Biology

This GCSE encourages students to be inspired, motivated and challenged. It encourages them to develop their curiosity about the living world and provides insight into and experience of how science works.

It will enable students to engage with Biology in their everyday lives and to make informed choices about further study in Biology and related disciplines.

COURSE CONTENT

● Homeostasis and Response ● Inheritance, Variation and Evolution ● Ecology

SKILLS DEVELOPED

● Application of knowledge ● Data analysis ● Evaluation ● Extended writing skills

FURTHER STUDY

To continue Biology to A Level, students will need to attain the compulsory ‘7-9’ grade at GCSE. A ‘7-9’ in Chemistry is also strongly recommended. It is a facilitating subject which is highly regarded by all universities and all courses. Biology is essential to those wishing to read: ● Medicine ● Veterinary Medicine ● Dentistry ● Pharmacology

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ASSESSMENTS

Two, 1-hour 45-minute examination papers (Paper 1 and 2) which consist of multiple-choice, structured, closed, short answer and open response questions. Each exam paper contributes 50% of the overall GCSE Biology grade.