New:
SGS' Revision Pack for 5th Form
Sets 2 to 4
Our GCSE courses have
changed, as is the case in all schools in
England and Wales, from September 2006. The new
courses are designed around a reduced content of
factual material to remember, and a reduced
impact of the "spiral curriculum" where students
met the same topic time and again. There has
been a new emphasis on "How Science Works" -
that is the process and thinking behind
scientific research and decision making. Details
of this can be found in the QCA website, and the
reasoning behind it is available in a number of
reports.
The Science GCSE consists
of six multiple-choice modules, two in each of
Physics, Chemistry and Biology; the first batch
of modules are taken in March of the Fourth
Form, and the second batch in June.
Additional Science GCSE
has one written module in each subject; they are
taken in June of the Fifth Form.
The coursework is done
entirely in class. It is worth 25% of the whole.
5% comes from holistic teacher assessment of
practical skills throughout the course; 20% from
a practical task which is written up and
analysed under exam conditions (the ISA).
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Biology, Physics and
Chemistry GCSE
Our current Fifth
Form's courses use the modules listed
above, plus one more written paper in
each subject. |
Students studying any of
these courses need to refer to the section in
the textbook "How Science Works" and also to our
own support materials.
