Requirements

Grade 6 in Mathematics

(Outline of

Course)

Module 1 – Development of practical skills in physics
1.1 Practical skills assessed in a written examination
1.2 Practical skills assessed in the practical endorsement

Module 2 – Foundations of physics
2.1 Physical quantities and units
2.2 Making measurements and analysing data
2.3 Nature of quantities

Module 3 – Forces and motion
3.1 Motion
3.2 Forces in action
3.3 Work, energy and power
3.4 Materials
3.5 Newton’s laws of motion and momentum

Module 4 – Electrons, waves and photons
4.1 Charge and current
4.2 Energy, power and resistance
4.3 Electrical circuits
4.4 Waves
4.5 Quantum physics

Module 5 – Newtonian world and astrophysics
5.1 Thermal physics
5.2 Circular motion
5.3 Oscillations
5.4 Gravitational fields
5.5 Astrophysics and cosmology

Module 6 – Particles and medical physics
6.1 Capacitors
6.2 Electric fields
6.3 Electromagnetism
6.4 Nuclear and particle physics
6.5 Medical imaging

If students pass, it will be reported on their certificate, otherwise it will not be reported.

Examinations

To achieve an A Level qualification, you must sit 3 written papers at the end of Year 13 carried out during the summer term.

Component 01 assesses content from modules 1, 2, 3 and 5.

Modelling physics (01)
100 marks – 2 hours 15 minutes
Written paper which is 37% of total A-Level
Component 02 assesses content from modules 1, 2, 4 and 6.

Exploring physics (02)

100 marks – 2 hours 15 minutes
Written paper which is 37% of total A-Level

Component 03 assesses content from all modules (1 to 6).

Unified physics (03)
70 marks –  1 hour 30 minutes
Written paper which is 26% of total A-Level

Physics is considered by Russell Group universities to be a ‘facilitating subject’ for many university courses. Most of the successful applicants over the last couple of years to Russell Group universities have offered facilitating subjects for most or all their A-levels.

A small number of students prefer to enter the job market direct from Sixth Form.