KS4 Science
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Assessment Overview
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Year group
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Assessment(s)/End of Year Exams
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Topic tests at the end of each topic.
On a discretionary basis – midyears covering the first half of the year’s topics.
End of Year exams in June/July – Paper 1 for Biology, Chemistry, Physics. 70 marks, 1hr 15 mins (combined); 100 marks, 1 hr 45 mins (triple).
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11
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Topic tests at the end of the majority of topics.
PPEs in Nov – Paper 1 for Biology, Chemistry, Physics. 70 marks, 1hr 15 mins (combined); 100 marks, 1 hr 45 mins (triple).
PPEs in Feb/Mar – Paper 2 for Biology, Chemistry, Physics. 70 marks, 1hr 15 mins (combined); 100 marks, 1 hr 45 mins (triple).
Final GCSE exams will be Papers 1 and 2 for each of Biology, Chemistry and Physics – 70 marks, 1 hr 15 mins each worth 1/6th of the double GCSE grade (combined). For triple science – each GCSE (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) has Papers 1 and 2 – 100 marks, 1 hr 45 mins each, each paper worth ½ of the respective GCSE.
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How parents/carers can help?
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Year group
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Online homework/Knowledge Organisers/Revision techniques
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10
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Online learning via Seneca. Knowledge organiser quizzing of key vocabulary. Support using revision websites – BBC Bitesize.
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Online learning via Seneca. Quizzing using revision resources (knowledge organisers, fast knowledge packs, revision guides). Support using revision websites – BBC Bitesize, FreeScienceLessons (YouTube), Fuse School (YouTube).
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Website(s) to support learning