Key Stage 4
GCSE Additional Science
Examination Board: AQA
This course leads to the award of 2 GCSEs in science: 1 core science GCSE and 1 additional science GCSE.
This course is the primary Science qualification for all candidates at KS4. It aims to enhance candidates’ scientific literacy, leading to better engagement with science. The course is designed to enable candidates to:
- Recognise the impact of Science and Technology on everyday life.
- Make informed personal decisions about issues and questions that involves science.
- Be able to confidently carry out scientific experiments,
To achieve this, candidates must have a broad understanding of the main scientific concepts that provide a framework for making sense of the world. Students also need to be able to reflect on scientific knowledge itself, practices that have produced it; the kinds of reasoning that are used in developing a scientific argument, and the issues that arise when scientific knowledge is put to practical use.
Core Science GCSE
| Title | Duration | Weighting |
| Unit 1: | ||
| Biology 1 | 60 mins | 25% |
| Unit 2: Chemistry 1 | 60 mins | 25% |
| Unit 3: Physics 1 | 60 mins | 25% |
| Unit 4. Controlled Assessment | 25% |
Additional Science GCSE
| Title | Duration | Weighting |
| Unit 1: Biology 2 | 60 mins | 25% |
| Unit 2: Chemistry 2 | 60 mins | 25% |
| Unit 3: Physics 2 | 60 mins | 25% |
| Unit 4. Controlled Assessment | 25% |
GCSE Triple Science
Examination Board: AQA
As we are not offering this to all students it is not a pre-requisite for A Level. Students will be able to take A level as long as they get a B or above in Additional. Also it is not in the option choice list it is only available for pathway 1a students.
Triple Science GCSE is a concept-led course developed to meet the needs of candidates seeking a deeper understanding of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Each subject provides an opportunity for further developing an understanding of science explanations, how science works and the study of elements of applied science, with particular relevance to professional scientists.
This course, together with GCSE Science, aims to provide candidates with the scientific understanding needed to progress to further studies of science, should they choose to undertake them. Candidates should gain a deeper understanding of:
- Scientific explanations and models.
- How these concepts can be applied to the benefit of humanity.
- How scientists help to develop our understanding of ourselves and the world we inhabit.
This course is made up of 12 units.
Biology GCSE
| Title | Duration | Weighting |
| UNIT 1: Biology 1 | 60 mins | 25% |
| UNIT 2: Biology 2 | 60 mins | 25% |
| UNIT 3: Biology 3 | 60 mins | 25% |
| UNIT 4: Controlled Assessment | 25% |
Chemistry GCSE
| Title | Duration | Weighting |
| UNIT 1: Chemistry 1 | 60 mins | 25% |
| UNIT 2: Chemistry 2 | 60 mins | 25% |
| UNIT 3: Chemistry 3 | 60 mins | 25% |
| UNIT 4: Controlled Assessment | 25% |
Physics GCSE
| Title | Duration | Weighting |
| UNIT 1: Physics 1 | 60 mins | 25% |
| UNIT 2: Physics 2 | 60 mins | 25% |
| UNIT 3: Physics 3 | 60 mins | 25% |
| UNIT 4: Controlled Assessment | 25% |