In Years 7 and 8, Science is taught as a combined study of the biological, chemical and physical aspects of the world around us.

(In Year 9 we start teaching our GCSE courses in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.)

Our aims are to enable pupils to make continuous progress in scientific knowledge and understanding by building on their years of primary school science and developing their potential with new challenges.

WHAT WILL YOUR CHILD STUDY?

YEAR 7

· Keys and classification
· Solutions and indicators
· Forces and their effects
· Cells
· Mixtures and separating techniques
· The Solar System and beyond
· Reproduction in plants
· Human development
· Energy resources
· Solids, liquids and gases

YEAR 8

· Variation and adaptation
· Simple chemical reactions
· Atoms and elements
· Electric circuits
· Food and digestion
· Compounds and mixtures
· Magnets and electromagnets
· Microbes and disease
· Light and sound
· Rocks

(YEAR 9 - In Year 9 we start teaching our GCSE courses in Physics, Biology and Chemistry. Click here to find out more about these GCSE courses. )


In Years 7 & 8 your child will:

· Develop practical skills required for scientific investigation, including teamwork, planning and organisation
· Understand how scientists work and develop key scientific skills, such as observation, predicting, analysis and evaluation
· Learn about the place of science in everyday life and the history of some science inventions and ideas

How will your child be assessed?

Science homework is set weekly and provides a valuable opportunity to reinforce ideas covered in class.

End of topic tests and teacher assessment of practical skills combined with more formal tests at the end of the year help to give an accurate indication of progress.

Other activities

These include :
· occasional visiting speakers from the world of science
· science 'challenges' both in and outside the school
· a weekly science club where pupils have further opportunity to develop their interests.