Chemistry

Please apply for all courses via Help You Choose. Applications will open on October 21st.

In order to ensure success in the Sixth Form, we have designed different pathways to suit your individual needs. Please see below for the specific entry criteria. In addition to this, students will need to check the specific entry criteria for their chosen subjects by checking each course descrpition.

The General Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure about which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible by gaining UCAS points with their Module Two Option.

Module One: three A Levels

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Combined Pathway

This pathway is for students who are unsure which way their future will take them and therefore would like to keep their options as open as possible.

Module One – either one of the three below options:

Two A-levels and one specialist qualification (equivalent to one A Level)

One A-level and two specialist qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Three specialist qualifications (equivalent to one A Level each)

Module Two: Enrichment Course

Module Three: Academic Coaching

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Specialist Pathway

This pathway is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take. Please refer to our on offer to view the range.

Module One: Advanced Specialist Qualification

Module Two: Work Placement

Module Three: Enrichment Course

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

The Extended Pathway

This pathway is for students aspiring to study at Oxbridge or one of the Russell Group Universities or who want to follow a high-demand course such as Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Law or Engineering.

Module One: Three A Levels

Module Two: One Advanced Subsidiary Level

Module Three: Enrichment Course

Module Four: Academic Coaching

You will need English and Mathematics at Grade 5 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 5 or above.

The T Level Pathway

This course is equivalent to three A Levels and is designed for students who already know which career path they would like to take.

Module One: T Level Course

Module Two: Industry Placement

You will need English or Mathematics at Grade 4 or above and at least four other GCSE subjects at Grade 4 or above.

Chemistry is the study of how matter interacts on an atomic or molecular scale in order to understand its bulk properties. Chemists then make use of this knowledge to build a healthier, more colourful and technologically advanced world. More than most subjects, Chemistry allows students to study advances in cutting edge technology that lead to the forefront of current knowledge in areas of medicine, drugs, colour, materials science and many more.

AS/Year 12 Unit Content

Physical Chemistry: Atomic Structure, Amount of Substance, Bonding, Energetics, Kinetics, Chemical Equilibria, Redox.

Inorganic Chemistry: Periodicity, Group 2, Group 7.

Organic Chemistry: Introduction to Organic Chemistry, Alkanes, Alkenes, Alcohols, Halogenoalkanes, Organic Analysis.

A Level/Year 13 Unit Content

Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics, Rate Equations, Equilibrium Constant Kp, Electrochemical, Cells, Acids and Bases.

Inorganic Chemistry: Properties of Period 3 Elements, Transition, Metals, Reactions of Ions in Aqueous Solution.

Organic Chemistry: Optical Isomerism, Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives, Aromatic Chemistry, Amines, Polymers, Amino Acids, Proteins and DNA, Organic Synthesis, NMR, Chromatography.

AS Assessment Two written examinations each worth 50%

A Level Assessment Three written examinations worth 35%, 35% and 30%

You will need to achieve the pathway criteria, please see the prospectus for further information

You will need to achieve a Grade 5 or above in GCSE Mathematics

You will need to achieve a GCSE Science with a significant Biology component (for example, Core and Additional Science) at Grade 6 or above

Any career that requires qualities such as adaptability, creativity, curiosity, tenacity and analytical skills. Former students have studied the following degrees at Higher Education: Medicine, Pharmacy, Oceanography, Zoology, Dentistry, Paramedic Science, Sports Science, Natural Science, Business, Midwifery, Geology, Law, Forensic Science, Genetics, Biochemistry, Biology Chemistry and many more.