A Level of Physics allows you to explore the fundamental nature of the universe, from the subatomic scale to the Universe as a whole. You will learn to investigate and solve problems in a wide range of contexts and have the opportunity to develop useful experimental skills through a series of experiments and investigations. You will develop your knowledge, competence, and confidence in problem solving and also learn how society makes decisions about scientific issues which contributes to the success, and failures, of the economy and society. There is a strong mathematical thread running throughout the course, however, your powers of estimation, detailed description, and explanations will also be required in each and every context. All students are expected to independently study, research, and read around topics in their own time in order to cope with the demands of the course. The recommended ratio to challenge for the highest grades is an accepted 1:3 contact time to independent study. In Year 12: the units covered during the two-year course are • Measurements and their errors • Particles and radiation • Waves • Mechanics and materials • Electricity • Further mechanics and thermal physics • Fields and their consequences • Nuclear physics In Year 13: 5 optional topics as part of the full A Level course so students can focus on 1 area of interest • Astrophysics • Medical physics • Engineering physics • Turning points in physics • Electronics
A Level requires a minimum of a grade 7-6 in GCSE Science or a grade 7 in GCSE Physics and a grade 7 in GCSE Mathematics.
A Level Physics has no coursework as such, but your performance during practicals will be assessed. You will be provided with a lab book in which to record all your required practical experimental work. Practical work will give you the skills and confidence you need to investigate the way phenomena behave and work. It will also ensure that if you go on to study a STEAM-based subject at university you will have the necessary skills needed to carry out successful experiments in your chosen degree. The AS has two exams at the end of the year which are both 1 hour and 30 minutes long. At the end of the two-year course, you will sit three examinations, totaling 6 hours. Your Practical skills and knowledge are assessed during the third paper. 40% of the overall assessment of A Level Physics will contain mathematical skills equivalent to Level 2 or above. At least 15% of the overall assessment of A-level Physics will assess knowledge, skills, and understanding in relation to practical work.
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| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Altwood Road, Maidenhead, SL6 4PU |
A Level of Physics allows you to explore the fundamental nature of the universe, from the subatomic scale to the Universe as a whole. You will learn to investigate and solve problems in a wide range of contexts and have the opportunity to develop useful experimental skills through a series of experiments and investigations. You will develop your knowledge, competence, and confidence in problem solving and also learn how society makes decisions about scientific issues which contributes to the success, and failures, of the economy and society. There is a strong mathematical thread running throughout the course, however, your powers of estimation, detailed description, and explanations will also be required in each and every context. All students are expected to independently study, research, and read around topics in their own time in order to cope with the demands of the course. The recommended ratio to challenge for the highest grades is an accepted 1:3 contact time to independent study. In Year 12: the units covered during the two-year course are • Measurements and their errors • Particles and radiation • Waves • Mechanics and materials • Electricity • Further mechanics and thermal physics • Fields and their consequences • Nuclear physics In Year 13: 5 optional topics as part of the full A Level course so students can focus on 1 area of interest • Astrophysics • Medical physics • Engineering physics • Turning points in physics • Electronics
A Level requires a minimum of a grade 7-6 in GCSE Science or a grade 7 in GCSE Physics and a grade 7 in GCSE Mathematics.
A Level Physics has no coursework as such, but your performance during practicals will be assessed. You will be provided with a lab book in which to record all your required practical experimental work. Practical work will give you the skills and confidence you need to investigate the way phenomena behave and work. It will also ensure that if you go on to study a STEAM-based subject at university you will have the necessary skills needed to carry out successful experiments in your chosen degree. The AS has two exams at the end of the year which are both 1 hour and 30 minutes long. At the end of the two-year course, you will sit three examinations, totaling 6 hours. Your Practical skills and knowledge are assessed during the third paper. 40% of the overall assessment of A Level Physics will contain mathematical skills equivalent to Level 2 or above. At least 15% of the overall assessment of A-level Physics will assess knowledge, skills, and understanding in relation to practical work.