Biology
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
Course summary
Biology is an interesting and exciting subject. The specification content will require pupils to acquire a large amount of factual knowledge, which can only be achieved through independent learning. Pupils are expected to read around the subject and should spend at least 4 hours per week on consolidating their knowledge outside the classroom The A level course is designed to provide a suitable preparation for degree courses. As well as developing biological knowledge and understanding the course emphasises the way biologists work and the contributions they make to modern society. The course builds on concepts and skills that will have been developed in the new GCSE science specifications. It presents biology as exciting, relevant and challenging.
Entry Requirements
Checked against your grades — every rule traces to the school's published source.
| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
Average point score | Minimum average point score of 4 | — |
Total point score | Minimum total point score of 4 | — |
English Language | Grade 5 in English Language | — |
Combined Science | Grade 6-6 in Combined Science | — |
Mathematics | Grade 6 in Mathematics | — |
Biology Alternative route | Grade 6 in Biology | — |
English Language Alternative route | Grade 5 in English Language | — |
Mathematics Alternative route | Grade 6 in Mathematics | — |
As published by the school
Science - Grade 6-6 in Trilogy Combined or Grade 6 in Biology English - Grade 5 Maths - Grade 6
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Assessment
Year 12 Module 1 - Development of practical skills: (planning, implementing, analysis and evaluation) This module underpins the whole of the specification, and covers the practical skills that students should develop throughout the course. The practical skills in this module can be assessed within written examinations. Module 2 - Foundations in biology Includes: Cell structure; Biological molecules; Nucleotides and nucleic acids; Enzymes; Biological membranes; Cell division, cell diversity and cellular organisation Module 3 - Exchange and Transport Includes: Exchange surfaces, Transport in animals, Transport in plants Module 4 - Biodiversity, evolution and disease Includes: Communicable diseases, disease, prevention and the immune system, Biodiversity Classification and evolution Year 13 Module 1 - Development of practical skills: (planning, implementing, analysis and evaluation) This module underpins the whole of the specification, and covers the practical skills that students should develop throughout the course. The practical skills in this module can be assessed within written examinations and (for A Level only) within the Practical Endorsement. Module 5 - Communications, homeostasis and energy Includes: Communication and homeostasis, Excretion as an example of homeostatic control, Neuronal communication, Hormonal communication, Plant and animal response, Photosynthesis, Respiration Module 6 - Genetics, evolution and ecosystems Includes: Cellular control, Patterns of inheritance, Manipulating genomes, Cloning and biotechnology, Ecosystems, Populations and sustainability
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