Sixth Form

A Level Biology

OCR Advanced GCE in Biology H421

Aims

The aims of these specifications are to encourage candidates to:

  • develop their interest in and enthusiasm for biology, including developing an interest in further study and careers in biology.
  • appreciate how society makes decisions about scientific issues and how the sciences contribute to the success of the economy and society.
  • develop and demonstrate a deeper appreciation of the skills, knowledge and understanding of How Science Works.
  • develop essential knowledge and understanding of different areas of biology and how they relate to each other.

Year 12 Units

F211: Cells, Exchange and Transport

  • Cells
  • Exchange and Transport

1 hour written exam
AS Level - 30%
A Level - 15%

F212: Molecules, Biodiversity, Food and Health

  • Biological Molecules
  • Enzymes
  • Biodiversity and Classification
  • Variation, Adaptation and Evolution
  • Human Interactions

1 hour 45 mins written exam
AS Level - 50%
A Level - 25%

F213: Practical Skills in Biology 1

  • Internal assessment of practical skills Internal assessment

AS Level - 20%
A Level - 10%

Year 13 Units

F214: Communication, Homeostasis and Energy

  • Communication and Homeostasis
  • Excretion
  • Photosynthesis
  • respiration

F215: Control, Genomes and Environment

  • Cellular Control and Variavtion
  • Biotechnology and Gene technology
  • Ecosystems and Sustainability
  • Responding to the Environment

F216: Practical Skills in Biology 2

  • Internal assessment of practical skills Internal assessment

A Level - 10%

A Level Chemistry

OCR Advanced GCE in Chemistry A H034

Aims

The aims of these specifications are to encourage candidates to:

  • develop their interest in, and enthusiasm for chemistry, including developing an interest in further study and careers in chemistry.
  • appreciate how society makes decisions about scientific issues and how the sciences contribute to the success of the economy and society.
  • develop and demonstrate a deeper appreciation of the skills, knowledge and understanding of How Science Works.
  • develop essential knowledge and understanding of different areas of chemistry and how they relate to each other.

Year 12 Units

F321: Atoms, Bonds and Groups

  • Atoms and Reactions
  • Electrons, Bonding and Structure
  • The Periodic Table

1 hour written exam
AS Level - 30%
A Level - 15%

F322: Chains, Energy and Resources

  • Basic Concepts and Hydrocarbons
  • Alcohols, Halogenoalkanes and Analysis
  • Energy
  • Resources

1 hour 45 mins written exam
AS Level - 50%
A Level - 25%

F323: Practical Skills in Chemistry 1

  • AS internal assessment

Internal assessment
AS Level - 20%
A Level - 10%

Year 13 Units

F324: Rings, Polymers and Analysis

  • Rings, acids and amines
  • Polymers and synthesis
  • analysis

1 hour written exam
A Level - 15%

F325: Equilibria Energetics and Element

  • rates, Equilibrium and PH
  • Energy
  • Transition element

1 hour 45 mins written exam
A Level - 25%

F326: Practical Skills in Chemistry 2

  • A Level internal assessment

Internal assessment
A Level - 10%

A Level Physics

OCR Advanced GCE in Physics A H158

Aims

The aims of these specifications are to encourage candidates to:

  • develop their interest in, and enthusiasm for physics, including developing an interest in further study and careers in physics.
  • appreciate how society makes decisions about scientific issues and how the sciences contribute to the success of the economy and society.
  • develop and demonstrate a deeper appreciation of the skills, knowledge and understanding of How Science Works.
  • develop essential knowledge and understanding of different areas of Physics and how they relate to each other.

Year 12 Units

G481: Mechanics

  • Motion
  • Forces in action
  • Work and energy

1 hour written exam
AS Level - 30%
A Level - 15%

G482: Electrons, Waves and Photons

  • Electric current
  • Resistance
  • DC Circuits
  • Waves
  • Quantum Physics

1 hour 45 mins written exam
AS Level - 50%
A Level - 25%

G483: Practical Skills in Physics 1

Internal assessment of practical skills.

Internal assessment
AS Level - 20%
A Level - 10%

Year 13 Units

G484: The Newtonian World

  • Newton’s laws and momentum
  • Circulation motion and oscillations
  • Thermal physics

1 hour written exam
A Level - 15%

G485: Fields, particles and Frontiers of Physics

  • Electric and magnetic fields
  • Capacitors and exponential decay
  • Nuclear physics
  • Medical imaging
  • Modelling the universe

1 hour 45 mins written exam
A Level - 25%

G486: Practical Skills in Physics 2

Internal assessment of practical skills.
Internal assessment
A Level - 10%