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Intent

The science curriculum at Oulton Academy is designed to spark curiosity and make science relevant for all pupils. The curriculum will challenge learners and equip them with the knowledge and skills required to question the world around them, critically evaluate information, and become good problem solvers. Learners are provided with opportunities to develop the skills, knowledge and cultural capital that will help them succeed in a wide variety of careers and further education pathways.  

Objectives

We aim through our curriculum to teach the fundamental knowledge and skills so that all students:

  • Individual needs are considered and met.
  • Develop the ability to use scientific inquiry methods.
  • Develop an understanding of how scientific phenomena work in the world around them.
  • Consider the moral, ethical and social implications of science.
  • Integrate maths and literacy skills into science.
  • Enjoy learning and experience success in science.
  • Experience high expectations and aspirations to raise standards of attainment and progress.
  • Develop confidence and become responsible individuals who can make a positive contribution to society and live safely and independently.

Implementation

The implementation of the science curriculum follows the four principles of teaching and learning implemented within every lesson at Oulton Academy. Across all year groups we utilise iterative learning to raise retention, gold zone to maintain high levels of challenge and resilience, and metacognition through the use of success criteria for key skills (practical, mathematical and literacy skills) to ensure all pupils are challenged to make accelerated progress.

(Pre KS3) + Key Stage 3:

At Oulton Academy, we have close relationships with our primary feeder school colleagues. Through our comprehensive Year 6 into 7 transition programme ‘Stepping Up’ this means we have a wealth of information, particularly for vulnerable students. Our current year 7 cohort, 2022-2023 has 34% PP cohort.  

At Key Stage 3 the curriculum is designed so that learners revisit the fundamental scientific concepts each year. Disciplinary knowledge is embedded throughout the curriculum to ensure learners receive enriching opportunities to develop these skills and can link them directly to substantive knowledge. Each half-term learners will complete a lesson based on a scientific journal. This is designed to improve literacy skills and raise their cultural capital; it is important that learners can interact with academic writing and analyse it critically. They will cover all aspects of the national curriculum and in Year 9 begin to cover a greater depth and breadth of knowledge that goes beyond this. This ensures a high level of challenge for all of our pupils. In KS3 the curriculum implementation aims to ensure pupils are prepared for the transition to GCSE. 

Key Stage 4

At Key Stage 4 pupils will choose either the AQA Combined Science Trilogy specification or the AQA Biology, Chemistry and Physics separate science specifications (known as triple science). In both options of study, the curriculum is designed so that pupils revisit content multiple times to ensure that new content is introduced in manageable chunks and to increase retention of knowledge. Disciplinary knowledge (working scientifically and mathematical skills) is embedded throughout the curriculum. Pupils are given opportunities to develop their cultural capital through the use of relevant and current applications of content to the real world. The curriculum is designed to prepare pupils for a wide range of destinations upon leaving Oulton Academy.

Review and Evaluate

The Science Department are continually striving to develop their own teaching practice, drawing upon the latest research, exam marking experience, and meeting with our wider network of schools. Our curriculum is therefore a “living document” that is reviewed and reshaped according to the needs of our students, to ensure they achieve their potential, and go on to flourish in the wider world.

Further Information

If you require more detailed information, please email the Head of Department. Ms Hinnegan:

Year 7

What will I be studying?

In Year 7 learners begin their journey through the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum. The curriculum is designed so that learners revisit the fundamental scientific concepts each year. Disciplinary knowledge is embedded throughout the curriculum to ensure learners receive enriching opportunities to develop these skills and can link them directly to substantive knowledge. Each half-term learners will complete a lesson based on a scientific journal. This is designed to improve literacy skills and raise their cultural capital; it is important that learners can interact with academic writing and analyse it critically.

Half-term 1: Disciplinary skills (scientific inquiry), cells, adaptations, feeding relationships and the structure of the Earth.

Half-term 2: Properties of matter, the periodic table (metals and non-metals), acids, alkalis, making indicators, energy stores, energy in food, contact and non-contact forces, friction, magnets, and circuits.

Half-term 3: Digestion, a balanced diet, diffusion, respiratory system, respiration, heating and cooling, making and separating mixtures, chemical and physical changes, reacting metals with oxygen, and catalysts.

Half-term 4: Speed, resultant forces, elastic objects, weight, density, buoyancy, British Science Week, and the Solar System.

Half-term 5: Puberty, reproductive systems, pregnancy, plant reproduction, photosynthesis, chemical formulas, reactions with acids, energy in chemical reactions, combustion and decomposition.

Half-term 6: Revision and final assessment, circuits, electromagnets, light, sound, and the seasons.

 

Career Links

The Year 7 science curriculum links to careers or further studies in microbiology, engineering, geology, ecology, and an electrician.

How will I be assessed?

There will be three summative assessments throughout the year, during half-term 1, half-term 4 and half-term 6. Each assessment will be a 1-hour test and will be cumulative (based on content learned throughout Year 7 up to the point of assessment). Revision lists will be provided prior to each assessment.

Every lesson includes an iterative starter, together with weekly homework, to support and assess knowledge retention over time.

Which websites should I use to support my learning?

Educake – an online platform used to assign weekly science homework. https://www.educake.co.uk/

BBC Bitesize – an online learning platform which allows students to review knowledge and skills in line with the KS3 National Curriculum. There are built in quizzes for pupils to assess their understanding. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2p

Oak National Academy – an online learning platform created during the pandemic. This website has virtual lessons delivered by teachers on all parts of the KS3 National Curriculum. Each lesson has points where students can complete tasks to check their understanding. https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-3/subjects/science

Year 8

What will I be studying?

In Year 8 students continue to progress through the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum, deepening their knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts in science which are revisited throughout. Disciplinary knowledge is embedded throughout the curriculum to ensure learners receive enriching opportunities to develop these skills and can link them directly to substantive knowledge. Each half-term learners will complete a lesson based on a scientific journal. This is designed to improve literacy skills and raise their cultural capital; it is important that learners can interact with academic writing and analyse it critically.

Half-term 1: Gases, distillation, combustion, groups in the periodic table, the reactivity series, energy transfers, power, conduction, convection, radiation, insulation, sound, light, and the rock cycle.

Half-term 2: Microscopes, healthy lifestyle, respiration, the health of our environment, structure of atoms, chromatography, composition of our atmosphere, and acids and alkalis.

Half-term 3: Elastic objects, Hooke’s Law, Electromagnets and motors, circuits, waves, cells, diffusion, osmosis, digestion and enzymes, and photosynthesis.

Half-term 4: British Science Week, the periodic table, chemical reactions, materials, recycling, climate change, and space.

Half-term 5: Pressure, density, speed, states of matter, static electricity, power, fuel use, energy resources, pollination and plant reproduction (International Bee Day).

Half-term 6: Revision and final assessment, adaptations, investigating factors affecting the growth of plants, and how we see.

 

Career Links

The Year 8 science curriculum links to careers or further studies in optometry, environmental science, food science, nutrition, and zoology.

How will I be assessed?

There will be three summative assessments throughout the year, during half-term 2, half-term 4 and half-term 6. Each assessment will be a 1-hour test and will be cumulative (based on content learned throughout Year 7 and 8 up to the point of assessment). Revision lists will be provided prior to each assessment.

Every lesson includes an iterative starter, together with weekly homework, to support and assess knowledge retention over time.

Which websites should I use to support my learning?

Educake – an online platform used to assign weekly science homework. https://www.educake.co.uk/

BBC Bitesize – an online learning platform which allows students to review knowledge and skills in line with the KS3 National Curriculum. There are built in quizzes for pupils to assess their understanding. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2p

Oak National Academy – an online learning platform created during the pandemic. This website has virtual lessons delivered by teachers on all parts of the KS3 National Curriculum. Each lesson has points where students can complete tasks to check their understanding. https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-3/subjects/science

Year 9

What will I be studying?

In Year 9 learners continue to build on the knowledge and skills acquired in Year 7 and 8. They will gain a greater depth and breadth of knowledge eventually progressing beyond the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum. Each topic is linked to the KS3 National Curriculum and focuses on the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to progress onto GCSE science. Disciplinary knowledge continues to be embedded throughout the science curriculum at Oulton Academy. Each half-term learners will complete a lesson based on a scientific journal. This is designed to improve literacy skills and raise their cultural capital; it is important that learners can interact with academic writing and analyse it critically.

Half-term 1: Energy and atomic structure.

Half-term 2: Cell biology and electricity.

Half-term 3: Chemical bonds, organisation, and the particle model of matter.

Half-term 4: Infection and response, forces, British Science Week (skeletal and muscular systems), and Space Day.

Half-term 5: Chemical changes, bioenergetics, waves, magnets and energy changes in chemical reactions.

Half-term 6: Ecology and inheritance, revision and final assessment, and rate and extent of chemical changes.

Career Links

The Year 9 science curriculum links to careers or further studies in pharmacology, as a geneticist, physiotherapist, physicist, and in biochemistry.

How will I be assessed?

There will be three summative assessments throughout the year, during half-term 2, half-term 4 and half-term 6. In half-term 1 and 2 the assessment will be a 1-hour test and will be cumulative (based on content learned throughout Year 7, 8 and 9 up to the point of assessment). The final assessment in half-term 6 will consist of two 1-hour exams that will test content taught in Year 9 (this is to assess the pupil’s readiness for GCSE). Revision lists will be provided prior to each assessment.

Every lesson includes an iterative starter, together with weekly homework, to support and assess knowledge retention over time.

Which websites should I use to support my learning?

Educake – an online platform used to assign weekly science homework. https://www.educake.co.uk/

BBC Bitesize – an online learning platform which allows students to review knowledge and skills in line with the KS3 National Curriculum. There are built in quizzes for pupils to assess their understanding. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2p

Oak National Academy – an online learning platform created during the pandemic. This website has virtual lessons delivered by teachers on all parts of the KS3 National Curriculum. Each lesson has points where students can complete tasks to check their understanding. https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-3/subjects/science

Free science lessons – online videos to support students with their understanding of key concepts from the GCSE science specifications (in Year 9 learners will progress beyond the KS3 National Curriculum adding breadth and depth to the knowledge gained in Years 7 and 8, so they may find this resource useful). https://www.youtube.com/c/Freesciencelessons/playlists

KS4 - Combined Science - Trilogy

What will I be studying? 

Learners not undertaking the triple science option will be following the AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy specification for their GCSE. They will achieve two GCSE grades in science at the end of the course. The Oulton Academy curriculum is designed so that pupils revisit content multiple times to ensure that new content is introduced in manageable chunks and to increase retention of knowledge. Disciplinary knowledge (working scientifically and mathematical skills) is embedded throughout the curriculum. Content labelled paper 1 will be fully covered by the end of Year 10, and revisited in Year 11, while paper 2 content is started in Year 10, and then fully covered in Year 11.  

Throughout Year 10 and 11 pupils will study the following subject areas: 

  • Biology Paper 1: Cell biology, organisation, infection and response, and bioenergetics. 

  • Biology Paper 2: Homeostasis and response; inheritance, variation and evolution; and ecology. 

  • Chemistry Paper 1: Atomic structure and the periodic table; bonding, structure, and the properties of matter; quantitative chemistry; chemical changes; and energy changes. 

  • Chemistry Paper 2: The rate and extent of chemical change, organic chemistry, chemical analysis, chemistry of the atmosphere, and using resources. 

  • Physics Paper 1: Energy, electricity, particle model of matter, and atomic structure. 

  • Physics Paper 2: Forces, waves, and magnetism and electromagnets.  

 

Career Links 

The GCSE science curriculum links to careers or further studies in a variety of different fields including, but not limited to, medicine, pharmacy, optometry, veterinary studies, dentistry, biochemistry, chemistry, electrician, physicist, sports science, biomechanics, ecology, genetics, nutrition, and environmental studies. 

How will I be assessed? 

At the end of the course students will sit six examinations designed to assess the knowledge and skills covered throughout the GCSE. Each exam will be 1 hour and 15 minutes and will be 70 marks. Learners will receive an overall grade out of 420, which will be used to determine their final GCSE grade (they will be awarded a double grade for science). It is important to note science papers are tiered, learners sitting the higher tier paper can be awarded grades from 4-3 to 9-9, while learners sitting the foundation paper can be awarded grades from 1-1 to 9-9. Learners who do not achieve a 4-3 on higher, or a 1-1 on foundation receive a grade U.  

Year 10: Learners will sit summative assessments in each half-term. In half-term 1, and half-term 3 this will be a 1-hour cumulative assessment, testing knowledge across all three of the disciplines. In half-term 6 Year 10 will complete Biology Paper 1, Chemistry Paper 1 and Physics Paper 1 as part of their pre-public examinations (PPEs).  

Year 11: Learners will sit summative assessments in each half-term. In half-term 1, and half-term 3 this will be a 1-hour cumulative assessment, testing knowledge across all three of the disciplines. In half-term 2 Year 11 will complete Biology Paper 1, Chemistry Paper 1 and Physics paper 1 as part of their PPEs. In half-term 4 Year 11 will sit another round of PPEs, this time they will complete Biology Paper 2, Chemistry Paper 2, and Physics Paper 2.  

Every lesson includes an iterative starter, together with weekly homework, to support and assess knowledge retention over time. Learners will receive a free revision guide at the start of Year 10 and a list of revision topics prior to each assessment.  

Which examination board am I following?  

Exam Board: AQA 

Specification: GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy 

Website (including the specification): https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/combined-science-trilogy-8464  

Which websites should I use to support my learning? 

Educake – an online platform used to assign weekly science homework. https://www.educake.co.uk/  

BBC Bitesize – an online learning platform which allows students to review knowledge and skills in line with the GCSE curriculum. There are also quizzes and questions students can use to assess their learning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zpgcbk7  

Oak National Academy – an online learning platform created during the pandemic. This website has virtual lessons delivered by teachers on all parts of the KS4 National Curriculum. Each lesson has points where students can complete tasks to check their understanding. https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-4/subjects/combined-science  

Free science lessons – online videos to support students with their understanding of key concepts from the GCSE science specifications https://www.youtube.com/c/Freesciencelessons/playlists  

Seneca Learning – has a free function for students to use to support their learning and revision. When searching for a course the student should type in “Combined Science AQA” they will then need to choose their relevant tier for Biology, Physics and Chemistry. https://app.senecalearning.com/courses?Price=Free&text=Combined+science+AQA  

 

KS4 - Biology

AQA GCSE Biology

What will I be studying?

Learners who choose to study triple science will be awarded 3 separate GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The Oulton Academy curriculum is designed so that pupils revisit content multiple times throughout the study of the GCSE specification to ensure that new content is introduced in manageable chunks and to increase retention of knowledge. Disciplinary knowledge (working scientifically and mathematical skills) is embedded throughout the curriculum. Content labelled paper 1 will be fully covered by the end of Year 10, and revisited in Year 11, while paper 2 content is introduced in Year 10, and then fully covered in Year 11.

Throughout Year 10 and 11 pupils will study the following subject areas:

  • Biology Paper 1: Cell biology, organisation, infection and response, and bioenergetics.
  • Biology Paper 2: Homeostasis and response; inheritance, variation and evolution; and ecology.

Career Links

The GCSE Biology curriculum links to careers or further studies in a variety of different fields including, but not limited to, medicine, pharmacy, optometry, veterinary studies, dentistry, biochemistry, sports science, biomechanics, ecology, genetics, nutrition, and environmental studies.

 

How will I be assessed?

At the end of the course students will sit two examinations designed to assess the knowledge and skills covered throughout the GCSE. Each exam will be 1 hour and 45 minutes and will be 100 marks. For each separate Science learners will receive an overall grade out of 200, which will be used to determine their final GCSE grade in that subject. It is important to note science papers are tiered, learners sitting the higher tier paper can be awarded grades from 3 to 9. Learners who do not achieve a 3 on the higher paper receive a grade U.

Year 10: Learners will sit summative assessments in each half-term. In half-term 1, and half-term 3 this will be a 1-hour cumulative assessment. In half-term 6 Year 10 will complete Biology Paper 1, as part of their pre-public examinations (PPEs).

Year 11: Learners will sit summative assessments in each half-term. In half-term 1, and half-term 3 this will be a 1-hour cumulative assessment. In half-term 2 Year 11 will sit a round of PPEs, they will complete Biology Paper 1. In half-term 4 Year 11 will sit another round of PPEs, this time they will complete Biology Paper 2.

Every lesson includes an iterative starter, together with weekly homework, to support and assess knowledge retention over time. Learners will receive a free revision guide at the start of Year 10 and a list of revision topics that could come up prior to each assessment.

Which examination board am I following?

Exam Board: AQA

Specification: GCSE Biology

Website (including the specification): https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461

Which websites should I use to support my learning?

Educake – an online platform used to assign weekly science homework. https://www.educake.co.uk/

BBC Bitesize – an online learning platform which allows students to review knowledge and skills in line with the GCSE curriculum. There are also quizzes and questions students can use to assess their learning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zpgcbk7

Oak National Academy – an online learning platform created during the pandemic. This website has virtual lessons delivered by teachers on all parts of the KS4 National Curriculum. Each lesson has points where students can complete tasks to check their understanding. https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-4/subjects/biology

Free science lessons – online videos to support students with their understanding of key concepts from the GCSE science specifications https://www.youtube.com/c/Freesciencelessons/playlists

Seneca Learning – has a free function for students to use to support their learning and revision. When searching for a course the student should type in “Biology: AQA GCSE Higher” https://app.senecalearning.com/courses?Price=Free&text=AQA+GCSE+biology+higher

KS4 - Chemistry

What will I be studying?

Learners who choose to study triple science will be awarded 3 separate GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The Oulton Academy curriculum is designed so that pupils revisit content multiple times throughout the study of the GCSE specification to ensure that new content is introduced in manageable chunks and to increase retention of knowledge. Disciplinary knowledge (working scientifically and mathematical skills) is embedded throughout the curriculum. Content labelled paper 1 will be fully covered by the end of Year 10, and revisited in Year 11, while paper 2 content is introduced in Year 10, and then fully covered in Year 11.

Throughout Year 10 and 11 pupils will study the following subject areas:

  • Chemistry Paper 1: Atomic structure and the periodic table; bonding, structure, and the properties of matter; quantitative chemistry; chemical changes; and energy changes.
  • Chemistry Paper 2: The rate and extent of chemical change, organic chemistry, chemical analysis, chemistry of the atmosphere, and using resources.

Career Links

The GCSE Chemistry curriculum links to careers or further studies in a variety of different fields including, but not limited to, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, biochemistry, chemistry, nutrition, and environmental studies.

How will I be assessed?

At the end of the course students will sit two examinations designed to assess the knowledge and skills covered throughout the GCSE. Each exam will be 1 hour and 45 minutes and will be 100 marks. For each separate Science learners will receive an overall grade out of 200, which will be used to determine their final GCSE grade in that subject. It is important to note science papers are tiered, learners sitting the higher tier paper can be awarded grades from 3 to 9. Learners who do not achieve a 3 on the higher paper receive a grade U.

Year 10: Learners will sit summative assessments in each half-term. In half-term 1, and half-term 3 this will be a 1-hour cumulative assessment. In half-term 6 Year 10 will complete Chemistry Paper 1, as part of their pre-public examinations (PPEs).

Year 11: Learners will sit summative assessments in each half-term. In half-term 1, and half-term 3 this will be a 1-hour cumulative assessment. In half-term 2 Year 11 will sit a round of PPEs, they will complete Chemistry Paper 1. In half-term 4 Year 11 will sit another round of PPEs, this time they will complete Chemistry Paper 2.

Every lesson includes an iterative starter, together with weekly homework to support and assess knowledge retention over time. Learners will receive a free revision guide at the start of Year 10 and a list of revision topics that could come up prior to each assessment.

Which examination board am I following?

Exam Board: AQA

Specification: GCSE Chemistry

Website (including the specification): https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/chemistry-8462

Which websites should I use to support my learning?

Educake – an online platform used to assign weekly science homework. https://www.educake.co.uk/

BBC Bitesize – an online learning platform which allows students to review knowledge and skills in line with the GCSE curriculum. There are also quizzes and questions students can use to assess their learning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/z8xtmnb

Oak National Academy – an online learning platform created during the pandemic. This website has virtual lessons delivered by teachers on all parts of the KS4 National Curriculum. Each lesson has points where students can complete tasks to check their understanding. https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-4/subjects/chemistry

Free science lessons – online videos to support students with their understanding of key concepts from the GCSE science specifications https://www.youtube.com/c/Freesciencelessons/playlists

Seneca Learning – has a free function for students to use to support their learning and revision. When searching for a course the student should type in “Chemistry: AQA GCSE Higher” https://app.senecalearning.com/courses?Price=Free&text=AQA+GCSE+Chemistry+higher

KS4 - Physics

AQA GCSE Physics

What will I be studying?

Learners who choose to study triple science will be awarded 3 separate GCSEs in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The Oulton Academy curriculum is designed so that pupils revisit content multiple times throughout the study of the GCSE specification to ensure that new content is introduced in manageable chunks and to increase retention of knowledge. Disciplinary knowledge (working scientifically and mathematical skills) is embedded throughout the curriculum. Content labelled paper 1 will be fully covered by the end of Year 10, and revisited in Year 11, while paper 2 content is introduced in Year 10, and then fully covered in Year 11.

Throughout Year 10 and 11 pupils will study the following subject areas:

  • Physics Paper 1: Energy, electricity, particle model of matter, and atomic structure.
  • Physics Paper 2: Forces, waves, and magnetism and electromagnets, and space physics

Career Links

The GCSE Physics curriculum links to careers or further studies in a variety of different fields including, but not limited to, optometry, electrician, physicist, biomechanics, environmental studies, engineering, and aeronautics.

How will I be assessed?

At the end of the course students will sit two examinations designed to assess the knowledge and skills covered throughout the GCSE. Each exam will be 1 hour and 45 minutes and will be 100 marks. For each separate Science learners will receive an overall grade out of 200, which will be used to determine their final GCSE grade in that subject. It is important to note science papers are tiered, learners sitting the higher tier paper can be awarded grades from 3 to 9. Learners who do not achieve a 3 on the higher paper receive a grade U.

Year 10: Learners will sit summative assessments in each half-term. In half-term 1, and half-term 3 this will be a 1-hour cumulative assessment. In half-term 6 Year 10 will complete Physics Paper 1, as part of their pre-public examinations (PPEs).

Year 11: Learners will sit summative assessments in each half-term. In half-term 1, and half-term 3 this will be a 1-hour cumulative assessment. In half-term 2 Year 11 will sit a round of PPEs, they will complete Physics Paper 1. In half-term 4 Year 11 will sit another round of PPEs, this time they will complete Physics Paper 2.

Every lesson includes an iterative starter, together with weekly homework to support and assess knowledge retention over time. Learners will receive a free revision guide at the start of Year 10 and a list of revision topics that could come up prior to each assessment.

Which examination board am I following?

Exam Board: AQA

Specification: GCSE Physics

Website (including the specification): https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/physics-8463

Which websites should I use to support my learning?

Educake – an online platform used to assign weekly science homework. https://www.educake.co.uk/

BBC Bitesize – an online learning platform which allows students to review knowledge and skills in line with the GCSE curriculum. There are also quizzes and questions students can use to assess their learning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zsc9rdm

Oak National Academy – an online learning platform created during the pandemic. This website has virtual lessons delivered by teachers on all parts of the KS4 National Curriculum. Each lesson has points where students can complete tasks to check their understanding. https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-4/subjects/physics

Free science lessons – online videos to support students with their understanding of key concepts from the GCSE science specifications https://www.youtube.com/c/Freesciencelessons/playlists

Seneca Learning – has a free function for students to use to support their learning and revision. When searching for a course the student should type in “Physics: AQA GCSE Higher” https://app.senecalearning.com/courses?Price=Free&text=AQA+GCSE+Physics+higher