Exam Board: AQA
Course Outline
Biology at Highbury Grove is taught by an experienced team of teachers in well equipped, modern laboratories. The specialisms within the staff of the Biology department are wide ranging and varied, meaning that different areas of the course are planned by highly specialised experts and students have multiple opportunities to learn about biology in all its variations.
In biology you will study topics such as:
- Biological molecules
- Cells
- Organisms exchange substances with their environment
- Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms
- Energy transfers in and between organisms
- Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments
- Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems.
Assessment and Examinations
- Paper 1: written examination 35% of the qualification.
- Paper 2: written examination 35% of the qualification.
- Paper 3: written examination 30% of the qualification.
Future Prospects
The course will be good preparation for anyone wishing to study Biological Science at university. Biology is often required for university courses in Medicine,Pharmacology and Dentistry. Like the other sciences, A-level Biology is highly respected and is also recognised as an excellent qualification for anyone wishing to study non-scientific subjects at university. Biology is unique among the sciences for the broad range of skills it helps students develop. This, coupled with the high level of academic rigour it demands, make it a desirable choice for anyone who has been successful at GCSE Science and wishes to enter a top university for academic study.