11, all other sets will follow the New AQA Trilogy specification which is a dual award course resulting in two GCSE science grades at the end of Year 11. All GCSE courses are now linear and have no coursework/controlled assessment components.

Biology course content

The Biology GCSE Course for both Triple and Trilogy is divided into 7 main themes.

Cell Biology
Organisation
Infection and Response
Bioenergetics
Homeostasis and Response
Variation and Evolution
Ecology

Students on the Triple course will complete 10 Biology required practicals during the 3 years. Students of the Trilogy course will complete 7 Biology required practicals.

Students will sit an end of topic test every half term during Year 9,10 and 11 as well as 2 formal internal assessments throughout the year.

Biology year 11 Assessments

Students on Triple and Trilogy will sit 2 Biology papers at the end of Year 11.

Triple students (11a1 - 11b1)

Paper 1

15th May 2018
1 hour and 45 minutes
Themes 1 - 4

Paper 2

11th June 2018
1 hour and 45 minutes
Themes 5 - 7

Trilogy Students (11b2 - 11d3)