Biology (GCSE)

St George's is a caring and inclusive school that enables every individual to flourish spiritually, morally and academically for the rest of their lives.  We aim to be a lighthouse for our local community by being a beacon of God’s love.  We provide a progressive curriculum that is adventurous and challenging, leading to resilience, curiosity and independence.  We aim to inspire all within our community to develop their God given potential for the benefit of others.

"For the body does not consist of one member but of many"

1 Corinthians 12:14

SCIENCE CURRICULUM VISION

Challenge:

Pupils are pushed to maximise their own individual potential in science. The subject curriculum offers many opportunities for pupils to engage with complex theories and abstract ideas that will stretch their knowledge and deepen their understanding beyond the limits of what they once believed they were once capable. Pupils will learn the skills that will help them cope with future challenges they may face in the real world after their school life.

Resilience:

In science, pupils are taught logical approaches to deal with challenging and varied problems. Through experiences with these types of contexts and working through their reasoning, pupils will build upon their confidence, becoming resilient learners and workers.

Community:

There are ample opportunities for pupils to make connections and build friendships with their peers in science when they participate in paired and grouped practical experiments and investigations. Team work and communication are some of the most important skills pupils will learn and these are also essential skills to prepare pupils for the working world when they leave school.

Adventure:

Science is an incredibly exciting subject! From learning about how the body works, to astronomy and outer space, to explosions and other chemical reactions. Science is certain to instil in pupils, excitement, passion and enthusiasm about the world around them!

Independent:

The world of science has limitless potential of discoveries to be made in the future. Within the science curriculum, pupils are faced with unusual contexts and questions and they are challenged to put forward their individual ideas in order to solve the problem or devise an experiment to test a hypothesis.

Curiosity:

In science we aim to help pupils develop a sense of awe and wonder about the world around them, ensuring their curiosity prepares them for jobs that don’t even exist yet!

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Pupils in year 9-11 will be given weekly homework tasks, set on a Friday and due on a Thursday, to complete for each topic covered.

Tasks will mainly be set online at Educake for students | Educake - Online Formative Assessment for Homework and Classwork

Pupils are provided with a user name and their password can be reset by their class teacher.

Year 9, 10 and 11 will be doing one GCSE science per year. GCSE exams are taken at the end of each year

Each science subject has 2 papers, each 1 hour 45 mins in length. There is no coursework in any Science GCSE.

B1 Key Concepts

B2 Cells and Control

B3 Genetics

B4 Natural Selection

B5 Health and Disease

B6 Plants

B7 Animal control and coordination

B8 Exchange and Transport in Animals

B9 Ecosystems and Cycles

IOP (Institute of physics) – Click Here
Royal Society of Biology – Click Here
Royal society of Chemistry – Click Here
National careers website – Click Here
Science Jobs on Share Point – Click Here