Science

The Science Department

The Science Dept Team:

Mr C H Roffey BSc, MA, PGCE	Head of Department
Mrs R Din BSc, PGCE	Senior Biology Teacher
Mr V Singh BSc, M.Tech.	Senior Physics Teacher
Mr M Ashby BSc, GDST	Physics Teacher
Mr S Manley BSc, PGCE	Biology Teacher
Ms M Thomas BSc, PGCE	Chemistry Teacher
Mrs A Scambler	Senior Lab Technician

In Science, students are taught in form groups in Years 7 & 8 of Key Stage 3. In Year 9 they are in four smaller mixed ability groups. In Years 10 and 11 students are taught in four sets according to ability. One or two sets will work towards two GCSE courses (Science and Additional Science). The other two or three sets have the opportunity to pursue the individual Sciences (Biology, Chemistry & Physics) to GCSE.

Group sizes at Key Stage 3 (Year 7-9, age 11-13 years) and KS4 are on average sixteen in number, and typically eight at AS/A level.

The department enjoys five designated Science laboratories. Interactive whiteboards and other technologies are available within the department.

Key Stage 3

Years 7 & 8 students are following the Science Works course by Oxford University Press. The course covers the new KS3 National Curriculum in Years 7 & 8.

Key Stage 4

GCSE Science is started in Year 9. This is not externally examined in this year. Students who do well enough in the internal exams (usually 3 of 4 sets) continue on the separate science path obtaining GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics in Year 11. The fourth set repeats and consolidates the Year 9 work in Year 10 and sits two GCSEs in Science and Additional Science. The OCR Gateway suite of specifications is used throughout this Key Stage.