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Biology AS Level

at St Angela'S Ursuline School, London · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE AS level200 hoursFull timeFree

What the college says

Salters-Nuffield Advanced Biology (SNAB) is a new approach to teaching and learning Biology for Post – 16 students. It is probably the biggest curriculum development in biology teaching for over 30 years. SNAB is a context led, well-resourced advanced biology course for the 21st century SNAB was developed by the University of York Science Education Group, the Nuffield Curriculum Centre Edexcel and Heinemann, working with teachers, academics and professional biologists. Traditionally, biology course specifications have been constructed from a scientist’s viewpoint with concepts being developed in a pattern that is seen to be sensible by a scientist. A topic on biochemistry might be followed by one cell structure that is followed by one on enzymes. SNAB does not present content in these traditional themes. The course is contextled. A story or contemporary issue is used as a starting point for each topic, with biological principles introduced when required to aid understanding of the context. Presenting content via stimulating contexts aims to capture student’s interest and make the relevance of learning immediately obvious.

What you need to get on

77 in GCSE Combined Science or 777 in GCSE Triple Science course. If you wish to study Biology alongside one or more other science disciplines then you will need to have studied GCSE Triple Science, and achieved at least an 888.

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

  • St Angela's Ursuline School

    St. Georges Road, London, E7 8HU

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · London

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