Chemistry

Remove: Reproduction and its control; Cloning and selective breeding; Applied biology (farming and biotechnology); Respiration, the breathing system and sports physiology; The circulatory system and heart health; Pathogens and immunity; Plant biology.

Hundred: Nervous coordination; Drugs and the nervous system; Hormonal coordination; Homeostasis; DNA and Genetic Technology; Variation and Inheritance; Evolution.

Pupils are currently issued with the textbook Edexcel International GCSE Biology by Clegg, Kearsey, Price and Smith, 1st Edition, Collins.

Further information is available from the Head of Biology.

Chemistry

Our curriculum is based upon the Edexcel 9–1 International GCSE Chemistry (4CH1) qualification.

The following topics are studied:

Shell: An introduction to chemistry; The nature of matter – particle theory; Elements, compounds and mixtures; The structure of the atom; The Periodic Table; Formulae and equations; Acidity, alkalinity and neutralisation; Rates of chemical reactions; Chemical analysis.