KS 5 - PHYSICS

Students studying Physics follow the Edexcel A level course.

Teaching takes place in specialist laboratories with state of the art equipment for practical work and to assist learning. Teaching groups are small, allowing students to take an active part in learning and to get a high level of assistance. Contacts with the world-renowned King’s College, London also allows our students an opportunity to do practical work in world-class facilities in preparation for the practical sections of their exams.

Year 12 AS

• Unit 1 – Mechanics and Radioactivity
• Unit 2 – Electricity and Thermal Physics
• Unit 3 – Astrophysics + Practical Examination

Year 13 A2

• Unit 4 – Waves and the Universe
• Unit 5 – Fields and Forces + Practical Examination
• Unit 6 –  Synoptic Paper

Course Books and Equipment

• Advanced Physics – Tom Duncan
• Advanced Physics for You – Johnson, Hewitt, Holt and Mille
• Planner, pencils, pens, eraser, metric ruler, calculator

Events and Visits

Key Dates