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A level Physics

at Kings Norton Girls' School, Birmingham · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level18 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

•AQA Students will follow a linear 2-year course in physics, with external exams at the end of Year 13. The Kings Norton Girls’ School physics department follows the AQA (specification A) course at A-level. We provide a wide and varied range of stimulating activities and challenges whereby cutting edge developments are studied alongside classical physics concepts. Students make predictions, test them through observations and measurements and learn about the theories and laws which underpin the subject. Physics is the only subject in which students investigate phenomena from the smallest possible scale – quarks and neutrinos – to the largest conceivable distance, stretching across the entire Universe. Course Content Year 12 Year 13 1. Measurements and their errors 6. Further Mechanics and Thermal Physics 2 Particles and Radiation 7. Fields (Gravitational, Electric and Magnetic) 3. Waves and Optics 8. Nuclear Physics 4. Mechanics and Energy 9. Astrophysics 5. Electricity Assessments Paper Length Content 1 (34% of A Level) 2 hours Sections 1 – 5 and 6.1 (Periodic motion) 2 (34% of A Level) 2 hours Sections 6.2 (Thermal physics), 7 and 8 Assumed knowledge from sections 1 – 6.1 3 (32% of A Level) 2 hours Practical skills and data analysis Section 9 There is a separate practical endorsement, taken alongside the A Level. This is assessed internally and is based on observations of student competency in a range of skills.

What you need to get on

GCSE Separate Science: Physics 7 (or grade 7 in Double Award Science). GCSE grade 6 in mathematics. Maths: At least 40% of the marks in assessments require the use of mathematical skills. Consequently, it would be beneficial for prospective students to be studying A Level Maths

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Kings Norton Girls' School

    Selly Oak Road, Birmingham, B30 1HW

    DaytimeClassroom based
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