Science KS3

To meet both departmental and school aims we have adopted the QCA scheme of work for Key Stage 3. Our course is, therefore, set out in modules that take into account of progression in knowledge and skills.

Each module is structured to ensure that students are involved in a range of experiences which include opportunities to assess students' progress both formatively and summatively. Modules are based on the Heinemann Science Scheme, books 1,2 and 3. Staff are, when possible, assigned to a teaching group for the whole year and teach a range of modules across all the KS3 programmes of study

Yr 7	Year 8
Cells Acids and Alkalis Energy resources Reproduction Simple chemical reactions Electrical circuits Environment Solids liquids and gases Forces and their effects Variation Solutions Solar system	Food and digestion Atoms and elements Heating and Cooling Respiration Compounds and Mixtures Magnets and Electromagnets Microbes and Disease Rocks and weathering Light Ecological relationships The Rock Cycle Sound and hearing
Year 9
Inheritance and selection Reactions of Metals and Compounds Energy and Electricity Fit and Healthy Patterns of reactivity Gravity and space Plants and photosynthesis Environmental chemistry Speeding up Plants for food Using chemistry Pressure and Moments

More information about both the QCA scheme of work for Key Stage 3 and the Heinemann Science Scheme can be found at:

http://www.heinemann.co.uk

http://www.qca.org.uk

Key stage 3 SATs results

For many years we have consistently enjoyed excellent achievement at Key stage 3, with the percentage of students attaining level 5 or better above average results both nationally and within the local authority.