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Physics

at Maiden Erlegh School, Reading · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2020see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Year 12 - The course covers material that builds on GCSE level. Forces and mechanics will be studied in more depth and complex situations will be analysed. Understanding of electrical circuits will be developed with the introduction of new ideas, linked to engineering, regarding the behaviour of materials. Topics such as waves and atoms will be studied with links being made between these subjects through particle and quantum physics. Year 13 - The course studies further mechanics topics necessary to explain the natural world such as simple harmonic motion and circular motion. Magnetic and electrical fields will be studied in relation to particle accelerators. Gravitational fields, thermodynamics and nuclear fission and fusion, linking to the evolution of the Universe in Astrophysics, will also be studied and the links between the different areas and topics of physics will become more apparent throughout the course.

What you need to get on

5 GCSE�s at grade 5+ (or Merit+ in equivalents). If the 5 passes does not include English (language or literature) and mathematics of grade 5+, students must, in addition, achieve at least a grade 4 in English (language or literature) and mathematics. In addition, a grade 6 or above in Physics or Combined Science GCSE and Grade 6 or above 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

  • Maiden Erlegh School

    Silverdale Road Earley, Reading, RG6 7HS

    DaytimeClassroom based
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