Biology

Subjects

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Biology

LEARNING JOURNEY

Department Overview

Department Head: Mrs. Nicola Haynes
Teacher (Curriculum): Mrs. Mary Jimenez, Ms. Amanda Brittain

To be added...

Teaching Structure

Years 7, 8 and 9	Years 10 and 11	Years 12 and 13
2 x 40-minute periods per week, mixed ability classes	4 x 40-minute periods per week mixed ability classes	8 x 40-minute periods per week mixed ability option groups

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KS3 BIOLOGY

Course Overview

At Key Stage 3, the course to be added...

Course Units

Year 7	Year 8	Year 9

IGCSE BIOLOGY

Course Overview

At IGCSE, to be added...

Course Units

Year 10	Year 11

Specification

CAIE (0610) Biology

Assessment

Component	Duration	Content
Core
Paper 1 30%	45 minutes	40 four-option multiple-choice questions [40 marks]
Paper 3 50%	1 hour 15 minutes	Short-answer and structured questions [80 marks]
Extended
Paper 2 30%	45 minutes	40 four-option multiple-choice questions [40 marks]
Paper 4 50%	1 hour 15 minutes	Short-answer and structured questions [80 marks]
Practical (All)
Paper 6 20%	1 hour	This is an Alternative to Practical paper with questions based on the experimental skills in Section 4 [40 marks]

A LEVEL BIOLOGY

Course Overview

To be added...

Year 12	Year 13

Specification

CAIE (9700) Biology

Assessment

Component	Duration	Content
Paper 1 31% - AS 15.5% - A	1 hour 15 minutes	40 Multiple-choice questions based on the AS Level syllabus content [40 marks]
Paper 2 46% - AS 23% - A	1 hour 15 minutes	Structured questions based on the AS Level syllabus content [60 marks]
Paper 3 23% - AS 11.5% - A	2 hours	Practical work and structured questions based on the practical skills in the Practical assessment section of the syllabus [40 marks]
Paper 4 38.5% - A	2 hours	Structured questions based on the A Level syllabus content; knowledge of the AS Level syllabus is required [80 marks]
Paper 5 11.5% - A	1 hour 15 minutes	Questions are based on the practical skills of planning, analysis and evaluation [30 marks]

SUBJECT INFORMATION

Subject​s

Biology

Department Overview

Department Head: Mrs. Nicola HaynesTeacher (Curriculum): Mrs. Mary Jimenez, Ms. Amanda Brittain

Teaching Structure

Roadmap goes here...

Course Overview

Course Units

Course Overview

Course Units

Specification

Assessment

Course Overview

Specification

Assessment

Subjects

Department Head: Mrs. Nicola Haynes
Teacher (Curriculum): Mrs. Mary Jimenez, Ms. Amanda Brittain