Biology

Assessment

Paper 1: Energy for biological processes, Microbiology and pathogens and Modern genetics. Paper 2: Origins of genetic variation, Control systems and Ecosystems. Paper 3: General paper assessing topics across the AS and A level qualifications Paper 1 and 2 will carry 30% of the weighting and paper 3 the remaining 40%. All papers will include assessment of experimental methods (including questions on core practicals) and mathematical skills, the latter making up 10% of the assessment. There are 16 core practicals that cover all of the 12 techniques required for the practical competency measure. This will be teacher assessed and reported alongside the A level grade.