1. Year 11 Science Course outline Exams Where we are at Advice Revision
Carl Sced
Head of Science

2. Course Outline Separates: Combined: Six papers Six papers
Two per subject
60 marks
70 minutes
Separates:
Six papers
Two per subject
100 marks
105 minutes

3. The first exam is 8 months yesterday.
Final GCSE Exams
Biology 1 – 15th May
Chemistry 1 – 17th May
Physics 1 – 23th May
Biology 2 – 11th June
Chemistry 2 – 13th June
Physics 2 – 15th June
The first exam is 8 months yesterday.
This is 28 school weeks

4. Where we are at Combined Separate Started in Year 9
All topics have been covered
11 lessons per fortnight
Recap content
Based on exam skills
Separate
Started in Year 9
¾ of content has been covered
12 lessons per fortnight
Aim to finish content by second mock (February)
Revision needs to be done at home

5. Mock Exams There will be two rounds of mock exams:
Mock 1: 4th December
Mock 2: 12th February
These mock exams are important for students as results will influence decisions on which students sit the Higher/Foundation papers.

6. The GCSE Exams! Foundation = 1 → 5 Higher = 4 → 9
Foundation - 50% low demand and 50% medium demand
Higher - 50% medium demand and 50% higher demand
27% of the marks will be for content found in both Higher and Foundation.
Foundation - scaffolded questions (Pick a word from the box, finish the sentence and draw a line to match up the answers).
None of these will appear in Higher tier papers.

7. The GCSE Exams! What the paper is made up of:
40% AO1 - Knowledge and understanding (only 15% will be recall spec)
40% AO2 - Apply the knowledge
20% AO3 - Analyse (e.g. evaluate a practical method, interpret information)
Minimum marks available for maths questions:
Physics 30%
Chemistry 20%
Biology 10%
Combined 20%
There will be a maximum of 10% of marks awarded for multiple choice questions.
New this year:
For Physics you now have to learn the equations off by heart. You are no longer given them in the exam.

8. The GCSE Exams!
No coursework for Science, your grade is determined by your six exam papers.
A minimum of 15% of the marks on each paper will be testing you on your practical skill and/or knowledge.
You will need to complete the core practicals in class and then you will be questioned on these in your final exams. This means you will need to be able to recall details from the practical tasks from across the three year course.

9. Tips for this year Start your revision at home early.
There is so much content to remember, starting off with one hour a week will make things a lot easier when it comes to exam time.

10. Tips for this year Learn the basics throughout the year: Key terms
Equations (Physics only)
Units

11. Revision If you haven’t already got one then buy a revision guide.
Combined: £5.50, Separate: £8.30
Use this at home to:
Make key notes on each topic
Revision cards
Posters/Mind-map
Glossary of key terms

12. Other resources

13. The workbook has a page of questions to match each page of the revision guide and has the answers in the back to check your work.