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Subject: Physics
Subject: Physics
Examination Board: OCR
Examination Board: OCR
Controlled Assessment: OCR practical endorsement is reported alongside the A Level grade as pass or fail
Controlled Assessment: OCR practical endorsement is reported alongside the A Level grade as pass or fail
Examination: 100%
Examination: 100%
Specific entry requirements: Students require a grade 7-7 in GCSE Combined Science Double Award, or 7 in GCSE Physics plus another grade 7 in GCSE Biology or Physics, and a grade 7 in GCSE Mathemtics GCSE. Students must also choose to study Maths at A level.
Specific entry requirements: Students require a grade 7-7 in GCSE Combined Science Double Award, or 7 in GCSE Physics plus another grade 7 in GCSE Biology or Physics, and a grade 7 in GCSE Mathemtics GCSE. Students must also choose to study Maths at A level.
What will you study?
What will you study?
In Year 12 you will study the following modules:
In Year 12 you will study the following modules:
1. Development of practical skills in physics
1. Development of practical skills in physics
2. Foundations of physics
2. Foundations of physics
3. Forces and motion
3. Forces and motion
4. Electrons, waves and photons
4. Electrons, waves and photons
5. Newtonian world and astrophysics
5. Newtonian world and astrophysics
6. Particles and medical physics
6. Particles and medical physics
Practical skills are assessed throughout the course for the OCR practical endorsement and are evaluated by school.
Practical skills are assessed throughout the course for the OCR practical endorsement and are evaluated by school.
In Year 13 you will study the following modules:
In Year 13 you will study the following modules:
1. Development of practical skills in physics
1. Development of practical skills in physics
2. Newtonian world and astrophysics
2. Newtonian world and astrophysics
3. Particles and medical physics
3. Particles and medical physics
Practical skills are assessed throughout the course for the OCR practical endorsement and are evaluated by school.
Practical skills are assessed throughout the course for the OCR practical endorsement and are evaluated by school.
What Super Curricular opportunities are there linked to this subject?
What Super Curricular opportunities are there linked to this subject?
Out of class support
Out of class support
- Physics intervention after school every week
- Imperial Pimlico connection (tutoring by undergraduates from Imperial) at school October-April
Extracurricular activities and enrichment opportunities
Extracurricular activities and enrichment opportunities
- CERN trip (every two years)
- Particle Physics Masterclass at Royal Holloway
- Visits to Cavendish and Rutherford labs at Oxford and Cambridge
- FoNs competition Imperial College
- Physics Olympiad Competition
- Astronomy & Astrophysics Olympiad Competition
- Electric car
What can this course lead to?
What can this course lead to?
The course provides a strong foundation for students wanting to study any science, engineering, economics or business at university.
The course provides a strong foundation for students wanting to study any science, engineering, economics or business at university.
Electric car on the grid at Goodwood
Doing cool things with helium - Cavendish lab Cambridge
Superconducting magnets at CERN
Model of the tunnel at CERN
KS5 Student Handbook
KS5 Student Handbook
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