Science

Science is taught by

Mr L Obembe	Curriculum Team Leader
Mr I Rahman	Acting KS4 Science Co-ordinator, Lead Practitioner
Ms F Haque	KS4 Co-ordinator
Ms N Sultana	KS3 Science Co-ordinator, Transition Co-ordinator
Mr F Rashid	Science Teacher
Mr R Islam	Science Teacher
Ms K Sugumar	Science Teacher
Ms F Munshi	Science Teacher
Mr T Bergin	Science Teacher
Ms M Islam	Science Teacher
Ms A Teladia	Science and Mathematics Teacher
Ms R Kumar	Science Teacher
Ms N Khan	Science Teacher
Ms S Akhtar	Science Teacher
Ms N Ahmed	Science Teacher & Deputy Head teacher
Ms O Fadojutimi	Science Teacher
Ms K Sankar	Science Teacher
Ms O Kovulchuk	Science Teacher
Mr M Lucking	Science Teacher
Science Technicians are
Mr T Saini	Head Technician
Mrs L Modhwadia	Science Technician
Mr A Ludu	Science Technician

The Science Department Vision

To understand and appreciate scientific reasoning and methodology to enable students to develop critical thinking, curiosity and a scientific mindset to have an influence in the modern world.

KS3

Curriculum content and aims -

KS3 forms the segment for the Science 5 year plan that leads ultimately to GCSE Award in year 11.

We currently have a three year Key Stage 3 programme, in which we follow a personalised version of the AQA Activate scheme of learning, building foundations that feed directly into the AQA GCSE curriculum.

Students will study the following scientific themes during their KS3 journey:

YEAR 7, YEAR 8, YEAR 9:

Biology - Organisms, Ecosystems, Genes

Chemistry - Matter, Reactions, Earth

Physics - Forces, Electromagnets, Energy, Waves

Practical Scientific Skills – There are practical elements to each unit of study and students complete investigations throughout the year.

Assessments - During and following units of learning, students complete extended writing tasks, end of topic tests and termly examinations to review their knowledge and understanding. The units assessed in tests and exams are combined to encourage spaced learning, improving long term retrieval and memory, as students are expected to revise, recall and apply skills and scientific information learnt from prior topics throughout the year.

Home Learning - Students are set weekly home learning tasks including practice questions to apply their knowledge and consolidate their learning throughout the year. Students will need to purchase a CGP workbook to support them with this.

Parental support - You can support your child's progress by accessing and monitoring their Satchel One/Google Classroom online pages to check home learning tasks are being completed regularly.

KS4

Courses offered: AQA Single Science, Double Award Combined Science (Trilogy); Triple Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics).

Curriculum content and aims

The GCSE curriculum is taught throughout Y10 and Y11. The philosophy of AQA is Science for all: We believe that science has something to suit students of all abilities and aspirations. The new, accredited GCSEs have been designed with this philosophy in mind, they will engage and challenge students to reach their potential in science..

Details of studies in YEAR 10 and YEAR 11:

Biology:

Cell biology
Organisation
Infection and response
Bioenergetics
Homeostasis and response
Inheritance, variation and evolution
Ecology

Chemistry

Atomic structure and the periodic table
Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
Quantitative chemistry
Chemical changes
Energy changes
The rate and extent of chemical change
Organic chemistry
Chemical analysis
Chemistry of the atmosphere
Using resources

Physics

Energy
Electricity
Particle model of matter
Atomic structure
Forces
Waves
Magnetism and electromagnetism

How are they assessed

Biology Paper 1

What's assessed

Biology topics 1–4: Cell Biology; Organisation; Infection and response; and Bioenergetics.

How it's assessed

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes

Foundation and Higher Tier

70 marks

16.7% of GCSE

Biology Paper 2

What's assessed

Biology topics 5–7: Homeostasis and response; Inheritance, variation and evolution; and Ecology.

How it's assessed

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes

Foundation and Higher Tier

70 marks

16.7% of GCSE

Chemistry Paper 1

What's assessed

Chemistry topics 8–12: Atomic structure and the periodic table; Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter; Quantitative chemistry; Chemical changes; and Energy changes.

How it's assessed

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes

Foundation and Higher Tier

70 marks

16.7% of GCSE

Chemistry Paper 2

What's assessed

Chemistry topics 13–17: The rate and extent of chemical change; Organic chemistry; Chemical analysis; Chemistry of the atmosphere; and Using resources.

How it's assessed

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes

Foundation and Higher Tier

70 marks

16.7% of GCSE

Physics Paper 1

What's assessed

Physics topics 18–21: Energy; Electricity; Particle model of matter; and Atomic structure.

How it's assessed

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes

Foundation and Higher Tier

70 marks