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GCE2YR Physics

at Whickham School, Newcastle Upon Tyne · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2025see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

WHY CHOOSE PHYSICS? We?re all born with an urge to understand the world around us. This leads us to ask questions such as ?How does TV work ??, ?Why does the sun shine??, ?What is light??, ?What are the ultimate constituents of matter??, ?How did the universe begin??. If you find that the more answers you discover, the more questions you want to ask, then you are on the road to becoming a physicist. One of the key ideas in physics is that, behind the complexity of the world around us, there is an underlying simplicity and unity in nature. This is often expressed through all-embracing fundamental concepts, such as the principle of energy conservation. These concepts supported by mathematical analysis provide explanations for how things happen. As well as being interesting and useful in its own right, physics forms an important part of Higher Education requirements for engineering degrees, astronomy, astrophysics, maths, electronics, geophysics, meteorology, material science and communications.

What you need to get on

Grade 5 Physics GCSE or Grade 5/6 in Combined Science and Grade 5 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

  • Whickham School

    Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, NE16 5AR

    DaytimeClassroom based
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