FACULTY CONTEXT
Numbers in brackets indicate where corresponding whole school objectives are being achieved.
STAFF
CODE
ZW
KMO
CCA
AA
LD
SSH
SGA
PL
JA
SWM
BP
CGA
EHO
GN
CLS
MBE
NR
NH
HA
TS
AB
MK
PW
AW
VH
IC
SSM
JB
EJ
MB
NAME
FACULTY RESPONSIBILITES
Zoe Watson
Katherine
Monaghan
Colin Carter
Amna Anwar
Liza Dimitriades
Sharon Sheppard
Sarah Gardiner
Pradeep Lalloo
Jessica Abbotts
Steve Meunier
Ben Pittaway
Charlene Gayle
Elizabeth Hodges
George Nagle
Cathie Serrao
Miriam Berry
Nasreen Rauf
Neil Hardy
Halima
Akhoundzadeh
Tadeos Shahbazian
Alan Bender
Mike Katz
Peter Windle
Anna Woodward
Veronica Hill
Isabel Casades
Smita Samapuria
John Bright
Eleanor Jones
Amber Hill
Head of Science
Associate Head of Science
Deputy Head of Science KS4
KS4 curriculum development, STEM
KS3 Co-ordinator
KS4 Coursework, Y9 Core practicals, Exam Entries
KS4 Intervention & pupil premium
Astronomy
Lead Teacher Biology (Year Co-ordinator 12)
Lead Teacher Physics
Physics Technical Manager – KS4 Prep room
Chemistry Technical Manager – KS5 Prep room
Biology Technical Manager – KS3 Prep room
KS4 Prep room Manager
KS3 Prep room Manager
Senior Science Technician
Technician
Technician
Technician
Technician
Facilities:
The Science Faculty is well resourced with 16 specialist laboratory classrooms, each fitted with an
interactive whiteboard. There are three technician preparatory rooms, one for each Key Stage. We also
have a dedicated set of state-of-the-art tablet computers and class sets of data loggers. Fronter, the
school’s Managed Learning Environment, is used extensively by the Science Faculty in order to enhance
and enrich teaching and learning (15).
SCIENCE
Years 7
and 8
(Key
Stage 3)
Students follow the Science National Curriculum in Year 7 and 8 and are taught in their form
groups. The Exploring Science scheme of work is used to inspire students to want to study
Science subjects further. It utilises new technologies, entitled Activelearn to provide an
interactive online textbook and instant feedback on homework assessments. Students are
taught in discreet units that cover fundamental topics in Biology, Chemistry and Physics such
as Respiration & Photosynthesis, Chemical Reactions and Forces. (1, 5, 6, 22)
3 x 50
minute
lessons
per
week
Year 9
(Key
Due to government led curriculum changes, all GCSE Science exams will take place in the
summer of Year 11 and there will be separate Biology, Chemistry and Physics GCSEs on offer
6x 50
minute
Stage 4)
as well as Combined Science GCSE.
All students will follow the Edexcel GCSE Science specification throughout year 9 studying
subjects such as:
 Cells, Genetics, Natural Selection and Health
 States of Matter, Atomic structure, Periodic table, Bonding and Acids & Alkalis
 Motion, Forces, Energy, Waves, Light & Electromagnetic Spectrum.
lessons
per
week
Students will receive two Biology, two Chemistry and two Physics lessons delivered
in discrete units which will involve practical and long answer assessments. (1, 5)
At KS4 year 11 students follow the legacy Edexcel Science suite of GCSEs:
Science Edexcel 2SC01
Additional Science Edexcel 2SA01
Further Additional Science Edexcel 2SF01
Year 10 students will follow the 2016 suite of Edexcel Science GCSEs:
Combined Science GCSE (9-1) 1SC0
Biology GCSE (9-1) 1BI0
Chemistry GCSE (9-1) 1CH0 Physics GCSE (9-1) 1PH0
Year 10
All students will cover the Combined Science GCSE content until the end of Spring term 2,
hereafter paper 1 content will be reviewed from year 9 and assessed in an external exam
provided by Edexcel in May 2017.
Year 10
and 11
(Key
Stage 4)
Combined Science will continue to be covered until the end of Summer term 2017. Topics
covered in year 10 will include Natural selection & GM (CB4), Health (CB5), Plants (CB6),
Animals (CB7), Transport (CB8) and Ecosystems (CB9) in Biology. In Chemistry we will cover,
Covalent bonding & types of substances, Acids & alkalis (CC8), Calculations (CC9), Electrolysis
(CC10,11 & 12) Reactions (CC13,14 & 15) and Fuels & atmosphere (CC16 & 17).
The examination results for Edexcel external exams alongside internal testing will be used to
set students in Y11 into 7 sets. In the top sets, students will study the Edexcel Separate
Science content to achieve three GCSEs in Science – Biology, Chemistry and Physics GCSE.
6 x50
minute
lessons
per
week
Year 11
A large number of students will cover the Further Additional Science GCSE content
throughout year 11 along with revision of the Additional Science GCSE content.
Topics covered will include the Immune System, How the Body controls different
mechanisms using Hormones, Applications of Chemistry such as electrolysis of salts and
Applications of Physics such as Particle Physics. The Further Additional and Additional
Science exams will be sat in May/June of year 11.
The other sets will deepen their understanding of Additional Science GCSE content
throughout year 11.
Additional Science GCSE still contains a 25% unit of controlled assessment which is based on
a Scientific Investigation. The remaining 75% of the GCSE is composed of three units named
B2, C2 and P2 each worth 25%.
Further Additional Science GCSE also contains a 25% unit of controlled assessment which is
again based on a Scientific Investigation. The remaining 75% of this GCSE is composed of
three units named B3, C3 and P3 each worth 25%. (1, 5, 6)
Year 12
and 13
A level Biology:
Y12 & 13 – OCR A level Biology HO20, H420
In Year 13 we will be studying the new OCR specification. As the new government led
6 x 50
minute
lessons
(Key
Stage 5)
changes have removed internally assessed units; students will complete multiple practical
tasks that will now be assessed in their external exams. In addition, on completion of the
full A level, students will receive a practical endorsement separate to their overall awarded
grade. In Year 12 we will be studying the OCR specification where all students will sit the AS
in the Summer of Year 12.
per week
Topics covered include: Exchange and transport, Biodiversity, evolution and disease,
Communication, homeostasis and energy and Genetics, evolution and ecosystems.
A level Chemistry:
Y12 & 13– Edexcel A level Chemistry 9CH0
In Year 13 we will be studying the new Edexcel specification where all students will sit the AS
in the Summer of Year 12. As with Biology there will be no internally assessed units;
students will complete specified chemistry practical tasks that will also be assessed in the
external exams. Likewise, on completion of the full A level in Chemistry, students will
receive a practical endorsement separate to their overall grade. In Year 12 we will be
continuing to study the Edexcel Chemistry specification.
Topics covered include: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table, Energetics, Equilibrium,
Redox and Transition Metals
A level Physics:
Y12 & 13 – Edexcel Alevel Physics 9PH0
In Year 13 we will be studying the new Edexcel Physics specification where again all students
will sit an AS in the Summer of Year 12. As with Biology and Chemistry the controlled
assessment has been removed and students will perform core Physics practical tasks which
will be included in the external assessments. As with all the A level subjects in Science on
completion of the full A level, students will receive a practical endorsement separate to their
overall grade.
In Year 12 we will be following on with the Edexcel Physics specification.
Topics covered include: Working as a Physicist, Mechanics, Electric Circuits and Nuclear and
Particle Physics. (1,5,6)
EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROVISION IN THE SCIENCE FACULTY
Two Science clubs are run weekly on a Wednesday, one for students in Years 7 and one for students in Year 8. These
are open to any student who wants to come along and include fun activities such as making colloids, dissecting
eyeballs and building motors.
The CREST award is run each year for Gifted and Talented students. Students are invited to take part and work over a
series of six weeks to produce a Science project. This is a nationally recognised scheme and students have the
opportunity to work on projects such as how pin hole cameras work, when they make, use and evaluate their own
camera.
In Year 9, students who achieve a level 7 in their end of Key Stage3 test can join the Astronomy GCSE class at the start
of Year 9. This two year course is taught after school one day a week and on several Saturdays. At the end of Year 10
students sit the GCSE Astronomy exam.
The Science Faculty, along with Technology and Mathematics, offers a STEM club where students from Year 9, 10 and
11 work together on STEM projects. A weekly Science homework club is run for the 6th form on Wednesdays, so
that students can drop in for extra support and guidance. We enter students who are very able into the Biology,
Chemistry and Physics Olympiads at KS4 and KS5. KS5 students are also given many opportunities to attend lectures
and visit scientific research centres such as CERN and Culham Centre for Fusion energy. Details of all extra-curricular,
revision and intervention activities are regularly updated in Fronter and via letters home.(6, 18)