Universities like to see Physics on applications for a wide range of degree courses. Engineering Medicine Human Biology Mathematics Business Law Radiology Design Technology Astronomy Meteorology Geology Environmental science Teaching Physics!

Changes since Sept 2013 Course content unchanged. There is a mock exam in January but no external January exams. Students do not have the sharp focus of an external exam. Next year is the last of this syllabus.

Work load and help Usually 2 teachers; 1 for 3 hours and 1 for 2 hours per week We expect you to do approximately 2-3 hours of work per week out of school. This includes self study as well as doing homeworks. If you are finding the subject difficult then you need to do considerably more. Internal assessment after every topic Class sites on the MLE with web links, power points and past questions Lots of practical work. We loan or sell you a text book We sell revision guides at a discount price We are available for 1:1 assistance when needed We will contact parents if we have concerns Dedicated Physics homework/revision clinic on Thursdays after school.

Facilitating subjects, which are the subjects most commonly required for entry to degree courses at leading universities. They’re not essential for all courses, but picking at least two of these will help students keep their options open Maths and further maths Physics Biology Chemistry History Geography Modern and classical languages English Literature

63% of students got an A*-B Grade 83% of students got an A*-C Grade 97% of students got an A*-E Grade 82% of students achieved ALPS target 35% of students exceeded ALPS target

65% of students got an A*-B Grade 85% of students got an A*-C Grade 95% of students got an A*-E Grade