Physics
Head of Dept: Mr B Purcell
Staff in department
Miss G Craig, Mr J Dixon, Mrs S Gordon, Miss T Donaghy (Technician).
A Level
- A level exam board: CCEA
Module | % of AS or A2 grade | How is it assessed? | Module Title |
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AS Module 1 | 40% of AS | 1 hr 45 min paper | Forces, Energy and Electricity. |
AS Module 2 | 40% of AS | 1 hr 45 min paper | Waves, Photons and Astronomy. |
AS Module 3 | 20% of AS | 2 x 1 hour papers | Practical Techniques and Data Analysis. |
A2 Module 1 | 40% of A2 | 2 hour paper | Deformation of Solids, Thermal Physics, Circular Motion, Oscillations and Atomic and Nuclear Physics. |
A2 Module 2 | 40% of A2 | 2 hour paper | Fields, Capacitors and Particle Physics. |
A2 Module 3 | 20% of A2 | 2 x 1 hour papers | Practical Techniques and Data Analysis. |
GCSE
- GCSE exam board: CCEA
GCSE | % of GCSE grade | How is it assessed? | Unit title |
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Unit 1 | 35% | 1 hr 30 min paper | Force and Motion, Energy, Moments and Radioactivity |
Unit 2 | 40% | 1 hr 45 min paper | Waves, Sound and Light, Electricity, and the Earth and Universe |
Unit 3 | 25% | Controlled assessment | Practical Skills |
KS3: Brief topic overview
Year 8
Measurements (including practical skills), Forces, Energy and Space.
Year 9
Forces & Speed, Sound, Light, Electricity and Space.
Year 10
Forces, Waves, Heat Transfer and Magnetism.