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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

Year 8

  • Chemistry Fundamentals
  • Forces & Machines
  • Photosynthesis, Breathing & Respiration
  • The Periodic Table...
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Magnetism
  • Climate and Earths Resources.
  • Evolution and Inheritance
  • Heating and Cooling
  • Digestion and Lifestyle
  • End of Year Assessment
  • Electricity

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

  • Exchange surfaces & Cell Cycle
  • Bioenergetics
  • Bonding
  • Energy changes
  • Organisation
  • Infection and Response

Separate Science Only

  • Exchange surfaces & Cell Cycle
  • Organisation
  • Infection and Response
  • Quantitative Chemistry
  • Acids
  • Electricity 2- Mains
  • Homeostasis
  • Radiation
  • Energy Changes
  • Electrolysis

Separate Science Only

  • Bioenergetics
  • Homeostasis
  • Forces
  • Organic Chemistry & Pollutants
  • End of Year Mock Exams

Separate Science Only

  • Ecology
  • End of Year Mock Exams

Year 11

  • Inheritance, Variation, Evolution
  • Homeostasis & Ecology
  • Equilibrium, Using Resources & Rates of Reaction
  • Chemical change, Organic chemistry, Chemical analysis & Atmosphere
  • Mock Exams
  • Forces & Waves

Separate Science Only

  • Digestion
  • Bioenergetics
  • Cell biology, Remainder of Organisation
  • Infection and Response.
  • ...Forces & Magnetism
  • Atomic structure & The Periodic Table.
  • Bonding & Structure
  • Quantitative Chemistry, Chemical & Energy changes.
  • Energy & Electricity
  • Particle model of matter & Atomic structure.
  • Cell biology

Separate Science Only

  • Inheritance, Variation & Evolution
  • Separate Ecology
  • Organisation, Infection and response
  • Bioenergetics.
  • GCSE Exams (6 exams) & Success!

Separate Science Only

  • Homeostasis
  • GCSE Exams (6 exams) & Success!

Year 10 Astronomy

  • Planet Earth
  • The Earth-Moon-Sun System
  • The Moon
  • Exploring the Solar System
  • Celestial Observations
  • The Sun
  • Stellar Evolution
  • Galaxies
  • Kepler’s laws

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!