This course is an exciting and up-to-date look at modern physics and its applications. Physical laws govern everything that happens in the universe and therefore the course is filled with wonders and excitement that the students can discover. Being a practical subject this voyage of discovery is often achieved through an experimental approach to the concepts and principles involved. There are plenty of opportunities to develop practical ideas into reality by designing and carrying out investigations. Students are pushed to question everything and think critically. The course followed in Physics is not only suitable for students who are thinking of following a scientific career, but also for students who may wish to include an intellectually stimulating, and indeed scientific, aspect to their studies, particularly now that more emphasis is being placed on breadth of study. The two-year linear course contains a variety of topics and is ideal to prepare students for their next stage of education. During the Lower Sixth students will study the principles and applications of particles and radiation, electricity, mechanics, materials and waves. In the Upper Sixth year students will move on to further study of mechanics and thermal physics, fields, and nuclear physics. They will also study one topic from the options list. Students are encouraged to read about the subject and to attend physics lectures that are often taking place at many of the universities in and around London. Our students attend summer courses in physics and engineering, write articles for magazines and enter competitions regularly. They also may attend various school trips such as the ever-popular visit to CERN. After completing the course with us students have gone on to study Physics at Oxford and other universities around the world or Natural Sciences at Cambridge. Engineering is becoming more popular and many old Dolphins have gone on to read various types of engineering at UCL, King’s, Imperial and Cambridge to name but a few.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
Laboratory work is continually assessed and although there is no coursework in the course 15% of your examination will be based on practical skills questions. You will also receive a Science Practical Endorsement certificate, reported separately. This does not contribute to your grade but demonstrates the competency you have developed. Universities expect all students to have passed the practical endorsement and will specify this when making admission offers.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £26,831 |
| Address | Iffley Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 0PG |
This course is an exciting and up-to-date look at modern physics and its applications. Physical laws govern everything that happens in the universe and therefore the course is filled with wonders and excitement that the students can discover. Being a practical subject this voyage of discovery is often achieved through an experimental approach to the concepts and principles involved. There are plenty of opportunities to develop practical ideas into reality by designing and carrying out investigations. Students are pushed to question everything and think critically. The course followed in Physics is not only suitable for students who are thinking of following a scientific career, but also for students who may wish to include an intellectually stimulating, and indeed scientific, aspect to their studies, particularly now that more emphasis is being placed on breadth of study. The two-year linear course contains a variety of topics and is ideal to prepare students for their next stage of education. During the Lower Sixth students will study the principles and applications of particles and radiation, electricity, mechanics, materials and waves. In the Upper Sixth year students will move on to further study of mechanics and thermal physics, fields, and nuclear physics. They will also study one topic from the options list. Students are encouraged to read about the subject and to attend physics lectures that are often taking place at many of the universities in and around London. Our students attend summer courses in physics and engineering, write articles for magazines and enter competitions regularly. They also may attend various school trips such as the ever-popular visit to CERN. After completing the course with us students have gone on to study Physics at Oxford and other universities around the world or Natural Sciences at Cambridge. Engineering is becoming more popular and many old Dolphins have gone on to read various types of engineering at UCL, King’s, Imperial and Cambridge to name but a few.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
Laboratory work is continually assessed and although there is no coursework in the course 15% of your examination will be based on practical skills questions. You will also receive a Science Practical Endorsement certificate, reported separately. This does not contribute to your grade but demonstrates the competency you have developed. Universities expect all students to have passed the practical endorsement and will specify this when making admission offers.
