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Year 7 

New Scheme of Learning for KS3 introduced for Y7 2024-25 

Key Learning 

[Kerboodle reference] 

Students need to know and remember from this unit of work 

AND 

Links to prior and future learning 

Biology 1: Cells 

• Learn how to use a microscope. 

• Describe the structure and functions of plant and animal cells. 

• Describe how substances move in and out of cells. 

• Identify the characteristics of unicellular organisms. 

Biology 2: Movement 

• Describe what tissues, organs and organ systems are. 

• Explain how the skeletomuscular system allows movement. 

• Explain the health implications of drugs, alcohol and smoking. 

Biology 3: Interdependence 

• Describe how food chains and food webs are formed 

• Explain how pyramids of numbers, biomass and energy represent food chains. 

• Explain the factors that cause disruption to food chains and webs. 

• Discuss how human factors can affect food chains e.g. food security and bioaccumulation.  

• Explain how organisms are interdependent in an ecosystem. 

• Describe that factors that animals and plants compete for in order to survive. 

• Explain how predator-prey graphs represent the interdependence within an ecosystem. 

Biology 4: Plant reproduction 

• Describe the structure of the flower. 

• Describe how pollination occurs. 

• Describe the process of fertilisation and germination. 

• State different ways that plants disperse seeds and explain the advantages of seed dispersal. 

Biology 5: Variation and inheritance  

• Explain why organisms show variation. 

• State the differences between inherited and environmental variation. 

• State the differences between continuous and discontinuous variation. 

• Describe how organisms can be adapted. 

• Explain the relationship between DNA, genes and chromosomes. 

• Explain the impact of mutations. 

• Describe the structure of DNA 

• Use a Punnett square to demonstrate the probability that a trait will be inherited. 

• Explain the process of genetic modification and discuss the ethical and moral implications (PSHE link) 

Biology 6: Human reproduction  

• Describe the changes to the body during puberty and adolescence (PSHE link) 

• Describe the structure and the function of the male and female reproductive systems (PSHE link) 

• Describe the process of fertilisation 

• Describe the changes to the foetus during pregnancy (PSHE link) 

• Describe the main stages of the menstrual cycle. 

Chemistry 1: Lab skills and safety 

• Have a knowledge of common risks in a science lab and the rules we have to minimise these. 

• Recognise common hazards symbols. 

• Be able to plan, carry out, record results for, conclude and evaluate a scientific investigation. 

• Draw a graph to present the results of a scientific investigation. 

Chemistry 2: The particle model 

• Describe how models can be used to represent scientific ideas. 

• Describe the three states of matter and how changes of state occur. 

• State the difference between physical and chemical changes.  

Chemistry 3: Separating mixtures 

• State what atoms, molecules, elements, compounds, and mixtures are. 

• State the conservation of mass and describe its importance for chemical reactions. 

• Describe the differences between pure and impure substances. 

• Describe different methods for separating mixtures; chromatography, evaporation and distillation, and filtration. 

Chemistry 4: Atoms and elements 

• Describe the structure of the periodic table and how it was developed. 

• Describe groups of the periodic table using their physical and chemical properties. 

Chemistry 5: Chemical reactions 

• Describe what a chemical reaction is and state changes that can be observed when chemical reaction occur. 

• Use chemical formulae to represent chemical reactions. 

• Describe chemical reactions such as combustion, thermal decomposition, and neutralisation. 

• Describe how catalysts are used to increase the rate of reactions. 

Chemistry 6: Acids and alkalis 

• State what acids and alkalis are and give common examples of each. 

• Describe how the pH scale can be used to identify acids and alkalis, and how strong they are. 

• Describe common reactions of acids including neutralisation and reactions with metals. 

Physics 1: Force and pressure 

• State different contact and non-contact forces. 

• Carry out an investigation into Hooke’s Law. 

• Describe the effect of pressure in solids and liquids, including floating and sinking. 

• Calculate moment and work done. 

• Describe the relationship between mass, weight and gravity and use the formula W=mg to calculate weight. 

Physics 2: Force and motion 

• Use the equation to calculate speed. 

• Interpret distance-time graphs and velocity-time graphs. 

• Describe the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces. 

• Describe acceleration and carry out simple calculations.  

Physics 3: Space 

• Describe the structure of the Solat system and the Universe. 

• Explain how the position of the Earth causes day and night, and seasons. 

• Describe how the position of the Moon leads to the lunar cycle. 

Physics 4: Energy stores and transfers 

• State the different energy stores and give examples for each. 

• State the different energy transfers and give examples for each. 

• Carry out an investigation to find how much energy is stored in different foods. 

• Carry our an investigation to find out how much energy is stored in different fuels. 

• Describe how energy can be wasted and how energy losses can be reduced. 

Physics 1: Energy transfers by heating 

• Describe what is meant by the terms conductors and insulators (of heat). 

• Describe how energy transfers by heating occurs through the processes of conduction, convection and radiation. 

• Describe how insulation can be used to reduce unwanted energy losses. 

Physics 1: Internal energy and simple machines. 

• Explain why substances contract and expand. 

• Describe how simple machines can be used. 

Check for Understanding 

How we will check for understanding in this unit of work 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

End of year Futura Assessment: 

60 mark exam style questions covering all Y7 topics. 

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Topic 2 

Topic 3 

Topic  4 

Topic 5 

Topic 6 

Year 8 

Please note this is for 2024-25 only. 

Key Learning 

Students need to know and remember from this unit of work 

AND 

Links to prior and future learning 

Biology 1: Digestion 

• State what nutrients are needed for a healthy, balanced diet 

• Describe the effects of an unhealthy diet. 

• Name the organs of the digestive system, describe what each organ does, and explain how they are adapted to carry out these functions. 

• Explain the importance of enzymes and bacteria in digestion. 

Biology 2: Breathing and the circulatory system  

• Describe how gas exchange occurs in the lungs. 

• Describe the mechanics of breathing. 

• Describe the effect of exercise on breathing rate and explain why this happens. 

• Name the parts of the human circulatory system and describe the functions the organs and tissues involved. 

Biology 3: Respiration 

• State the reactants and products in aerobic and anaerobic respiration. 

• Describe how anaerobic respiration in yeast can be used in industry. 

• Investigate factors that affect the rate of anaerobic respiration in yeast. 

Biology 4: Photosynthesis 

• State the reactants and products of photosynthesis. 

• Describe the structure of the leaf and explain how it is adapted to maximise photosynthesis. 

• Describe the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis. 

• State the different ways that plants use glucose. 

• State the minerals that are required by plants and explain the effect of having mineral deficiencies. 

• Explain thy fertilisers are used in agriculture and discuss whether we should continue to use fertilisers in the future. 

Biology1: Evolution  

• Describe what is meant by evolution by natural selection and explain how this occurs. 

• Describe how Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution by natural selection. 

• Define the term extinction and describe how organisms may become extinct. 

• Explain how humans can help prevent the extinction of species. 

• Discuss the importance of biodiversity and explain how we can help to preserve it. 

Chemistry 1: The rock cycle 

• Describe the structure of the Earth. 

• Describe the structure of the Earth’s atmosphere. 

• State the three types of rock and explain how their formation is related to their properties. 

• Describe how the three types of rock are related through the rock cycle. 

Chemistry 2: Climate 

• Describe how the Earth has finite resources. 

• Explain the importance of reducing, re-using and recycling in order to preserve Earth’s resources. 

• Explain what the Greenhouse effect is  and explain how it is linked to global warming and climate change. 

• State the steps of the carbon cycle and explain how the distribution of carbon is being altered by human activities. 

Chemistry 3: Atoms 

• State the differences between metals and non-metals and use the periodic table to locate them. 

• Describe the structure of the atom.  

• Explain how electrons are arranged into shells around the nucleus. 

Chemistry 4:  The periodic table 

• Locate groups 1,7 and 0 on the periodic table. 

• Discuss how groups 1, 7 and 0 elements are grouped together by their chemical and physical properties. 

Chemistry 6: More chemical reactions 

• State what the reactivity series and explain how it is arranged in order of the element’s reactivity. 

• Explain how displacement reactions occur and predict the outcomes of different chemical reactions. 

• Explain what oxidation and reduction are and describe chemical reactions using these terms. 

Chemistry 6: Energy changes 

• Explain the changes in energy in particles on a cooling curve. 

• Explain what exothermic and endothermic reaction are and identify reactions from the starting and final temperatures. 

•  Discuss what is meant by the terms ceramics, polymers and composites. 

Physics 1: Waves - Sound 

• State the two types of waves, describe the oscillations in each, and draw and label diagrams to represent them. 

• Describe the energy changes that occur in microphones and loudspeakers. 

• State the parts of the ear and describe the function of each. 

• State the uses of soundwaves and carry out calculations for distance when using SONAR. 

Physics 2: Waves - Light 

• State that light waves are transverse waves and recall the speed of light (3x108 m/s). 

• Describe the processes of reflection and refraction.  

• Name the structures of the eye and describe the function of each part. 

• Compare the eye to a camera as a model to represent it. 

• Describe how colours of light interact with each other and with filters. 

Physics 3: Waves – The Universe 

• Describe the structure of the Solat system and the Universe. 

• Explain how the position of the Earth causes day and night, and seasons. 

• Describe how the position of the Moon leads to the lunar cycle. 

Physics 4: Electricity – Circuits 

• Define the terms (electrical) conductor and insulator. 

• Investigate whether common materials are insulators or conductors. 

• Identify circuits as either series or parallel circuits. 

Physics 4 – Electricity – Measuring electricity 

• Define the terms, current, potential difference and resistance and recall the unit for each. 

• State the how current and potential difference act in series and parallel circuits. 

• Use the formula V=IR to calculate resistance, potential difference and current. 

• Calculate electrical power from the current and the potential difference. 

Physics 6 – Magnetism 

• Name the four magnetic materials. 

• Draw a magnetic fields around a permanent magnet. 

• Describe how electromagnets can be made and state the advantages of using electromagnets over permanent magnets. 

• Investigate how the number of coils of wire affects the strength of an electromagnet. 

Check for Understanding 

How we will check for understanding in this unit of work 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

 Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

End of year Futura Assessment: 

• 60 mark exam style questions covering all Y7 topics. 

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Topic 2 

Topic 3 

Topic 4 

Topic 5 

Topic 6 

Year 9 

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Key Learning 

Students need to know and remember from this unit of work 

AND 

Links to prior and future learning 

Biology 1: Cell structure 

• Recall how to use a microscope and carry out investigations to observe animal and plant cells. 

• Explain how cell organelles carry out their functions. 

• Explain  the differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic. 

Biology 2: Cells and cell transport 

• Identify key specialised cells and explain how they are adapted to their functions. 

• Describe the process of cell differentiation and compare the differences in plant and animal cells. 

• Describe how substances are transported into and out of cells by diffusion, active transport and osmosis. 

• Investigate the effect of concentration on the rate of osmosis in root vegetables (e.g. potato) 

Biology 3: Cell division 

• Describe the stages of cell division that make up part of the cell cycle. 

• Describe the function of stem cells in embryos, in the adult animals, and in the meristems of plants. 

• Discuss the ethical issues regarding the use of embryonic stem cells (PSHE link) 

Biology 4: Organisation 

• State the definitions for cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. 

• Name the organs of the digestive system. 

• Explain how the mouth, oesophagus, small intestine, and large intestine are all adapted to carry out their function during digestion. 

Biology 5: Organisation and the digestive system 

• Investigate different food with the common tests for sugars, starch, protein, and fat. 

Biology 6: Enzymes 

• State the function of enzymes and explain the role they play in digestion. 

• Give examples of common digestive enzymes, state the products they produce, and their optimal conditions. 

• Investigate how the factors temperature and pH affect the rate of reaction when using amylase to breakdown starch into sugar. 

Chemistry 1: Atoms , elements, compounds and mixtures 

• Describe what atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures are 

• Write word equations and balanced symbol equations for chemical reactions, including using appropriate state symbols 

• Name and describe the physical processes used to separate mixtures and suggest suitable separation techniques 

Chemistry 2: The Atom   

• Describe how the atomic model has changed over time due to new experimental evidence, inc discovery of the atom and scattering experiments (inc the work of James Chadwick) 

• State the relative charge and mass of protons, neutrons and electrons and describe the overall charge of an atom 

• Calculate the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom when given its atomic number and mass number 

• Describe isotopes as atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons 

Describe how electrons fill energy levels in atoms, and represent the electron structure of elements using diagrams and numbers 

Chemistry 3: The Periodic Table 

• Recall how the elements in the periodic table are arranged 

• Describe how elements with similar properties are placed in the periodic table 

• Explain why elements in the same group have similar properties and how to use the periodic table to predict the reactivity of elements 

• Explain the creation of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table 

• Describe the properties of noble gases, including boiling points, predict trends down the group and describe how their properties depend on the outer shell of electrons 

• Describe the reactivity and properties of group 1 alkali metals with reference to their electron arrangement and predict their reactions 

• Describe the properties of group 7 halogens and how their properties relate to their electron arrangement, including trends in molecular mass, melting and boiling points and reactivity 

Chemistry 4: Reactions of groups 1, 7 and 0 

• Describe the reactivity and properties of group 1 alkali metals with reference to their electron arrangement and predict their reactions 

• Describe the properties of group 7 halogens and how their properties relate to their electron arrangement, including trends in molecular mass, melting and boiling points and reactivity 

• Describe the properties of noble gases, including boiling points, predict trends down the group and describe how their properties depend on the outer shell of electrons 

Chemistry 5: Chemical bonding 

• Describe the three main types of bonds: ionic bonds, covalent bonds and metallic bonds in terms of electrostatic forces and the transfer or sharing of electrons 

• Describe the structure of ionic compounds, including the electrostatic forces of attraction, and represent ionic compounds using dot and cross diagrams 

• Describe covalent bonds and identify different types of covalently bonded substances, such as small molecules, large molecules and substances with giant covalent structures 

• Draw dot and cross diagrams for the molecules of hydrogen, chlorine, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen chloride, water, ammonia and methane  

• Describe the arrangement of atoms and electrons in metallic bonds and draw diagrams the bonding in metals 

• Explain how the structure of small molecules, polymers, giant covalent structures and metals affects their properties 

• Explain the properties of graphite, diamond and graphene in terms of their structure and bonding 

• Describe the structure of fullerenes, and their uses, including Buckminsterfullerene and carbon nanotubes 

Chemistry 6: chemical calculations 

• Calculate the mass of solute in a given volume of solution of known concentration in terms of mass per given volume of solution 

• Calculate the masses of reactants and products when given a balanced symbol equation (HT) 

• Use moles to write a balanced equation when given the masses of reactants and products (inc changing the subject of the equation) (HT) 

• Explain the effect of limiting the quantity of a reactant on the amount of products in terms of moles or masses in grams (HT) 

• Explain how the mass of a solute and the volume of a solution is related to the concentration of the solution (HT) 

Physics 1: Energy stores  

• Name the eight energy stores  (MICKEENG) and give examples of each. 

• State the conservation of energy. 

• Carry out calculations for: kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, and elastic potential energy. 

• State the different ways that energy can be wasted and explain how energy losses can be reduced 

Physics 2: Energy transfers 

• State the four energy transfers (HERM) and give examples for each 

• Calculations for work done, power and efficiency. 

Physics 3: Energy transfer by heating 

• Define specific heat capacity and use the appropriate equation to calculate it. 

• Carry out an investigation to calculate the specific heat capacity of different materials. 

• Describe the process of energy transfer by heating through conduction and radiation. 

Physics 4: Energy resources 

• State the four non-renewable energy resources and discuss the advantages and disadvantages. 

• State the eight renewable energy resources and discuss the advantages and disadvantages. 

(PSHE link) 

Physics 5: Molecules and matter 

• Calculations for density. 

• Investigate the density of different materials. 

• State the states of matter and the changes of state. Describe the particles in each. 

• Define specific latent heat and use the appropriate equation to calculate it. 

• Describe how pressure in gases is caused and explain how it can be increased. 

Physics 6: Radioactivity 

• Describe the structure of the atom and explain why atoms have a neutral charge. 

• State what an isotope is. 

• Describe how the model of the atom was developed over time. 

• Explain the importance of Rutherford’s gold scattering experiment in developing the nuclear model of the atom. 

• State the three types of nuclear radiation and describe the structure, charge, penetration, and the distance travelled in air for each. 

• Use nuclear equations to calculate the products when nuclear radiation occurs. 

• Define half life and use graphs and calculations to determine the half life of different radioactive isotopes. 

• Define contamination and irradiation. 

Check for Understanding 

How we will check for understanding in this unit of work 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

 Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

End of year Futura Assessment: 

60 mark exam style questions covering all Y7 topics. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

20 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and exam style questions. 

Topic 1 

Topic 2 

Topic 3 

Topic 4 

Topic 5 

Topic 6 

Year 10 Combined Science  

Key Learning 

Students need to know and remember from this unit of work 

Biology 1: Organisation in plants 

• Describe the structures of a plant and explain how the tissues and organs are adapted to their function. 

• Describe the processes of transpiration and translocation and explain how they occur. 

Biology 2: Communicable diseases; preventing and treating disease; and non-communicable diseases 

• Describe the relationship between health and disease. 

• Explain the cause, spread, treatment and prevention of pathogens – salmonella, gonorrhoea, HIV, TMV, rose black spot and malaria. 

• Describe  how the body prevents pathogens from entering. 

• Describe the three different ways the immune system fights infection. 

• Explain how vaccines prevent future infection. (PSHE link) 

• Describe the processes by which drugs are discovered and developed.   

• Explain the risk factors for non-communicable diseases. (PSHE link) 

• State what the two types of cancer are and discuss the risk factors that may cause them and their potential treatments. 

Biology 3: Photosynthesis 

• Recall the reactants and products of photosynthesis and state the chemical symbol equation for the reaction. 

• Explain why photosynthesis is an endothermic reaction. 

• Explain the limiting factors of photosynthesis and recognise the factors when representing in graphs. 

• Investigate the effect of light intensity on the rate of reaction. 

• State how glucose is used in plants. 

Biology 4:  

Human nervous system and hormonal systems 

• Describe the principles of homeostasis. 

• Describe the structure and the function of the human nervous system. 

• Explain the steps of the reflex arc and discuss its importance. 

• Investigate the effect of different factors on human reaction time. 

• Describe the principles of hormonal coordination and control by the human endocrine system 

• Explain how insulin (and glucagon HT) controls blood glucose levels 

• Compare type 1 and type 2 diabetes and explain how they can be treated (PSHE link) 

• Describe the roles of hormones in human reproduction, including the menstrual cycle (PSHE link) 

• Evaluate the different hormonal and non-hormonal methods of contraception (PSHE link) 

• Explain the use of hormones in modern reproductive technologies to treat infertility HT (PSHE link) 

• Explain the roles of thyroxine and adrenaline in the body (HT) 

Biology 5:  

Competition and adaptations; organisation of an ecosystem 

• Describe different levels of organisation in an ecosystem 

• Suggest how organisms are adapted to the organisms are adapted to the conditions in which they live 

• Explain how a change in an abiotic factor or a biotic factor would affect a given community 

• Investigate population sizes in a habitat using different sampling techniques 

• Understand that photosynthetic organisms are the producers of biomass for life on Earth 

• Recall that many different materials cycle through the abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem  

• Explain the importance of the carbon and water cycles to living organisms. 

Biology 6:  

Human effects  

• Describe how biodiversity is the variety of all the different species of earth, or within an ecosystem 

• Describe the effects of a growing human population on waste management, land use, pollution and deforestation (PSHE link) 

• Describe some of the biological consequences of global warming (PSHE link) 

• Describe both positive and negative human interactions in an ecosystem and explain their impact on biodiversity 

Chemistry 1: Chemical bonding 

• Describe the three main types of bonds: ionic bonds, covalent bonds and metallic bonds in terms of electrostatic forces and the transfer or sharing of electrons 

• Describe the structure of ionic compounds, including the electrostatic forces of attraction, and represent ionic compounds using dot and cross diagrams 

• Describe covalent bonds and identify different types of covalently bonded substances, such as small molecules, large molecules and substances with giant covalent structures 

• Draw dot and cross diagrams for the molecules of hydrogen, chlorine, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen chloride, water, ammonia and methane  

• Describe the arrangement of atoms and electrons in metallic bonds and draw diagrams the bonding in metals 

• Explain how the structure of small molecules, polymers, giant covalent structures and metals affects their properties 

• Explain the properties of graphite, diamond and graphene in terms of their structure and bonding 

• Describe the structure of fullerenes, and their uses, including Buckminsterfullerene and carbon nanotubes 

Chemistry 2: Energy changes 

• Calculate the relative formula masses of reactants and products to prove that mass is conserved in a balanced chemical equation 

• Use the relative formula mass of a substance to calculate the number of moles in a given mass of the substance (HT) 

• Describe how energy is transferred to or from the surroundings during a chemical reaction 

• Explain exothermic and endothermic reactions on the basis of the temperature change of the surroundings and give examples of everyday uses 

• Investigate the variables that affect temperature changes in reacting solutions 

• Describe what the collision theory is and define the term activation energy 

• Interpret and draw reaction profiles of exothermic and endothermic reactions, inc identifying the relative energies of reactants and products, activation energy and overall energy change 

• Explain the energy changes in breaking and making bonds and calculate the overall energy change using bond energies (HT) 

Chemistry 3: Reactions of metals and acids  

• Describe how metals react with oxygen and state the compound they form, define oxidation and reduction 

• Describe the arrangement of metals in the reactivity series 

• Recall and describe the reactions of potassium, sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron and copper with water or dilute acids 

• Describe oxidation and reduction in terms of loss and gain of electrons (HT) 

• Write ionic equations for displacement reactions, and identify which species are oxidised and reduced from a symbol or half equation (HT) 

• Recall what native metals are and explain how metals can be extracted from the compounds in which they are found in nature by reduction with carbon 

• Explain that acids can be neutralised by alkalis, bases and metal carbonates and list the products of each of these reactions 

• Predict the salt produced in a neutralisation reaction based on the acid used and the positive ions in the base, alkali or carbonate and use the formulae of common ions to deduce the formulae of the salt 

• Investigate how salts can be made from acids and how pure, dry samples of salts can be obtained  

• Recall what the pH scale measures and describe the scale used to identify acidic, neutral or alkaline solutions 

• Use and explain the terms dilute and concentrated (in terms of amount of substance) and weak and strong (in terms of the degree of ionisation) in relation to acids (HT) 

Chemistry 4: electrolysis  

• Describe how ionic compounds can conduct electricity when dissolved in water 

• Describe the process of electrolysis 

• Describe the electrolysis of molten ionic compounds and predict the products at each electrode of the electrolysis of binary ionic compounds 

• Explain how metals are extracted from molten compounds using electrolysis and use the reactivity series to explain why some metals are extracted with electrolysis instead of carbon 

• Investigate what happens when aqueous solutions are electrolysed using inert electrodes 

• Describe the reactions at the electrodes during electrolysis as oxidation and reduction reactions and write balanced half equations for these reactions (HT) 

Chemistry 5: chemical calculations 

• Calculate the mass of solute in a given volume of solution of known concentration in terms of mass per given volume of solution 

• Calculate the masses of reactants and products when given a balanced symbol equation (HT) 

• Use moles to write a balanced equation when given the masses of reactants and products (inc changing the subject of the equation) (HT) 

• Explain the effect of limiting the quantity of a reactant on the amount of products in terms of moles or masses in grams (HT) 

• Explain how the mass of a solute and the volume of a solution is related to the concentration of the solution (HT) 

Chemistry 6: Hydrocarbons 

• Describe what crude oil is and where it comes from, including the basic composition of crude oil and the general chemical formula for the alkanes 

• State the names of the first four members of the alkanes and recognise substances as alkanes from their formulae 

• Describe the process of fractional distillation, state the names and uses of fuels that are produced from crude oil by fractional distillation 

• Describe trends in the properties of hydrocarbons, including boiling point, viscosity and flammability and explain how their properties influence how they are used as fuels 

• Describe the process of cracking and state that the products of cracking include alkanes and alkenes and describe the test for alkenes 

Physics 1: Electrical circuits 

• Identify the electrical components from their circuit diagrams and describe the function of each. 

• Define charge, current, potential difference, and resistance and use appropriate equations to calculate them. 

• Identify circuits as series or parallel and explain how the current, potential difference, and resistance can be calculated in each. 

• Investigate how the length of a wire affects its resistance. 

• Investigate the relationship between current and potential difference in fixed resistors, filaments lamps and diodes. 

• Calculate the efficiency of a circuit and its components. 

Physics 2: Electricity in the home 

• State the properties of alternating current and direct current.  

• Identify a.c. and d.c. from graphs. 

• Give examples of how a.c. and d.c. can be generated. 

• Identify the parts of a plug and describe the functions of the different parts. 

• Name the parts of the National Grid and explain why it is used and how it increases the efficiency of transmitting an electric current. 

Physics 3: Forces in balance 

• Define vector quantities and scalar quantities and give examples of each. 

• State Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. 

• Draw and label free body diagrams to represent forces. 

• Describe the effect of resultant forces. 

• Calculate the resultant forces for opposing forces. 

• Calculate resolving forces for forces acting perpendicular or at different angles. 

Physics 4: Motion 

• Calculate speed, acceleration and weight. 

• Use distance-time graphs to describe motion and to calculate the speed of an object. 

• Use velocity time graphs to describe motion and to calculate the acceleration  and the distance travelled (HT) of an object. 

• Describe terminal velocity and explain how the forces change during motion to result in the terminal velocity being reached. 

Physics 5: Force and motion 

• Explain Newton’s 2nd Law and use the formula F=ma in calculations. 

• Investigate how changing force can affect the acceleration of an object. 

• Calculate the momentum of an object (HT). 

• Explain what is meant by the conservation of momentum and use calculations to demonstrate this (HT). 

• Investigate how increasing force affects the extension of a spring. 

Check for Understanding 

How we will check for understanding in this unit of work 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

 Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions.  

End of year Futura Assessment: 

Combined Science GCSE papers: 

Biology paper 1 

Chemistry paper 1 

Physics paper 1 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Topic 1 

Topic 2 

Topic 3 

Topic 4 

Topic 5 

Topic 6 

Year 11 

Combined Science 2024-25 ONLY 

Key Learning 

Students need to know and remember from this unit of work 

Biology 1: Human nervous system 

• Describe the principles of homeostasis. 

• Describe the structure and the function of the human nervous system. 

• Explain the steps of the reflex arc and discuss its importance. 

• Investigate the effect of different factors on human reaction time. 

Biology 2: Reproduction 

• Compare sexual and asexual reproduction 

• Understand that meiosis leads to non-identical cells being formed while mitosis leads to identical cells being formed  

• Explain how meiosis halves the number of chromosomes in gametes and fertilisation restores the full number of chromosomes 

• describe the structure of DNA and define genome 

• Discuss the importance of understanding the human genome. 

• Explain the terms: gamete, chromosome, gene, allele, dominant, recessive, homozygous, heterozygous, genotype, phenotype. 

• complete a Punnett square diagram and extract and interpret information from genetic crosses and family trees 

• Construct a genetic cross by Punnett square diagram and use it to make predictions using the theory of probability (HT) 

• Describe cystic fibrosis as a recessive genetic condition and polydactyly as a dominant genetic condition 

• make informed judgements about the economic, social and ethical issues concerning embryo screening 

Biology 3: Variation and evolution 

• Describe simply how the genome and its interaction with the environment influence the development of the phenotype of an organism 

• Describe evolution as a change in the inherited characteristics of a population over time through a process of natural selection which may result in the formation of a new species 

• Explain how evolution occurs through natural selection of variants that give rise to phenotypes best suited to their environment. 

• Explain the impact of selective breeding of food plants and domesticated animals. 

• Describe the process of genetic engineering 

• Explain the potential benefits and risks of genetic engineering in agriculture and in medicine and that some people have objections (PSHE link) 

• Describe the main steps in the process of genetic engineering (HT) 

Biology 4: Genetics and evolution 

• Describe the evidence for evolution including fossils and antibiotic resistance in bacteria 

• Extract and interpret information from charts, graphs and tables such as evolutionary trees 

• Describe factors which may contribute to the extinction of a species. 

• Use information given to show understanding of the Linnaean system and describe the impact of developments in biology on classification systems 

Biology 5:  

Human effects  

• Describe how biodiversity is the variety of all the different species of earth, or within an ecosystem 

• Describe the effects of a growing human population on waste management, land use, pollution and deforestation (PSHE link) 

• Describe some of the biological consequences of global warming (PSHE link) 

• Describe both positive and negative human interactions in an ecosystem and explain their impact on biodiversity 

Biology 6: revision for exams 

Chemistry 1: Hydrocarbons 

• Describe what crude oil is and where it comes from, including the basic composition of crude oil and the general chemical formula for the alkanes 

• State the names of the first four members of the alkanes and recognise substances as alkanes from their formulae 

• Describe the process of fractional distillation, state the names and uses of fuels that are produced from crude oil by fractional distillation 

• Describe trends in the properties of hydrocarbons, including boiling point, viscosity and flammability and explain how their properties influence how they are used as fuels 

• Describe the process of cracking and state that the products of cracking include alkanes and alkenes and describe the test for alkenes 

Chemistry 2: rates of reaction part 1 

• Calculate the rate of a chemical reaction over time, using either the quantity of reactant used or the quantity of product formed 

• Draw and interpret graphs showing the quantity of product formed or reactant used up against time and use the tangent to the graph as a measure of the rate of reaction 

• Describe how different factors affect the rate of a chemical reaction, including the concentration, pressure, surface area, temperature and presence of catalysts 

• Investigate how changes in concentration affect the rates of reactions 

• Use collision theory to explain changes in the rate of reaction, including discussing activation energy 

• Describe the role of a catalyst in a chemical reaction 

Chemistry 3: rates of reaction part 2 

• Explain what a reversible reaction is, including how the direction can be changed and represent it using symbols: A + B ⇌ C + D 

Explain that, for reversible reactions, if a reaction is endothermic in one direction, it is exothermic in the other direction 

• Describe the State of dynamic equilibrium of a reaction as the point when the forward and reverse reactions occur at exactly the same rate 

• Explain that the position of equilibrium depends on the conditions of the reaction and the equilibrium will change to counteract any changes to conditions 

• Explain and predict the effect of a change in concentration of reactants or products, temperature, or pressure of gases on the equilibrium position of a reaction 

Exam preparation – revision and recapping 

Physics 1: Waves 

• State the two types of wave and describe their properties. 

• Calculate wave speed using the frequency and the wavelength. 

• Investigate wave speed in solids and liquids. 

• Investigate reflection and refraction, including labelled diagrams and explanations (HT). 

Physics 2 – the electromagnetic spectrum 

• Name the waves of the electromagnetic spectrum in order and describe their properties, their dangers, and their uses. 

• Investigate the absorption and emission of infrared radiation on matt black surfaces and white surfaces (or shiny surfaces). 

Physics 3: Electromagnetism 

• Describe the differences between induced and permanent magnets and name the four magnetic materials. 

• Draw magnetic fields around permanent magnets. 

Draw the magnetic field around a current carrying wire. 

• Explain how solenoids can be used to make electromagnets 

• Explain how a current carrying wire interacts with a magnetic field to produce the motor effect (HT). 

• Explain how electric motors work (HT). 

• Use the formula F=Bil to calculate the force on a current carrying wire in a magnetic field (HT). 

Check for Understanding 

How we will check for understanding in this unit of work 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

 Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

GCSE PPES: 

Combined  Science GCSE paper: 

Biology paper 1 

Chemistry paper 1 

Physics paper 1 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

GCSE PPES: 

Combined  Science GCSE paper: 

Biology paper 2 

Chemistry paper 2 

Physics paper 2 

External Science GCSE papers: 

Biology paper 1 

Chemistry paper 1 

Physics paper 1 

External Science GCSE papers: 

Biology paper 2 

Chemistry paper 2 

Physics paper 2 

Topic 1 

Topic 2 

Topic 3 

Topic 4 

Topic 5 

Topic 6 

Year 10 

Biology Science 2024+ 

Key Learning 

Students need to know and remember from this unit of work 

Biology 1: Organisation in plants 

• Describe the structures of a plant and explain how the tissues and organs are adapted to their function. 

• Describe the processes of transpiration and translocation and explain how they occur. 

Biology 2: Communicable diseases; preventing and treating disease; and non-communicable diseases 

• Describe the relationship between health and disease. 

• Describe how to prepare an uncontaminated culture using aseptic technique. 

• Investigate the effect of antiseptics or antibiotics on bacterial growth using agar plates and measuring zones of inhibition. 

• Explain the cause, spread, treatment and prevention of pathogens – salmonella, gonorrhoea, HIV, TMV, rose black spot and malaria. 

• Describe  how the body prevents pathogens from entering. 

• Describe the three different ways the immune system fights infection. 

• Describe how plant diseases can be detected and identified. 

• Describe physical and chemical plant defence responses. 

• Explain how vaccines prevent future infection. (PSHE link) 

• Describe the processes by which drugs are discovered and developed.   

• Describe how monoclonal antibodies are produced. 

• Describe some of the ways in which monoclonal antibodies can be used. 

• Explain the risk factors for non-communicable diseases. (PSHE link) 

• State what the two types of cancer are and discuss the risk factors that may cause them and their potential treatments. 

Biology 3: Photosynthesis 

• Recall the reactants and products of photosynthesis and state the chemical symbol equation for the reaction. 

• Explain why photosynthesis is an endothermic reaction. 

• Explain the limiting factors of photosynthesis and recognise the factors when representing in graphs. 

• Investigate the effect of light intensity on the rate of reaction. 

• State how glucose is used in plants. 

Biology 4:  

Human nervous system  

• Describe the principles of homeostasis. 

• Describe the structure and the function of the human nervous system. 

• Explain the steps of the reflex arc and discuss its importance. 

• Investigate the effect of different factors on human reaction time. 

• Identify the cerebral cortex, cerebellum and medulla on a diagram of the brain, and describe their functions. 

• Explain some of the difficulties of investigating brain function and treating brain damage and disease. 

• Relate the structures of the eye to their functions 

• Describe how body temperature is controlled as a homeostatic mechanism  

Biology 5: Hormonal systems 

• Describe the principles of hormonal coordination and control by the human endocrine system 

• Explain how insulin (and glucagon HT) controls blood glucose levels 

• Compare type 1 and type 2 diabetes and explain how they can be treated (PSHE link) 

• Describe the roles of hormones in human reproduction, including the menstrual cycle (PSHE link) 

• Evaluate the different hormonal and non-hormonal methods of contraception (PSHE link) 

• Explain the use of hormones in modern reproductive technologies to treat infertility HT (PSHE link) 

• Explain the roles of thyroxine and adrenaline in the body (HT) 

• explain the effect on cells of osmotic changes in body fluids 

• describe the function of kidneys in maintaining the water balance of the body 

• describe the effect of ADH on the permeability of the kidney tubules. (HT) 

• Investigate the effect of light or gravity on the growth of newly germinated seedlings 

• Describe how plants use hormones to respond to light and gravity 

• Describe the effects of some plant hormones and the different ways people use them to control plant growth. (HT) 

Biology 6:  

Competition and adaptations; organisation of an ecosystem; human effects 

• Describe different levels of organisation in an ecosystem 

• Suggest how organisms are adapted to the organisms are adapted to the conditions in which they live 

• Explain how a change in an abiotic factor or a biotic factor would affect a given community 

• Investigate population sizes in a habitat using different sampling techniques 

• Understand that photosynthetic organisms are the producers of biomass for life on Earth 

• Recall that many different materials cycle through the abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem  

• Explain the importance of the carbon and water cycles to living organisms. 

• Explain how temperature, water and availability of oxygen affect the rate of decay of biological material 

• Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of decay of fresh milk by measuring pH change 

• Describe how biodiversity is the variety of all the different species of earth, or within an ecosystem 

• Describe the effects of a growing human population on waste management, land use, pollution and deforestation (PSHE link) 

• Describe some of the biological consequences of global warming (PSHE link) 

• Describe both positive and negative human interactions in an ecosystem and explain their impact on biodiversity 

• Evaluate the impact of environmental changes on the distribution of species in an ecosystem 

• Describe the differences between the trophic levels of organisms within an ecosystem. 

• Describe some of the biological factors affecting levels of food security 

• Describe and explain some possible biotechnical and agricultural solutions, including genetic modification, to the demands of the growing human population (PSHE link) 

Check for Understanding 

How we will check for understanding in this unit of work 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

 Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions.  

End of year Futura Assessment: 

Combined Science GCSE papers: 

Biology paper 1 

Chemistry paper 1 

Physics paper 1 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Topic 1 

Topic 2 

Topic 3 

Topic 4 

Topic 5 

Topic 6 

Year 11 

Biology Science 2024-25 ONLY 

Key Learning 

Students need to know and remember from this unit of work 

Biology 1:  

Human nervous system 

• Describe the principles of homeostasis. 

• Describe the structure and the function of the human nervous system. 

• Explain the steps of the reflex arc and discuss its importance. 

• Investigate the effect of different factors on human reaction time. 

• Identify the cerebral cortex, cerebellum and medulla on a diagram of the brain, and describe their functions. 

• Explain some of the difficulties of investigating brain function and treating brain damage and disease. 

• Relate the structures of the eye to their functions 

Biology 2: The kidney 

• Explain the effect on cells of osmotic changes in body fluids 

• Describe the function of kidneys in maintaining the water balance of the body 

• Describe the effect of ADH on the permeability of the kidney tubules. (HT) 

Biology 3: Reproduction 

• Compare sexual and asexual reproduction 

• Understand that meiosis leads to non-identical cells being formed while mitosis leads to identical cells being formed  

• Explain how meiosis halves the number of chromosomes in gametes and fertilisation restores the full number of chromosomes 

• Compare advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction and give example organisms who use these methods 

• describe the structure of DNA and define genome 

• Discuss the importance of understanding the human genome. 

• describe DNA as a polymer made from four different nucleotides 

• explain a simple model of protein synthesis and describe how variants can affect phenotype 

• Explain the terms: gamete, chromosome, gene, allele, dominant, recessive, homozygous, heterozygous, genotype, phenotype. 

• complete a Punnett square diagram and extract and interpret information from genetic crosses and family trees 

• Construct a genetic cross by Punnett square diagram and use it to make predictions using the theory of probability (HT) 

• Describe cystic fibrosis as a recessive genetic condition and polydactyly as a dominant genetic condition 

• make informed judgements about the economic, social and ethical issues concerning embryo screening 

Biology 4: Variation and evolution 

• Describe simply how the genome and its interaction with the environment influence the development of the phenotype of an organism 

• Describe evolution as a change in the inherited characteristics of a population over time through a process of natural selection which may result in the formation of a new species 

• Explain how evolution occurs through natural selection of variants that give rise to phenotypes best suited to their environment. 

• Explain the impact of selective breeding of food plants and domesticated animals. 

• Describe the process of genetic engineering 

• Explain the potential benefits and risks of genetic engineering in agriculture and in medicine and that some people have objections (PSHE link) 

• Describe the main steps in the process of genetic engineering (HT) 

• Describe the main steps in adult cell cloning 

Biology 5: Genetics and evolution 

• Describe the evidence for evolution including fossils and antibiotic resistance in bacteria 

• Extract and interpret information from charts, graphs and tables such as evolutionary trees 

• Describe factors which may contribute to the extinction of a species. 

• Use information given to show understanding of the Linnaean system and describe the impact of developments in biology on classification systems 

• Describe the work of Darwin and Wallace in the development of the theory of evolution by natural selection 

• Describe the steps which give rise to new species 

• Describe the development of our understanding of genetics including the work of Mendel 

Biology 6:  

Human effects  

• Describe how biodiversity is the variety of all the different species of earth, or within an ecosystem 

• Describe the effects of a growing human population on waste management, land use, pollution and deforestation (PSHE link) 

• Describe some of the biological consequences of global warming (PSHE link) 

• Describe both positive and negative human interactions in an ecosystem and explain their impact on biodiversity 

• Evaluate the impact of environmental changes on the distribution of species in an ecosystem 

• Describe the differences between the trophic levels of organisms within an ecosystem. 

• Describe some of the biological factors affecting levels of food security 

• Describe and explain some possible biotechnical and agricultural solutions, including genetic modification, to the demands of the growing human population (PSHE link) 

Check for Understanding 

How we will check for understanding in this unit of work 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

 Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

GCSE PPES: 

Triple Science GCSE paper: 

Biology paper 1 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

GCSE PPES: 

Triple Science GCSE paper: 

Biology paper 2 

External Science GCSE papers: 

Biology paper 1 

External Science GCSE papers: 

Biology paper 2 

Topic 1 

Topic 2 

Topic 3 

Topic 4 

Topic 5 

Topic 6 

Year 10 

Chemistry Science 2024+ 

Key Learning 

Students need to know and remember from this unit of work 

Chemistry 1: Chemical calculations 

• State that mass is conserved and explain why, including describing balanced equations in terms of conservation of mass.  

• *Carry out titrations to find the concentration of solutions using neutralisation reactions. 

• Calculate the yield of products from a chemical reaction. (HT) 

Chemistry 2: Energy changes 

• Understand reactions in which energy is released to the surroundings: Exothermic and Endothermic reactions 

• Explain how endo and exothermic reactions are used in everyday applications. 

• Explain how cells & batteries use these chemical reactions to provide electricity. 

• Explain the chemistry of chemical fuel cells, batteries and fuel cells. 

• Investigate the effect of factors that effect the temperature change of a chemical reaction. 

Chemistry 3: Rates and equilibrium 

• Calculate the mean rate of reaction. 

• Explain how chemical reactions happen. 

• Explain how temperature, surface area, concentration, pressure and catalysts affect the rate of reaction. 

• Describe what a reversible reaction is and the energy changes in them. 

• Dynamic equilibrium and how they are affected. 

• Investigate the factors that affect the rate of reaction 

Chemistry 4: Crude oil and fuels 

• Define a hydrocarbon. 

• The name and structure of the first four alkanes. 

• Explain how crude oil is separated. 

• The different types of combustion. 

• What cracking is and the test for alkenes or alkanes 

Chemistry 5: Organic reactions 

• Structural formula of alkenes 

• Reaction of alkenes with oxygen, hydrogen, water (steam) and halides 

• Know structure of alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters 

• Write balanced equations of alcohols 

• Recognising carboxylic acids from their properties 

Chemistry 6: Polymers 

• To know about Synthetic and naturally occurring polymers 

• Recognise addition polymers and monomers from their displayed formulae. 

• Basic principles of condensation polymerisation 

• How polyesters are formed 

• Natural polymers such as starch, protein and cellulose 

• Know the structure of DNA 

Check for Understanding 

How we will check for understanding in this unit of work 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

 Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions.  

End of year Futura Assessment: 

Combined Science GCSE papers: 

Biology paper 1 

Chemistry paper 1 

Physics paper 1 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Topic 1 

Topic 2 

Topic 3 

Topic 4 

Topic 5 

Topic 6 

Year 11 

Chemistry Science 2024-25 ONLY 

Key Learning 

Students need to know and remember from this unit of work 

Chemistry 1: Hydrocarbons 

• Describe what crude oil is and where it comes from, including the basic composition of crude oil and the general chemical formula for the alkanes 

• State the names of the first four members of the alkanes and recognise substances as alkanes from their formulae 

• Describe the process of fractional distillation, state the names and uses of fuels that are produced from crude oil by fractional distillation 

• Describe trends in the properties of hydrocarbons, including boiling point, viscosity and flammability and explain how their properties influence how they are used as fuels 

Describe the process of cracking and state that the products of cracking include alkanes and alkenes and describe the test for alkenes 

Chemistry 2: rates of reaction 

• Calculate the rate of a chemical reaction over time, using either the quantity of reactant used or the quantity of product formed 

• Draw and interpret graphs showing the quantity of product formed or reactant used up against time and use the tangent to the graph as a measure of the rate of reaction 

• Describe how different factors affect the rate of a chemical reaction, including the concentration, pressure, surface area, temperature and presence of catalysts 

• Investigate how changes in concentration affect the rates of reactions 

• Use collision theory to explain changes in the rate of reaction, including discussing activation energy 

• Describe the role of a catalyst in a chemical reaction 

Chemistry 3: rates of reaction part 2 

• Explain what a reversible reaction is, including how the direction can be changed and represent it using symbols: A + B ⇌ C + D 

Explain that, for reversible reactions, if a reaction is endothermic in one direction, it is exothermic in the other direction 

• Describe the State of dynamic equilibrium of a reaction as the point when the forward and reverse reactions occur at exactly the same rate 

• Explain that the position of equilibrium depends on the conditions of the reaction and the equilibrium will change to counteract any changes to conditions 

• Explain and predict the effect of a change in concentration of reactants or products, temperature, or pressure of gases on the equilibrium position of a reaction 

Chemistry 4: Organic chemistry 

• State the names and draw structural formulae of the first four members of the alkenes and recognise substances as alkenes from their formulae 

• Describe the basic composition of alkenes, including the C=C functional group, the general chemical formula for the alkanes and describe what unsaturated means  

• Draw fully displayed structural formulae of the first four members of the alkenes and the products of their addition reactions with hydrogen, water, chlorine, bromine and iodine 

• State the functional group of alcohols and the first four members of the homologous series of alcohols and represent alcohols using formulae 

• Describe some properties and reactions of the first four members of alcohols, including dissolving in water, reacting with sodium, burning in air, oxidation and uses 

• State the functional group of carboxylic acids and the first four members of the homologous series of carboxylic acids and represent them using diagrams and formulae 

• Describe some properties and reactions of carboxylic acids, including dissolving in water, reacting with carbonates and reacting with alcohols 

Chemistry 5: polymers 

• Describe how alkenes can be used to make polymers by addition polymerisation 

• Identify addition polymers and monomers from diagrams and from the presence of the functional group and draw diagrams to represent the formation of an addition polymers 

• Describe the process of condensation polymerisation and explain the basic principles of condensation polymerisation 

• State that amino acids have two different functional groups in a molecule and they react by condensation polymerisation to produce polypeptides.  Explain that different amino acids can be combined  

• Describe DNA as a large molecule of two polymer chains made from four different monomers called nucleotides in the form of a double helix 

• State and describe some other naturally occurring polymers such as proteins, starch and cellulose 

Chemistry 6: using materials 

• Define corrosion and describe rusting as an example of corrosion 

• Describe ways to prevent corrosion, including providing coatings, sacrificial protection and explain how sacrificial protection works  

• Describe the following alloys bronze, gold, steels and aluminium, their uses and describe the benefits of using alloys instead of pure metals  

• Compare the properties of materials, including glass and clay ceramics, polymers and composites and explain how their properties are related to their uses 

• Discuss the different types of polymers and how their composition affects their properties, including thermosoftening and thermosetting polymers 

• Explain what composites are and provide examples of composites and their benefits over other types of materials 

• Describe the Haber process, including the reactants and products, recycling of remaining hydrogen and nitrogen and the chemical equation 

• Apply the principles of dynamic equilibrium to the Haber process and discuss the trade-off between the rate of production and the position of equilibrium 

• Explain how the commercially used conditions for the Haber process are related to the availability and cost of raw materials and energy supplies 

• Describe NPK fertilisers and the compounds they are composed of and compare the industrial production of fertilisers with the laboratory preparations 

Check for Understanding 

How we will check for understanding in this unit of work 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

 Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

GCSE PPES: 

Triple Science GCSE paper: 

Chemistry paper 1 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

GCSE PPES: 

Triple Science GCSE paper: 

Chemistry paper 2 

External Science GCSE papers: 

Chemistry paper 1 

External Science GCSE papers: 

Chemistry paper 2 

Topic 1 

Topic 2 

Topic 3 

Topic 4 

Topic 5 

Topic 6 

Year 10 

Physics Science 2024+ 

Key Learning 

Students need to know and remember from this unit of work 

Physics 1: Electrical circuit and electricity in the home. 

• *Electric fields 

• Identify the electrical components from their circuit diagrams and describe the function of each. 

• Define charge, current, potential difference, and resistance and use appropriate equations to calculate them. 

• Identify circuits as series or parallel and explain how the current, potential difference, and resistance can be calculated in each. 

• Investigate how the length of a wire affects its resistance. 

• Investigate the relationship between current and potential difference in fixed resistors, filaments lamps and diodes. 

• Calculate the efficiency of a circuit and its components. 

• State the properties of alternating current and direct current.  

• Identify a.c. and d.c. from graphs. 

• Give examples of how a.c. and d.c. can be generated. 

• Identify the parts of a plug and describe the functions of the different parts. 

• Name the parts of the National Grid and explain why it is used and how it increases the efficiency of transmitting an electric current. 

Physics 2: Energy transfer by heating and molecules and matter 

• Describe how infrared radiation transfers energy by heating. 

• *Investigate how different insulations affect the rate at which energy is transferred to the surroundings. 

•  Describe how pressure in gases is caused and explain how it can be increased. (Y9 revision) 

• *Explain the relationship between pressure and volume in gases [Boyle’s Law]. 

Physics 3: Radioactivity and forces in balance 

• Revision of the radiation topic form Y9. 

• *Explain how nuclear radiation is used in medicine. 

• *Explain the processes of nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. 

• *Define background radiation and discuss the issues around nuclear power. 

• Define vector quantities and scalar quantities and give examples of each. 

• State Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. 

• Draw and label free body diagrams to represent forces. 

• Describe the effect of resultant forces. 

• Calculate the resultant forces for opposing forces. 

• Calculate resolving forces for forces acting perpendicular or at different angles. 

• *Explain how gears and levers are used. 

• *Calculate moments for different levers. 

Physics 4: Force and motion 

• Calculate speed, acceleration and weight. 

• Use distance-time graphs to describe motion and to calculate the speed of an object. 

• Use velocity time graphs to describe motion and to calculate the acceleration  and the distance travelled (HT) of an object. 

• Describe terminal velocity and explain how the forces change during motion to result in the terminal velocity being reached. 

• Explain Newton’s 2nd Law and use the formula F=ma in calculations. 

• Investigate how changing force can affect the acceleration of an object. 

• Calculate the momentum of an object (HT). 

• Explain what is meant by the conservation of momentum and use calculations to demonstrate this (HT). 

• *Describe how time affects impact forces and how safety features apply this principle. 

• Investigate how increasing force affects the extension of a spring. 

Physics 5: Force and pressure 

• *Use descriptions and calculations to discuss pressure in solids, liquids and gases. 

• *Explain why some object float and some objects sink. 

Physics 6: Wave properties and the electromagnetic spectrum 

• State the two types of wave and describe their properties. 

• Calculate wave speed using the frequency and the wavelength. 

• Investigate wave speed in solids and liquids. 

• Investigate reflection and refraction, including labelled diagrams and explanations (HT). 

• Name the waves of the electromagnetic spectrum in order and describe their properties, their dangers, and their uses. 

• Investigate the absorption and emission of infrared radiation on matt black surfaces and white surfaces (or shiny surfaces). 

Check for Understanding 

How we will check for understanding in this unit of work 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

 Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

• 30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions.  

End of year Futura Assessment: 

Combined Science GCSE papers: 

Biology paper 1 

Chemistry paper 1 

Physics paper 1 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Topic 1 

Topic 2 

Topic 3 

Topic 4 

Topic 5 

Topic 6 

Year 11 

Physics Science 2024-25 ONLY 

Key Learning 

Students need to know and remember from this unit of work 

Physics 1: Wave properties and the electromagnetic spectrum 

• State the two types of wave and describe their properties. 

• Calculate wave speed using the frequency and the wavelength. 

• Investigate wave speed in solids and liquids. 

• Investigate reflection and refraction, including labelled diagrams and explanations (HT). 

• Name the waves of the electromagnetic spectrum in order and describe their properties, their dangers, and their uses. 

• Investigate the absorption and emission of infrared radiation on matt black surfaces and white surfaces (or shiny surfaces). 

Physics 2: Molecules and matter and radioactivity 

• Describe how infrared radiation transfers energy by heating. 

• *Investigate how different insulations affect the rate at which energy is transferred to the surroundings. 

•  Describe how pressure in gases is caused and explain how it can be increased. (Y9 revision) 

• *Explain the relationship between pressure and volume in gases [Boyle’s Law]. 

• Revision of the radiation topic form Y9. 

• *Explain how nuclear radiation is used in medicine. 

• *Explain the processes of nuclear fusion and nuclear fission. 

• *Define background radiation and discuss the issues around nuclear power. 

Physics 3: Space and pressure 

• *Explain how the Solar system was formed. 

• *Describe the life cycle of stars and explain how the mass of the star affects its life cycle. 

• *Explain how planets and satellites maintain their orbits. 

• *Describe the structure of the Universe using the evidence available for the current model. 

• *Use descriptions and calculations to discuss pressure in solids, liquids and gases. 

• *Explain why some object float and some objects sink. 

Physics 4: Electromagnetism 

• Describe the differences between induced and permanent magnets and name the four magnetic materials. 

• Draw magnetic fields around permanent magnets. 

Draw the magnetic field around a current carrying wire. 

• Explain how solenoids can be used to make electromagnets 

• Explain how a current carrying wire interacts with a magnetic field to produce the motor effect (HT). 

• Explain how electric motors work (HT). 

• Use the formula F=Bil to calculate the force on a current carrying wire in a magnetic field (HT). 

• *Explain how a wire moving through a magnetic field will produce an electric current through the generator effect.  

• *Explain how loudspeakers and microphones work using the motor effects and the generator effects. 

• *Carry out calculations on transformers and describe the effect of the number of coils on each side of the transformer affect the potential difference. 

Previous learning 

Future learning KS3 

Future learning KS4 

Previous learning 

Future learning KS3 

Future learning KS4 

Check for Understanding 

How we will check for understanding in this unit of work 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

 Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

GCSE PPES: 

Triple Science GCSE paper: 

Physics paper 1 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

Assessment Checkpoint:  

End of topic assessments:  

30 mark assessments made from multiple choice, knowledge recall and two exam style questions. 

GCSE PPES: 

Triple Science GCSE paper: 

Physics paper 2 

External Science GCSE papers: 

Physics paper 1 

External Science GCSE papers: 

Physics paper 2