GCSE Science

All students follow the GCSE Science course. This course features major theories of science in a way that encourages students to appreciate their importance. The course explores how scientific information is obtained, how reliable it is, what its limitations are, and how this information helps society to make important decisions.

All of us, as citizens, need to be able to cope with the science that shapes our lives. The Science course prepares to deal with science issues they may meet in everyday life, such as mobile phone safety, childhood vaccinations or the sustainable use of resources.

For further details about the modules in GCSE Science, follow this link:

http://www.21stcenturyscience.org/the-courses/core-science-science-for-scientific-literacy,907,NA.html

For GCSE Science past papers, mark schemes and other useful documents follow this link:

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/science_twentyfirst_century_science_a/documents.html

GCSE Additional Applied Science

This course looks at the skills and knowledge which some people use in their everyday work. These people use science but may not think of themselves as ‘scientists'.

There are three large modules, each exploring several work-related areas of science:

          A1 Life care - fitness training, hospital care (both emergency and ward care), antenatal care.

          A3 Scientific detection-law enforcement (forensics), environmental protection, consumer protection

          A6 Materials and performance-sports equipment, building materials, repairing the human body, stage and screen.

This course may suit students who:

• are likely to go onto courses leading to science-related employment, e.g. electrician, technician
• enjoy learning practical techniques
• are able to work on individual tasks to complete Work-Related Portfolio
• are hard working but underachieve in examinations
• are motivated by science in the work-place.

NB Additional Applied Science may not meet entry requirements for A-levels in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology or PE

We recommend that students who choose Science + Additional Applied Science GCSEs should be working at KS3 Level 3, 4, 5 or 6 during Year 9

For further details about the modules in GCSE Additional Applied Science, follow this link:

http://www.21stcenturyscience.org/the-courses/applied-science,1436,NA.html

For GCSE Additional Applied Science past papers, mark schemes and other useful documents follow this link:

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/science_twentyfirst_century_science_a_additional_applied_science_a/documents.html