Applied Science - Extended Certificate

Course summary

This course aims to build on the foundations of scientific knowledge that were built in the GCSE course and then progresses to an advanced level application. As a level 3 course the 2 year extended certificate is equal to an a-level science in terms of UCAS points and recognised by a number of large universities. Throughout the course pupils will make clear links between the key concepts that they are learning to the possible career pathways they could choose. It will offer opportunities to develop broader skills while completing practical work in all three sciences. Pupils will gain experimental techniques that are valued in a number of professions in and out of the scientific world. In a world where infinite information is always at our fingertips, pupils will gain the skills to think critically, evaluate different sources in the media and become more reflective about the overload of information they are exposed to. Throughout the course pupils will make links between the scientific knowledge and facts and how they relate to global contexts in the world we live in.