PHYSICS DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Contents:
The Physics Department
Staff
| HEAD OF DEPARTMENT |
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| Mr. K. Taggart . School
email |
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| OTHER PHYSICS TEACHERS |
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| Mrs. J. A. Andrew |
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| Mr. R. Grimmer |
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| Mrs. K. Wilkinson |
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| Dr. C. Taylor |
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| Mr. R. Frisk |
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| LABORATORY TECHNICIANS |
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| Mrs G Colyer |
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Inspection
Reports:
The School’s
Mission Statement
We are:-
- an independent Catholic day schools that welcome
Christians of other traditions allowing all to grow
together in faith and worship.
We seek to:-
promote Roman Catholic values and our Josephite tradition
which encourages a strong sense of family; create an
environment where all will be equally valued and
encouraged to fulfil their aspirations and potential;
attract able boys and girls to a broadly-based,
appropriate education in which they will strive for
academic excellence and aim for the highest standards in
their sporting and extra-curricular activities; offer a
structured and challenging academic education within a
disciplined and supportive environment which enable
pupils to play a responsible role in the shaping of
society; foster an atmosphere of mutual respect and
compassion which will reach out to all our families, Old
Georgians, the local community and the wider world.
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Aims &
Objectives of the Physics Department
Aims
- To foster the acquisition of knowledge and understanding
of physical concepts and principles.
- To encourage the recognition of the operation of physical
concepts and principles in technological application.
- To develop manipulative and observational skills and the
ability to interpret experimental evidence.
- To apply concepts and principles to the design of
experiments.
- To enable students to enjoy the subject and to stimulate
an interest in the social and economic implications of
Physics in society.
- To enable students to gain the maximum possible grades in
external examinations.
Objectives
To enable students to:
- demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of physical
facts, concepts and techniques.
- apply their knowledge and understanding to both familiar
and unfamiliar situations.
- analyse and evaluate information and data.
- design, plan and perform experiments and evaluate the
results.
- achieve the best result possible, given their ability, in
internal and external examinations.
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Organisation
of classes in the Physics Department
1st & 2nd Year:
- All forms take Science for four periods a week.
- Science is taught in form groups by a Biology, Physics or
Chemistry teacher.
- Some Physics is also taught in Technology classes.
3rd Year:
- All forms take Physics for one double period a week.
- It is taught in form groups by Physics specialists.
4th Year:
- Physics is taken as part of GCSE Core Science or as a
Separate Science Physics GCSE.
- Physics as part of Core Science has two periods, Separate
Science Physics three periods, per week
- Groupings depend on other option choices and in some
cases on ability.
- All groups are taught by Physics specialists.
5th Year:
- Physics is taken as part of GCSE Additional Science or as
a Separate Science Physics GCSE.
- Physics as part of Additional Science has three periods,
Separate Science Physics four periods, per week
- Groupings depend on other option choices and in some
cases on ability.
- All groups are taught by Physics specialists.
6th Form:
- There are usually 3 mixed ability groups of about 6-16
students.
- Groups are taught AS Physics in the lower sixth using 6
periods a week and A2 Physics in the upper sixth using 7
periods a week.
- Groupings depend on other option choices.
- All groups are taught by Physics specialists.
More details about courses at GCSE &
A-level
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Examinations
Offered
GCSE (4th & 5th Year)
- AQA
Examination Board
- Science B (4426), Additional Science (4462) & Physics
(4451)
- 'Double' Science students will sit both of the Science B
& Additional Science examinations.
- 'Triple' Science students will sit all three of the above
examinations.
AS & A2 LEVEL GCE (Lower & Upper Sixth)
- AQA
Examination Board - Modular Physics 2550 (AS)
Specifications / Syllabi for GCSE &
A-level
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Assessment
Policy
This is through examinations both internal & external as
well as by regular marking of homeworks and tests.
Homework:
Homework
& Behaviour Policy
Examinations:
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd Year: Formal examinations only in
summer for these years.
- 4th Year: An internal mock examination of the Physics 1
paper (part of both the Science B & Physics GCSE
examinations) occurs in May along with other science
exams. The examination will consist of a one written 45
minute paper. The external Physics 1 paper is taken in
June as part of the Science B or Physics GCSE
examination.
- 5th Year: - (Double Science): An internal mock
examination of part of the Physics 2 paper occurs in
April along with other science exams. The examination
will consist of a one written 45 minute paper. The
external Physics 2 paper is taken in June as part of the
Additional Science GCSE examination.
- 5th Year: - (Triple Science): An internal mock
examination of the Physics 2 paper occurs in December
along with other science exams. The examination will
consist of a one written 45 minute paper. The external
Physics 2 paper is taken in January as part of the
Physics GCSE examination. An internal mock examination of
the Physics 3 paper occurs in April along with other
science exams. The examination will consist of a one
written 45 minute paper. The external Physics 3 paper is
taken in June as part of the Physics GCSE examination.
- 6th Form: A modular course is taken:
- Lower Sixth (AS LEVEL)
- - December - PHY1A practice exam (90
minutes)
- - January - EXTERNAL PHY1A EXAM
- - April/May - PHY2A practice exam (90
minutes)
- - May/June - EXTERNAL PHY2A EXAM plus a
resit of PHY1A if required.
- Upper Sixth (A2 LEVEL)
- - January - PHY4A practice
- - January - EXTERNAL PHY4A EXAM plus
resits if required.
- - April/May - PHY5 practice exam
- - May/June - EXTERNAL PHY5 EXAM plus
resits if required.
More details about courses at GCSE &
A-level
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