GCSE PHYSICS
Start Date
29/09/2021
End Date
07/06/2022
Attendance
Part Time
Fees and Funding
Target audience
- 16-19 learners, completing a Programme of Study in a vocational area, who require a Level 2 science qualification to progress
- 19+ part time learners who require a Level 2 science qualification to progress to Level 3 - for example, Access to HE (Science, Education)
Entry requirements
No previous science qualifications are required
Course content
- Energy
- Electricity
- Particle model of matter
- Atomic structure
- Forces
- Waves
- Magnetism and electromagnetism
- Space physics
- Key ideas
Teaching & Learning
A range of teaching and learning strategies will be used within lessons, including:-
- Lectures and presentations
- Scientific experiments
- Group work activities
- Worksheets/exam question practice
- Data analysis activities
- Use of VLE for independent study
Assessment criteria
Formative Assessment will include an initial assessment of knowledge at the beginning of the course and mock examinations throughout.
Summative Assessment will include an external written examination.
Progression
Level 3 Access to HE (Science, Education) for 19+ learners
