Chemistry is the study of the properties and reactions of materials, which is not as dull as it sounds! The flashes, colors, and bangs of fireworks are all created by the careful control of chemical reactions. Forensic investigations rely on chemistry and many modern drugs and medicines have been created due to the ability of chemists to design molecules that react in exactly the right ways. The study of Chemistry at the sixth-form level will not allow one to reach quite those heights, but it will provide a thorough grounding in the key principles and techniques on which modern chemistry is built. The course builds on basic GCSE ideas about atomic structure, bonding, and the Periodic Table but much of the material studied during the first year is completely new. Organic Chemistry is one particularly important new area and this tackles the chemistry of carbon compounds, which includes natural materials such as proteins as well as plastics and drugs. Other topics studied include electrochemistry, organic synthesis, groups 1,2 and 7, and transition metal chemistry.
You must have achieved five GCSEs at grade 4 or better. At least a good grade 5 in Chemistry GCSE, or grade 5-5 in Combined Science GCSE.
Three exams, each 2 hours.
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| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Cumberland |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | High Street, Wigton, CA7 9PX |
Chemistry is the study of the properties and reactions of materials, which is not as dull as it sounds! The flashes, colors, and bangs of fireworks are all created by the careful control of chemical reactions. Forensic investigations rely on chemistry and many modern drugs and medicines have been created due to the ability of chemists to design molecules that react in exactly the right ways. The study of Chemistry at the sixth-form level will not allow one to reach quite those heights, but it will provide a thorough grounding in the key principles and techniques on which modern chemistry is built. The course builds on basic GCSE ideas about atomic structure, bonding, and the Periodic Table but much of the material studied during the first year is completely new. Organic Chemistry is one particularly important new area and this tackles the chemistry of carbon compounds, which includes natural materials such as proteins as well as plastics and drugs. Other topics studied include electrochemistry, organic synthesis, groups 1,2 and 7, and transition metal chemistry.
You must have achieved five GCSEs at grade 4 or better. At least a good grade 5 in Chemistry GCSE, or grade 5-5 in Combined Science GCSE.
Three exams, each 2 hours.