SCIENCE GCSE ADULT EVENING PROGRAMME
Course
In Hornchurch
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Location
Hornchurch
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Duration
Flexible
This evening course is designed to accommodate you if you wish to obtain a general certificate in Foundation GCSE Science and you are working during the day. The maximum grade achievable is a C grade.
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About this course
Some students will progress to level 3 BTEC in Applied Science. Some students join this course because it is a necessity for their chosen career path e.g. primary school teaching.
You will require a grade D at GCSE Science / Additional Science in order to be enrolled on to this course, otherwise you will be considered upon your individual merits.
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Subjects
- Electricity
- Waves
- Radioactivity
- Energy
- Devices
- Abuse
- Crude Oil
- Body defences
- Body changes
- Habitats
Course programme
The AQA GCSE (4405 specification A, Route 1) Core Science course involves three units of study:
- The Physics unit centres upon heat and energy, electricity, waves, radioactivity and the universe;
- The Biology unit develops ideas about keeping healthy and body changes. It moves on to drug use and abuse, habitats and variations in species, it also deals with the impact of humans on the environment;
- The Chemistry unit examines rocks, fuels, polymers plant oils, the earth and its atmosphere.
Course Assessment Method
Assessment is carried out both internally and externally.
External assessment centres upon 3 unit exams which contribute 25% each plus a practical ISA which involves an experiment alongside a short test based upon the experiment which also represents 25% of the GCSE. All written external exams are carried out in May-June. Internal assessments are carried out on a regular basis.
Course elements include:
- Body defences;
- Devices;
- Crude oil.
SCIENCE GCSE ADULT EVENING PROGRAMME