Physics

Assessment

This course is split into six modules, each focused on a different aspect of Physics. From an initial development of your skills, building upon your foundation knowledge and linking to our understanding of forces, motion, electricity, waves and fields, the course provides a snapshot of the most cutting-edge areas of physics today. Alongside the content, you will develop your practical skills which will be assessed both within the examinations and separately endorsed, recognising the competence you have developed. All your work will be assessed by examination at the end of Year 13, with three examinations drawing upon the content from the six modules. These will require you to relate the concepts you have learnt and their applications to your practical work, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the subject. Physics is a highly numerate subject requiring communication in both numerical and written formats. Additionally, you have to be well- organised, an effective time manager, able to focus and follow through a problem to its conclusion – key skills in whatever career or further study you ultimately pursue.