Chemistry

Assessment

This is a linear A-Level GCE course with national assessment through 3 exams at the end of Year 13. There are 10 topics which develop a student’s knowledge and understanding of Chemistry. Practical skills are gained throughout the course and examined in a final written exam, with a Practical Endorsement award (in addition to the A-Level) given for experimental competence. The course fosters a mixture of concrete and abstract styles of learning to help students access key chemical ideas. In addition, a high degree of laboratory work and modelling takes place to develop investigative skills and to give a more hands-on approach to the subject. Activities involving data analysis, group exercises and use of ICT occur so that students can develop their application of Chemistry more successfully.