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Science
Examining Body: OCR & EDEXCEL Science qualifications are required for hundreds of career pathways. To maximise your career opportunities it is important to have qualifications in Science.
The scientific approach of experimentation and interpreting
evidence provides valuable thinking skills, which apply to a range
of subjects; perhaps most important is learning how the world works
from a scientific view point. From our Earth's position in the
cosmos, to the workings of our body, to the elegance of the
Periodic Table and the calculations that allow rockets to fly
carefully into space.
All of this and much more are covered in your Science course and
gives you an up to date and relevant picture of how our Universe
works.
What can I do with this qualification when I leave school?
Pupils who follow the Double Award and separate Science routes and
achieve grades A*-C will be able to study 'A' level Sciences
post 16 in Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics and
Geology.
Please indicate an interest in the Separate Sciences on the Option
Choice form.
Many students use GCSE Science qualifications to study Science
related courses such as Sports Sciences and Health and Social Care.
BTEC qualifications can be used to access Level 3 Vocational
Science courses such as BTEC Level 3 Forensic Science.
Science is a core subject and we offer a variety of courses to make
sure you will succeed and enjoy your Science lessons.
Pupils who find examinations a challenge will be given the
opportunity of studying for the BTEC Extended Certificate in
Applied Science. This is a practically based course which leads to
the equivalent of 2A*-C grades and is assessed by 100% coursework.
Also offered is GCSE Double Award Science. This covers 4
modules of Biology, Chemistry and Physics and leads to 2 GCSE
grades, one in Year 10 and another in Year 11.
The most able students, not only follow the double award course,
but they also complete additional units in the separate Sciences
and in so doing achieve GCSE's in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
These pupils will be taught Science for six hours per week instead
of four and a half.
Science qualifications are required for hundreds of career pathways. To maximise your career opportunities it is important to have qualifications in Science. The scientific approach of experimentation and interpreting evidence provides valuable thinking skills, which apply to a range of subjects; perhaps most important is learning how the world works from a scientific view point. From our Earth's position in the cosmos, to the workings of our body, to the elegance of the Periodic Table and the calculations that allow rockets to fly carefully into space. All of this and much more are covered in your Science course and gives you an up to date and relevant picture of how our Universe works. What can I do with this qualification when I leave school?
Science is a core subject and we offer a variety of courses to make sure you will succeed and enjoy your Science lessons. Pupils who find examinations a challenge will be given the opportunity of studying for the BTEC Extended Certificate in Applied Science. This is a practically based course which leads to the equivalent of 2A*-C grades and is assessed by 100% coursework. Also offered is GCSE Double Award Science. This covers 4 modules of Biology, Chemistry and Physics and leads to 2 GCSE grades, one in Year 10 and another in Year 11. The most able students, not only follow the double award course, but they also complete additional units in the separate Sciences and in so doing achieve GCSE's in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. These pupils will be taught Science for six hours per week instead of four and a half.
Published February 14, 2011
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