Physics

Assessment

Students will carry out lots of practical work throughout the course to develop their practical skills. This will include 16 Core Practical experiments which will be assessed towards the award of their Practical Competency. Year 12 assessment takes the form of 2 exams at the end of the year (each is 1 hour 30 minutes long and consists of 80 marks) Final A Level assessment involves 3 exams at the end of Year 13. Paper 1 and Paper 2 cover the content of the course (each is 1 hour 45 minutes long and consists of 90 marks). Paper 3 is longer (2 hours 30 minutes and consists of 120 marks) and contains synoptic questions (covering anything from the course) as well as questions that test students’ practical skills. There are also internal school tests that are set part way through topics and at the end of topics to check knowledge and understanding.