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Downend SchoolWesterleigh Road Tel: 01454 862 300 Science - one of following: • Edexcel GCSE Science and Additional Science GCSE Science and Additional Science The majority of students will follow this option and it will take up 20% of their timetable. This option comprises two modular courses with one GCSE being taught in each year of KS4. Both of these GCSEs are offered over two tiers, but each component within the courses can be taken at either tier. By the end of year 11 students following these two courses will gain two separate grades, one for GCSE Science and the second for GCSE Additional Science. For GCSE Science the coursework component comprises 40% of the qualification. For GCSE Additional Science the coursework component comprises between 40% and 70% of the qualification depending on the assessment route the students follow. Separate Sciences Students that really enjoy science and wish to take it much further will be those that tend to follow this option and it will take up 30% of their timetable. This option comprises three modular courses each one taught across the two years of the key stage. For all three courses the coursework component comprises 25% of the qualification. By the end of year 11 students following this option will gain three grades, one in each of Biology, Chemistry and Physics. BTEC Science This is a vocational science qualification equivalent to GCSE and is intended for those scientists who do less well in traditional examinations, but are able to work continuously well through the two years of the course and produce a portfolio of assignments that meet the assessment criteria. There are no examination for this course. The coursework component makes up 100% of the qualification. By the end of year 11 students will gain a double grade equivalent to two GCSEs. Entry Level Science This is a course that student are invited to take. It is intended for those students for whom GCSE level work is not appropriate.
Maths - AQA Modular Some students study for an Entry Level qualification in Numeracy. This is done online in Year 11. BTEC The school is currently involved in a three year pilot of a BTEC course in Mathematical Applications. A single group of students is chosen to be taught this course alongside their GCSE. The course is assessed through 100% coursework and enables the students to learn their skills through the context of sport.
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