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.

Topics your child will study include

Year 7
Keys and clas­si­fic­a­tion
Cells, tissues and trans­plants
Ecology
Forces and their effects
Acids and alkalis
Bubbles, bangs and burn­ing
The Solar System and beyond
Human devel­op­ment
Energy resources and sustain­able living
Solids, liquids and gases
Elec­trical circuits

Year 8
Simple chem­ical reac­tions
Atoms and elements
Forces and Trans­port
Food and diges­tion
Compounds and mixtures
Doctors and disease
Light and sound
Rocks and the Earth

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 and 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
occa­sional visit­ing speak­ers from the world of science
science ‘chal­lenges’ both in and outside the school
regu­lar enrich­ment activities