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GCE Chemistry

at King Edward Vi Aston School, Birmingham · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2022see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

A Level Chemistry at Aston is taught in three well-equipped laboratories. There are four well-qualified academic staff in the Department who are ably assisted by a full-time specialist technician. The course aims to teach both the fundamental principles of the science and also to develop an enquiring and imaginative approach to the subject. The emphasis throughout is on the development of understanding and not merely mechanical reproduction of factual material. Students carry out a considerable amount of practical work. This supports and illustrates the theoretical content of the course. The course adheres closely to the fundamental principles on which chemistry is based: the relationships between atomic and molecular structure and the properties of substances; the factors governing the rate of chemical change; energy changes and the Second Law of Thermodynamics; the equilibrium law and the Periodic Table of the Elements. At King Edward VI Aston School we intend on offering the new AQA specification for the chemistry A level. This shows significant changes from the current A level specification and the department is well prepared to make the coming change. The A Level is assessed through three examinations, each two hours long, at the end of the two year course. These exams specific parts of the specification and are a variety of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions. In addition to these exams practical assessment will take place throughout the year an

What you need to get on

In order to study a subject at A-Level a student must have achieved at least a grade 7 at GCSE in that subject (where that subject was an option at GCSE) Note Read information on school's admission website before applying

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

  • King Edward VI Aston School

    FREDERICK ROAD ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B6 6DJ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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