Science

Lower Secondary

Our Science curriculum is designed around the Best Evidence Science Teaching (BEST) resources which have been developed by the University of York Science Education Group and funded by the Salters’ Institute and the Institute of Physics.  This has formed the backbone of our MYP curriculum where we have followed the route suggested by the research of Science institutions and linked it into the Science standards. The curriculum not only increases the knowledge of Science but also the practical skills required. Practicals are organised around inquiry, and the design of meaningful and rigorous experiments. This leads on to the processing and evaluation of the results of these and other practicals.

Our STEM-lesson activities have also been linked to the MYP science curriculum so students can reinforce and extend their understanding of a topic, but also reflect on the impacts of Science globally.

Details of the topics covered each term are provided in the document below.

Science curriculum for all students key stage 3 students.

Upper Secondary

In upper secondary, we run the Edexcel IGCSE which prepares out Year 11 pupils for continued study in the UK or abroad. Students select from the following options in collaboration with the science staff.

IGCSE Biology

Biology (9-1) - SPECIFICATION

IGCSE Chemistry

International GCSE Chemistry 2017 Specification

IGCSE Physics

International GCSE Physics specification

IGCSE Double Award Science

International GCSE Science (Double Award) 2017 Specification

Assessment of the course is detailed in the diagram below.  Students taking the Triple Science option will sit two papers for each science:  paper 1 (2 hours); and paper 2 (1 hour 15 minutes).  The specifications clearly highlight aspects of each course that would only be assessed in the second paper.

Those students following the Double Award will take paper 1 (as above) for each science (three papers in total).  Students will be able to plan their revision precisely knowing that an exam will be either biology, chemistry or physics.