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ANTHONY GELL SCHOOL SIXTH FORM ROSPECTUS 2020 — 2022
The main purpose of the qualification is to develop your scientific principles and
practical techniques. This qualification will prepare you to progress to higher
education or employment in areas related to food, human and environmental
science. You will learn to carry out experiments safely and accurately when testing
APPLIED SCIENCE
products to yield results that can be used to inform the next stage in a scientific
COURSE OUTLINE — TWO process. You will also have the opportunity to collect and analyse experimental
YEAR PATHWAY results.
LEVEL 3 / CAMBRIDGE Every learner will study five units, which
TECHNICAL EXTENDED focus on the laboratory techniques and
CERTIFICATE / OCR scientific principles:
Science Fundamentals
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Laboratory Techniques
FIVE LEVEL 2 GCSE OR
Control of Hazards in the Laboratory
VOCATIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS AT A Product Testing Techniques
MINIMUM OF GRADE 4/
Microbiology
LEVEL 2 PASS.
“ THIS IS A REALLY PRACTICAL COURSE
PLUS 1 X GRADE 5 FROM HOW IS APPLIED SCIENCE
THAT HAS TAUGHT ME EXACTLY WHAT
TWO COMBINED SCIENCE ASSESSED?
TO EXPECT IN A CAREER IN A SCIENCE
GCSES. STUDENTS ARE ASSESSED AT THE END
LAB, THE SKILLS I HAVE LEARNED WILL
BE INVALUABLE IN THE CAREER I AM OF YEAR 13 ON A ‘PRINCIPLES AND
APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE’ 2 HOUR
GOOD ICT SKILLS WOULD INTERESTED IN—AS A LABORATORY EXTERNAL EXAM AND A ‘SCIENCE
HELP FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNICIAN”.
INVESTIGATION SKILLS’ SUPERVISED
PRESENTATION OF
ASSESSMENT. BOTH ARE WORTH 50%
COURSEWORK UNITS. SIXTH FORM STUDENT
OF THE QUALIFICATION EACH.
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