Science
| Staff | Mrs. Lyndsay Chell | -
Head of Department & Teacher of Biology |
| Miss. Emma Walsh | - Head of Biology | |
| Miss. Kath Palmer | - Teacher of Biology | |
| Mr. Andy Major | - Teacher of Biology | |
| Miss. Lauren Phillips | - Teacher of Biology | |
| Dr. Andrew Pemberton | - Teacher of Biology | |
| Mr. Matt Hamilton | - Teacher of Biology | |
| Mr. William Young | - Head of Physics | |
| Mr. Tom Norman | - Teacher of Physics | |
| Mr. Jackson Day | - Teacher of Physics | |
| Mrs. Maggie Bointon | - Teacher of Physics | |
| Mr. Andrew Carpenter | - Head of Chemistry | |
| Mrs. Angela Stephenson | - Teacher of Chemistry | |
| Mr. Marc Curran | - Teacher of Chemistry | |
| Mr. Neil Cameron | - Teacher of Chemistry |
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Science Department Statement
Kingsbridge Community College was one the first Science Specialist Colleges in 2002. This very special designation has permeated through to all aspects of the Science Curriculum. It has enabled the department to develop interesting and relevant courses and to find a GCSE course for each student so that they achieve to the best of their ability and are equipped to understand Science in the 21st century. It is an incredibly exciting time to be studying Science. For example Year 7 are now learning about stem cells.
KS3
Year 7
Students start the first year of a lively and fun two year KS3 course loosely based on the Science Works course from Oxford University Press. Students follow a variety of different modules from Cells to Reproduction, Elements and Compounds to Space. It includes lots of opportunity for practicals and trips including a field trip to Thurlestone. Assessment is both formative and summative and this year we will be incorporating the new APP (Assessing Pupil Progress) into our programme. In Year 7 students are taught in their tutor groups. There is an end of Year exam prior to new groups being formed in Year 8.
Year 8
The second year of the KS3 course covers such areas as Heating and Cooling, Microbes and Disease and Magnets and Electromagnets. Year 8 now follow the Science Works second year course following the abolition of the SATs examination to complete KS3. Assessment is both formative and summative and this year we will be incorporating the new APP (Assessing Pupil Progress) into our programme. At the end of Year 8 there is an end of year examination prior to the start of Year 9.
KS4
Year 9
KCC are trialling the start of GCSE courses in Year 9. Several fast track groups will follow a Triple Science course. Currently we are planning that these students will take OCR Gateway B GCSE Science at the end of Year 9, GCSE Additional Science at the end of Year 10 and GCSE Triple Sciences in Biology, Chemistry and Physics to complete the course.
Most students will start their OCR Gateway B course in Year 9 and take the Science GCSE in Year 10 and Additional Science in
Year 11.
Some students will take a Year 9 Preparation course leading to BTEC in Year 10.
Year 10
All students are taught by specialists in Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Triple scientists will take GCSE Applied Science in Year 10 but most of the Year group will take their first GCSE in Science. For more details see Biology, Chemistry and Physics below.
Some students will take Edexcel BTEC in Applied Science. This course is 100% coursework and leads to success for many students. They can achieve the same grades as GCSE i.e. A* to G grades.
Year 11
All students complete the courses started in Year 9 leading to GCSE in the Triple Sciences, GCSE in Science and Additional Science or BTEC Applied Science leading to two GCSEs.