Curriculum Science
Key Stage 3 Science The work in Year 8 is similar but you will be re-grouped. This will depend on your progress in Year 7 and your test results.
Year 9 is an important year and you will study ten units of work before you prepare for your SATs. With growing confidence, you can widen your skills and knowledge to reach higher levels. We expect you will be motivated to set and reach challenging targets for your SATs at the end of Key Stage 3 so you have a good foundation for your GCSE work. The new 21st Century Science GCSE work will begin after SATs exams in Year 9. Key Stage 4 Science
There are a number of Science courses. Your Science teacher will advise you on the course you are going to follow. Most of you will follow a dual award (two GCSEs) course. Some will follow a single GCSE in Science.
The range of courses is:
Core Science teaches you the science you need to be a confident citizen of today’s scientific world. You will analyse the kind of science you see in the news, discuss its impact and learn about its relevance to you. You will learn some of the background scientific understanding needed to make sense of science in the news, and you will learn how to evaluate scientific data and information. For example, you will learn about genetics and examine issues such as genetic engineering and stem cell research. This course gives you one GCSE.
Additional Science
This course gives you one GCSE.
Applied Science is a work-related course. You will learn your science from the perspective of people using science in their everyday work. You will study areas such as life care, forensic science and food production. You will learn about Health and Safety and will find, through visits, how science is used in the workplace. This course gives you one GCSE. |
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In Year 7 you continue to build on work carried out during primary schooling. Many of the topics you studied last year will be looked at again so you can develop and extend your knowledge and understanding. You will be introduced to a wider range of equipment and techniques so you can carry out new, longer investigations to show how you can use your knowledge. The work is divided into twelve units; some are biology, some chemistry and the rest are physics. At the end of each term you will have a test, which will be used to give an idea of your current National Curriculum level. Due to the introduction of the new KS3 Science curriculum, we will be incorporating “How Science Works” activities into lessons.
Additional Science teaches the science needed if you wish to go on to ‘A’ Level Sciences and a scientific career or if you are just interested in a broad range of scientific ideas. You will gain a deeper understanding of the scientific background to important issues such as the brain, growth, telecommunications and making important chemicals such as pharmaceuticals.
The school has good capacity for further improvement.
OFSTED, October 2008
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Catford
London SE6 2SE
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