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WHY STUDY THIS SUBJECT?

A level Biology at Little Heath School is exciting and challenging.

Invaluable skills such as problem-solving, team work, practical work, application of ideas, mathematical application and self-study are all developed through a wide variety of teaching styles.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

You will require at least a Grade 5-5 in GCSE Science (Higher Tier) or a single Biology GCSE of Grade 5 or higher (Higher Tier) and a Grade 5 or higher in Mathematics (Higher Tier) and English Language.

There should be a desire to do well, with a very good work ethic.

SYLLABUS

YEAR 12

Unit 1: Biological molecules

Unit 2: Cells

Unit 3: How organisms exchange substances with their environment

Unit 4: Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms

YEAR 13

Unit 5: Energy transfers in and between organisms

Unit 6: How organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments

Unit 7: Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems

Unit 8: The control of gene expression

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED AND EXAMINED?

The A level course consists of three, two hour final examinations at the end of Year 13.

In this course, 10% of the marks will test mathematical skills.

Paper 3 will contain a synoptic essay worth 10% of the final mark.

Every paper will ask practical related questions based on experiments you have covered in the course. All three papers will also assess practical skills.

Practical skills are teacher assessed throughout the 2 years through completion of 12 required practicals.

FUTURE COURSES AND POSSIBLE CAREERS

The knowledge and skills studied in A level Biology ensure that students are well-prepared for higher education or employment in a wide range of fields, such as: medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, biomedical sciences, nursing, midwifery or any other biology related discipline. It is also highly respected in non-science career pathways.

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