Triple (Separate) Sciences

Triple Separate Sciences


Head of Science:  Mrs Beasley


Qualification Level and Examination Board: Level 1 and 2 AQA GCSE Biology (8461), Chemistry (8462), Physics (8463) 


How is the course assessed?




What is the content of the course?



BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS

Cell biology Atomic structure and the periodic table Energy 

Organisation Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter Electricity

Infection and response Quantitative chemistry Particle model of matter 

Bioenergetics Chemical changes Atomic structure

Homeostasis and response Energy changes Forces 

Inheritance, variation and evolution The rate and extent of chemical change Waves

Ecology Organic chemistry Magnetism and electromagnetism 

Chemical analysis Space physics

Chemistry of the atmosphere 

Using resources 


What could I study Post-16? 



What possible careers could I have? 


This is a traditional pathway to careers in related fields like medicine, engineering, biochemistry, and many more. 


Additional information

Students will be required to demonstrate mathematics skills not be lower than that expected at Key Stage 3 in GCSE Science assessments. 

Les Varendes High School & Sixth Form Centre

Les Varendes St Andrew's, Guernsey, 

Channel Islands, GY6 8TD 

Phone: 01481 226571

Principal: Verona Tomlin

Motto: Qui veult peult (Norman French)