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Biology (A Level)

at The Streetly Academy, Sutton Coldfield · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Biology is a hugely important subject. Many newspapers and television programmes are passing comment on GM foods, the latest hopes in medicine for cancer, AIDS or asthma sufferers, organ transplantation, cloning, vaccines, the human genome project, the search for life on Mars, why the dinosaurs disappeared, saving a rare species, bringing a mammoth back to life, diet, ecology of rainforests, food scares, holes in the ozone layer, and our capacity to feed the world. The A Level Biology course cannot supply answers to all the questions raised. It does, however, provide a background from which to study them, understand current issues and hopefully reach an informed viewpoint. A Biology student is able to not only make sense of the information portrayed in the media, but is also in a position to shape the future of the world by further study in any of the above areas. Biology A Level is split into six modules. Modules 1 to 6, combined with the Practical Endorsement, constitutes the full A Level: Module 1: Development of Practical Skills this module underpins the whole of the specification, and covers the practical skills that students should develop throughout the course. The practical skills in this module are likely to be assessed within written examinations and within the Practical Endorsement. Module 2: Foundations in Biology establishes the concepts which underpin the remaining modules. Module 3: Exchange and Transport Module 4: Biodiversity, Evolution and Disease Module 5:

What you need to get on

Total point score 33 or higher from best 7 GCSEs including English Language graded 5 or higher and Mathematics graded 6 or higher; ONE Science course: Combined Sciences: 7 and 6; Triple Science: 7 in Biology and two 6s. TWO Science courses: Combined Sciences: 7 in each; Triple Science: 7 in each selected science A Level and 6 in a third THREE Science courses: one 8 and two 7s from across the three sciences

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

  • The Streetly Academy

    Queslett Road East, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2EX

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Sutton Coldfield

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