生物学

At A Level, our students follow the Edexcel 生物学 (Salters Nuffield) specification. Salters Nuffield Advanced 生物学 provides background to the SNAB approach that the school uses to teach biology through context rather than concept.

实践技能的发展贯穿整个课程. Students will be given the opportunity to use relevant apparatus and techniques to develop and demonstrate these specific practical skills, 至少要完成规定的18项核心实践. Practical skills are assessed indirectly via the exams and directly by teacher assessment of students' competency. 这门课程不再有作业组成部分.

A Level分为8个科目，在两年的时间里教授. 主题1-4将在12年级教授:

• 主题1:生活方式、健康与风险
• 主题2:基因与健康
• 议题3:基因组之声
• 议题4:生物多样性与自然资源

论文2:发展、植物与环境-议题3 & 4 (1hr 30, 50%)

Students that progress on to complete the full A Level are taught Topics 5-8 in Year 13:

• 话题5:狂野的一面
• 议题6:免疫、感染与法医学.
• 话题7:逃命
• 主题8:灰质

A级检查所有规范内容(2017年6月首次检查):

• 论文1自然环境与物种生存-主题1-6(2小时，33.33%)
• 论文2能量，运动和协调-主题1- 4,7 & 8 (2hr, 33.33%)
• 论文3生物学中的一般和实际应用-主题1-8(2小时，33.33%)

It is important that students learn to develop effective independent study skills and take responsibility for their own learning. 预计他们每周要进行5个小时的独立学习, 完成两个设定的任务, 以及补充笔记和额外阅读, 为了巩固和扩展自己的学习. 该部门为这种独立工作提供了两个机会. 在共享区域，他们能够访问超过300个生物学概况, 由专家撰写，让学生超越生物学A级. 订阅 snabonline 通过“技能支持”，为弥补薄弱环节提供了机会.g. for students not studying 化学 there are support sections to help understand some basic chemistry ideas. There are also tailored links to web sites that expand on the activities that have taken place in class and include current research. Students will be provided with usernames and passwords to access the site both in school and at home. 独立, students are encouraged to update their knowledge by reading journals such as New Scientist or Biological 科学s Review. They are also provided with reading lists which suggest books that would be of interest for particular parts of the specification. Other ways of keeping in touch are through the science columns of the former 'broadsheet' newspapers, as well the diverse array of programmes available on Radio 4 and quality documentaries broadcast on television.