The biology curriculum is built around the core concepts of Cells; Structure and Function of Body Systems; Inheritance; Health and Disease; and Ecosystems. The foundations of these topics are developed at Key Stage Three from what they have studied at primary school and are then revisited, building on these concepts with more complex knowledge as students move into Key Stage Four and Five. Students build their mathematical knowledge from being able to draw graphs to being able to calculate rate of reaction from the gradient of a line and then using more complex statistical tests at Key Stage five. 

Course Content

Years 7-9 

Cells; Skeletal and Muscular Organisation; Nutrition and Digestion; Gas Exchange; Reproduction; Photosynthesis; Respiration; Ecosystems; Inheritance 
 

Years 10 and 11 

Cell Biology; Organisation; Infection and Response; Bioenergetics; Homeostasis and Response; Inheritance, Variation and Evolution; Ecology 
 

Years 12 and 13 

Practical Skills in Biology; Foundations in Biology; Exchange and Transport; Biodiversity, Evolution and Disease; Communication, Homeostasis and Energy; Genetics, Evolution and Ecosystems 

Co-Curricular

STEM Club 

Science Live! Symposium 

Biology Week 

Science Week 

Biology Olympiad 

A Level Biology Residential 

Science Snippets Competition