Key Stage 4 Options Brochure

TRIPLE SCIENCEInformaon from:Mr ThompsonAssessment:For each GCSE• 35% unit 1 exam (Year 10)• 40% unit 2 exam (Year 11)• 25% skills assessmentCourse contentThis is an excing course that leads to three separate GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. As wellas the normal science me allocated as part of the core curriculum, the Science Opon allows studentsfurther me to pursue their interests and so qualify for GCSEs in each of the three sciences.Triple Science is becoming an increasingly aracve opon – especially for those who wish to pursuescience subjects at A Level. The Government is keen for more students to study three sciences at GCSE,as it tries to address the need for more qualified sciensts in the country. If you are assessed at Level 6or higher in Key Stage 3 Science you will be able to follow separate sciences. These courses all emphasiseexplanaons, theories and modelling in science, along with the implicaons for science in society. This isan ideal opportunity to develop your interest in a wider range of scienfic areas, including:• The Living Body• Microbiology• Environmental Chemistry• Industrial Applicaons of Chemistry• Space & Light• Electricity.To choose Triple Science, write “Science” in one of your opon choice boxes.Work-related learning• You will study possible careers related to scienceProgression routes• Post-16 Biology, Chemistry, Physics• Careers in science• Any career requiring a well-regarded degree subject01284 761393 www.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk/Parents/Key Stage 4 Opons 39