Carol Service, St Mary's Church (pupils may leave after the Service)
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3rd Form pupils begin the IGCSE curriculum covering How Science Works, Particle Theory, Equations and Calculations, Bonding and The Periodic Table. Alongside the Chemistry workshops we enjoy showing pupils fun experiments from outside of the GCSE and A Level courses.
The expansive laboratories allow us to successfully unite theoretical and practical elements of this subject enabling pupils to appreciate the wider contextual applications of Chemistry. Alongside the required practical tasks, we give pupils the opportunity to conduct experiments from outside of the GCSE and A Level courses, as well as many engaging demonstrations.
In the Sixth Form, pupils take part in a Chemistry symposium and are asked to deliver a presentation on an area of Chemistry that piques their interest. To enhance the A Level experience, U6th Form Chemists visit Bristol University for a Spectroscopy Day; all Sixth Form Chemists attend a series of ‘Chemistry in Action’ lectures and L6th Form Chemists either synthesise benzocaine or extract caffeine at Bristol University.
Those completing A Level Chemistry, go on to a wide variety of degree courses, such as Medicine (Queen's University Belfast and La Universidad Europea de Madrid), Veterinary Medicine (Bristol University), Engineering (various), Biomedical Science (Aston), Pharmacy (Manchester), Science (Portsmouth), and Chemistry (Cardiff and Leicester).
A selection of 5th Form pupils are currently completing the Edexcel Double or Single Award Science IGCSE. They study a reduced amount of content.
At A Level the AQA Chemistry specification is followed. This involves studying Atomic Structure, Amount of Substance, Bonding, Energetics, Kinetics, Equilibria, Redox Reactions, Periodicity, Group 2 and Group 7 Elements, Nomenclature and Isomerism in Organic Chemistry, Alkanes, Halogenoalkanes, Alkenes, Alcohols and Organic Analysis in the first year. The second year of the course builds on the first year topics and introduces pupils to Acids and Bases, Electrode Potentials, Compounds containing the Carbonyl Group, Aromatics, Amines, Amino Acids, Polymers, Organic Synthesis, Structure Determination, Thermodynamics, Transition Metals and Reactions of Inorganic Compounds in Aqueous Solution.