GCSE SCIENCE
As a core subject, Science is compulsory for all pupils.
In the Combined and Separate Science course, you will learn about unifying patterns and themes in Biology, Chemistry and Physics and use them in new and changing situations. You then use this knowledge to describe and explain these phenomena, developing experimental and investigative skills based on correct and safe laboratory techniques, analysing, interpreting and evaluating data and experimental methods, to draw conclusions that are consistent with evidence.
The combined course is composed of a dual award (two GCSEs). You will study fundamental concepts in Biology, Chemistry and Physics that allow progression to A Level and beyond.
For pupils with a passion for Science and who wish to pursue a career in the sciences, medicine, engineering or similarly demanding fields, there is an option to study the individual sciences.
At the end of the course you will be awarded a GCSE in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Separate Sciences offers the same fundamental concepts, but gives time to study some of these areas in more depth.