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GCE A Level in Biology A

at Shaftesbury School, Shaftesbury · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

If you have got a natural curiosity about the world and a desire to understand it, then Biology is for you. The course is varied; topics covered ranging from biochemistry to human disease and environmental biology. Students learn to make close observations, collect and analyse data and make scientific conclusions. Above all students will be taught to appreciate the complex and amazing ways in which living things work.

What you need to get on

Minimum of grade 6-6 in Combined Science GCSE or grade 6 in Biology GCSE and a level 6 in Maths GCSE.

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

  • Shaftesbury School

    Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury, SP7 8ER

    DaytimeBlended
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