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Aims of the department
To increase girls’ body of scientific knowledge
To encourage girls to develop their reasoning and their investigative skills.
To encourage girls to have an awareness of the way in which science plays a part in their lives.
To encourage girls to adopt a responsible attitude towards the use of scientific knowledge and processes in society.
Lesson allocation
In years 7 and 8 girls have three hours of Science a week with the same teacher for all lessons.
They are set two pieces of homework per week.
In year 9 girls have one hour a week of each of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Each subject is taught by a teacher who specialises in that area of Science. Girls are set three pieces of homework a week, one by each teacher.
In years 10 and 11 girls may study for GCSE Science B (OCR J261) and GCSE Additional Science B (OCR J262)
or they may study for GCSE Biology B (OCR J263), GCSE Chemistry B (OCR J264) and GCSE Physics B (OCR J265) as separate courses.
Curriculum summary
Topics taught in Year 7
Scheme of work based on textbook Science Works 1
Cells (Biology)
Reproduction (Biology)
Difference (Biology)
Acid reactions (Chemistry)
Particles (Chemistry)
Electricity and magnetism (Physics)
Energy (Physics)
Topics taught in Year 8
Scheme of work based on textbooks Science Works 1 & 2
Classification (Biology)
Life support (Biology)
Elements and compounds (Chemistry)
Chemical reactions (Chemistry)
The Periodic Table (Chemistry)
Forces (Physics)
Space (Physics)
Heating and cooling (Physics)
Topics taught in Year 9
Main textbook: Thinking Through Science 3
Fit and healthy (biology)
Environment (biology)
Genes and inheritance (biology)
Salts of the Earth (chemistry)
Patterns of reactivity (chemistry)
Using chemistry (chemistry)
Pressure and moments (physics)
Energy and electricity (physics)
Forces and space (physics)
GCSE Science B (OCR J261)
Module B1: Understanding organisms
Module C1: Carbon chemistry
Module P1: Energy for the home
Module B2: Understanding our environment
Module C2: Chemical resources
Module P2: Living for the future (energy resources)
GCSE Additional Science B (OCR J262)
Module B3: Living and growing
Module C3: Chemical economics
Module P3: Forces for transport
Module B4: It’s a green world
Module C4: The Periodic Table
Module P4: Radiation for life
GCSE Biology B (OCR J263)
Module B1: Understanding organisms
Module B2: Understanding our environment
Module B3: Living and growing
Module B4: It’s a green world
Module B5: The living body
Module B6: Beyond the microscope
GCSE Chemistry B (OCR J264)
Module C1: Carbon chemistry
Module C2: Chemical resources
Module C3: Chemical economics
Module C4: The Periodic Table
Module C5: How much? (Quantitative analysis)
Module C6: Chemistry out there
GCSE Physics B (OCR J265)
Module P1: Energy for the home
Module P2: Living for the future
Module P3: Forces for transport
Module P4: Radiation for life
Module P5: Space for reflection
Module P6: Electricity for gadgets
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