Science - KS4

Key stage 4

There are a variety of science courses available at Key stage 4. They have been carefully chosen to match the needs of our young people and to provide them with the qualifications they need to access science career pathways and courses at KS5.

Each pupil receives 5 hours of science a week which is allocated as follows:

In Year 10

In Year 11

There is also the option to do a BTEC first in additional Science.

Resources Available

All our resources are available for students to access via the science areas in fronter.

The Science department has revision guides available which are specific to the course we are studying and include GCSE style questions as well as revision notes and quick tests.

Past papers (amongst other useful materials) are available at:

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/science_twentyfirst_century_science_a/documents.html

Useful websites matched to each module studied (which may be particularly useful when completing the Case Study) can be found at:

http://www.twentyfirstcenturyscience.org/usefulwebsites/index.htm

The BBC has a section of its Bitesize website dedicated to 21^st Century Science, this can be found at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/21c/

Information on the BTEC course is available through the following weblink

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/firsts/science/Pages/default.aspx

Should additional information relating to the curriculum be required, please contact Ms F Salisbury on 01253 336500.