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Biology Level 3 A Level

at Park View School, Chester Le Street · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2025see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Students develop a knowledge and understanding of Biology. The course focuses on an understanding of key principles in Biology within the context of normal physiology (how the lungs, heart and immune system work) and then disease processes. It tackles aspects of variation by considering actual examples of differences between organisms e.g. haemoglobin, and transport systems and the importance of the relationship between something?s structure and its function, as well as genetic differences and how they arise. Practical work is carried out and assessed throughout the units. A wide range of topics from the detailed processes of photosynthesis and respiration to populations and ecology, cycling of resources and then genetic inheritance patterns and the development of new species. Unit 5 is about control within cells and whole organisms. You will learn more about how your nervous system and eyes work, control of internal conditions, muscle structure and how it contracts. You will also explore how DNA controls characteristics and gain an understanding of up to date DNA technology.

What you need to get on

Grade 6 in level 2 equivalent course with 6 in 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

  • Park View Sixth Form

    Church Chare, Chester-le-Street, DH3 3QA

    DaytimeClassroom based
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