Science

Pupils follow a programme of study closely linked to the National Curriculum. Science is taught in the students main classroom and in the laboratory with the emphasis being on hands-on activities with pupils learning by experimenting and investigating. Topics may be taught in a different order to the list below.

Curriculum Overview

Year	Topics
3	Nutrition, Skeletons & Muscles Forces and Magnets Light Plants Rocks
4	Digestion Electricity Living Things & their habitats (Classification I ) Sound States of Matter
5	Changes on human beings to old age Earth and Space Forces Living Things & their habitats (Life Cycles) Properties and changes of material
6	Organ systems Electricity Evolution and Inheritance Light Living Things & their habitats (Classification II )
7	What is Science? Cells & Organisation Reproduction States of matter & Separating Mixtures Energy changes & Transfers Forces
8	Health & the Human Body Photosynthesis and Respiration Chemical Reactions Earth and Atmosphere Electricity and Magnetism Space
9	Inheritance and Evolution Ecosystems and Interdependence Acids and Alkalis Materials and Recycling Motion and Pressure Waves
10 & 11	In Years 10 and 11 pupils either continue their Entry Level Certificate course or progress to GCSE science. Most lessons are taught in the laboratory. Entry Level Certificate: AQA Science This is made up of 6 topics (covering biology, chemistry and physics) each of which is assessed by an end of topic test and a practical task. GCSE: AQA Combined Science This course gives pupils access to grades 1-5. There are six separate exams to be taken in Year 11, each of which is worth 16.7% of the total mark.

News & Stories

Plumpton College Taster Day

Our Upper School students recently attended a taster day at Plumpton College. This gave our students a fantastic opportunity to explore a range of subjects and

West Sussex Mobile Library

We were very excited to welcome for the first time the West Sussex mobile library to Philpots Manor School last week. This was an

British Horse Society

Thank you to the British Horse Society West Sussex Committee for funding an equine course last week for young people from West Sussex.Your generous donation