Physics
Our Aims
To stimulate and maintain pupils’ curiosity, interest and enjoyment in Physics and be aware of its implications for the individual, the community and the environment
To encourage pupils to work independently and as part of a group
To enable pupils to be familiar with and use a body of scientific knowledge, principles and vocabulary
Staff
Mr R Budden
Head of Department
Mrs J Bell
Teacher
Mrs J Cleland
Teacher
Mrs F Gilmore
Teacher
Mr D Morrison
Teacher
Mrs A Terek
Teacher
Mrs D Beattie
Technician
Curriculum
Key Stage 3
All junior pupils are taught Physics as a separate science by a specialist teacher.
GCSE
Pupils study the Revised CCEA GCSE Specification. This course is unitised, with pupils sitting examinations at the end of Form 5:
Unit 1: Force and Motion, Energy, Moments and Radioactivity – 35%
Unit 2: Waves, Sound and Light, Electricity, and the Earth and Universe – 40%
Unit 3: Practical Skills – 25%
Unit 3 is examined through a controlled assessment task, which is completed at the beginning of Form 5.
GCSE Revision Material
AS/A2
Pupils follow the CCEA specification. We regularly have fifty pupils studying Physics at AS level, with approximately 80% of these progressing to A2 level.
AS3/A23 Revision Material
Facilities & Resources
We have five laboratories, all of which have been recently refurbished. Each laboratory is equipped with an interactive whiteboard, a data projector and connections to the internet.
Additional Information
The majority of our pupils progress to tertiary education at a wide range of Universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, to study Physics or Physics-related courses, such as engineering and medicine.
