Subject Team Leader: Mr A Bhogal

Assistant Subject Team Leader: D Lowe (KS4), Mr S Rahman (KS3)

Lead Practitioner: Mrs M Sahota and Mrs H Hussain

Key information about subject:

Lyndon School provides an excellent platform for Year 7 students to enthuse them and acquire the skills needed to complete practical work in all three fields of Science. The KS3 curriculum is tailored to provide the students with an insight into all basic concepts of Science which they are able to build on and develop in KS4.

At Lyndon, we teach KS4 Science according to the AQA specification. We greatly emphasise practical work in lessons to develop the skills of students alongside a secure theoretical knowledge. The GCSE course runs over three years, from Year 9 to Year 11, to maximise the student learning experience.

Useful websites for students and parents

BBC Bitesize – https://www.bbc.com/education

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBgvmal8AR4QIK2e0EfJwaA

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqbOeHaAUXw9Il7sBVG3_bw

Seneca Learning – https://senecalearning.com/

Kerboodle – https://www.kerboodle.com/users/login (students should have a login to access this website)

Apps on Apple and Android

Temple GCSE

Gojimo Revision

Curriculum outline

Key Stage 3

Key Stage 4 

Potential future career pathways in subject area 

Further education in Science can lead to a whole host of careers. These include medicine, dentistry, optometry, teaching, research and development of drugs, food based products, household products and beauty products. It can also lead to a career in forensic science to help fight crime, nursing, midwifery and many more.

Professionals with a Science based degree have been successful in non-science related careers. These have included accountancy, actuary, business management, marketing, media, journalism and many more.