Course information
Chemistry
Northwood School - Hillingdon
01923836363
Pinner Road, Northwood, HA6 1QN
Course summary

Northwood students will be scientifically literate adults who: - Can make informed personal decisions - Engage with scientific news throughout their lives - Have secure foundational knowledge that can be applied to any context. Year 12 1s half term topics Autumn term: Physical Chemistry Ch 1: Atomic Structure Ch 2: Amount of substance Ch 3: Bonding Ch 5: Kinetics Spring term; Physical Chemistry Ch 4: Energetics Ch 6: Equilibria Organic Chemistry: Ch 13: Haloalkanes Ch 14: Alkenes Summer term: Inorganic Chemistry Ch 8: Periodicity Ch 9: Group 2 Ch 10: Group 7 2nd half term topics Autumn term: Physical Chemistry Ch4: Energetics Organic Chemistry: Ch 11: Introduction to organic chemistry Ch 12 & 13: Alkanes & Haloalkanes Spring term: Physical Chemistry Ch 7: Oxidation, reduction and redox. Organic Chemistry: Ch 15: Alcohols Ch 16: Organic analysis Summer term: Revision Organic Chemistry: Ch 16 & Ch 32: Organic analysis with NMR (A2) Year 13 1st half term topics Autumn term: Physical Chemistry: Ch 18: Kinetics Ch 17: Thermodynamics Organic Chemistry: Ch 25: Nomenclature & isomerism Ch 26: Carbonyl Group Ch 27: Aromatic compounds Spring term: Physical Chemistry: Ch 20: Electrode potentials & electrochemistry Organic Chemistry: Ch 30: Amino Acids, proteins & DNA Ch 31: Organic synthesis & analysis Summer term: Revision 2nd half term topics Autumn term: Physical Chemistry: Ch 17: Thermodynamics Ch 19: Equilibria Organic Chemistry: Ch 28: Amines Ch 29: Polymerisation Spring term: Physical Chemistry: Ch 21: Acids, bases & buffers Inorganic Chemistry: Ch 22: Periodicity Ch 23: Transition metals Ch 24: Reactions of (aq) inorganic compounds Revision

Entry requirements

Grade 7 or above in GCSE Chemistry and Maths (students on the combined science course would need to achieve grade 8-7 minimum)

How you'll be assessed

Year 12 1st half term Autumn term: INITIAL ASSESSMENT to assess suitability for course choice Summer term: End of chapter tests, Exam question practice Spring term: End of chapter tests, Exam question practice 2nd half term Autumn term: End of chapter tests, Exam question practice Spring term: End of chapter tests, Exam question practice Summer term: End of year exam - Paper 1 & Paper 2 Year 13 1st half term Autumn term: End of chapter tests, Exam question practice, Mini PPE 1 (AS) Spring term: End of chapter tests, Exam question practice, Mini PPE 2 (A2 Paper 1) Summer term: A LEVEL EXAM 2nd half term Autumn term: End of chapter tests, Exam question practice, Full PPE (AS and selective A2 Paper) Spring term: End of chapter tests, Exam question practice, Full PPE 2, Full PPE 2 (A2 Paper 2 and 3)

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityHillingdon
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeMixed
AddressPinner Road, Northwood, HA6 1QN