Biology A Level gives access to the large range of Biology and Biology-related university courses as well as providing an essential qualification for most Medicine and Veterinary Science courses.
Biology also provides a worthwhile academic qualification for students who have an interest in the subject but who do not intend to take the subject beyond A Level.
The new Biology A (OCR) course is content led. It provides a flexible approach for us to provide the most relevant, exciting and up-to-date contexts in which you can learn Biology.
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Minimum GCSE grade 6 for Double Award Science/Biology. As 10% of the course has mathematical content, grade 7 at GCSE Maths is needed to study this subject. |
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Biology A (OCR) is divided into 6 Modules:
The A Level course is made up of Modules 1-6, combined with the Practical Endorsement. Structure of the course Linear assessment, with all exams at the end of the course. |
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Exams and practical work10% of the total A Level marks require the use of Level 2 (Higher tier GCSE) mathematical skills. There will be no internal assessment that leads to marks that contribute towards the A Level grades. Practical work will be assessed in the written papers. We have excellent equipment at King’s Ely in the department for carrying out the required practical work and at the end of Year 12 we have a field trip to the Norfolk North Coast in order to develop key sampling for Module 6. The course within King’s ElyComponent 01 - Assesses content of Modules 1,2,3 and 5
Component 02 - Assesses content of Modules 1,2,4 and 6
Component 03 - Assesses content of all modules
Component 04- Practical Endorsement in Biology
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A Level Biology will help you;
It will also support an application at University for another Science subject.
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Biology offers a wide range of career options and opportunities for school-leavers, graduates and postgraduates. First of all, there's no such thing as a typical biologist. Entering a cerrer in biology could take you in almost any direction you can think of, and to anyweher in the world. So, what can you do with a biology qualification?
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DaVinciDaVinci is a club for engineers. We design and build things, take things apart and delight in not having to put them together again. We meet every Thursday after school in the DT dept. |
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Turing ClubTuring Club is for computer scientists who love to code, create, and innovate. We build apps, program robots, and explore the future of technology. Join us to turn your digital ideas into reality. |
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The ExperimentalistsThe Experimentalists is a club for our academic Year 12 and 13 scientists. We read and discuss scientific papers every week, thinking about their conclusions, their limitations and the nature of Science itself. Experimentalists go on to read Science and Science related subjects at top rated universities both in the UK and abroad. |
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Chemistry Olympiad ClubIn Chemistry, we offer a Chemistry Olympiad Club, which prepares Y11-13 students for external Chemistry competitions such as the Chemistry Olympiad, the Cambridge Chemistry Chellenge for the Lower 6th (C3L6) and The Chemistry Race. We also hold Chemistry debates. This club is a great way to stretch students and also prepare them for Oxbridge applications. |
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Avicenna ClubAvicenna is a club set up for students interested om fields around medicine and veterinary science, and runs as a three year rollling programme. Some sessions are lead by Miss Smyth, some by students and some are more discussion baded. The ideas behind the club is to provide students with the extra information and knowledge needed to support applications in these fields as covering interesting ethical and scientific discussions around content not on the specification. |
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“Biology studies the maintenance of systems- how everything work. It teaches everything is interdependence, the circle of life, we are all part of it. What we do has consequence on all living things. All of Science is about Awe and Wonder and Biology focusing on how life works, in all its glory.”
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