Biology is the study of life, covering everything that we are and how we function. From understanding the distant evolutionary past to our future survival, advances in biological fields from ecology to medicine and biotechnology will be vital for the human race in the coming decades. Studying Biology A level will teach you the basics of the subject, inform you about the issues that affect all living things on the planet today, and help you to understand more about the functioning of your own body. As well as opening the door to future study in the biological and related sciences, it will also help develop your analytical and investigative skills and provide you with the tools to critically evaluate Science and how it is represented in the press. Essential for the study of medical and biological subjects at university (for which some courses may also require Chemistry), Biology also combines well with almost all other subjects. Every year we have had pupils successfully gain places for Medicine, or for Biological Sciences at top HE institutions including Oxford and Cambridge.
Seven Grade 5's at GCSE. Grade 7 at GCSE for Maths & Science.
The specification consists of 8 units: Biological Molecules; Cells; Exchange; Genetics & Diversity; Energy Transfer; Homeostasis and Response; Genetics, Populations and Evolution; and Control of Gene Expression. There is no coursework or controlled assessment. Instead practical skills are developed over the two years of the A level and the progress and mastery of these skills are tracked and monitored through the completion of a practical folder. There are twelve ‘core’ practical investigations that students will complete, as well as many others that will also be carried out throughout the course. The A level is examined at the end of the course with students sitting three 2 hour papers. Paper 1 is on material from Units 1-4; Paper 2 is on material from Units 5-8; and Paper 3 is on all material from Units 1-8 including a focus on all relevant practical skills. Studying Biology at Dean Close gives you the opportunity to gain an excellent understanding of a subject that underpins all human, animal and plant life and the chance to experience it at first hand, through practical work and field study, as well as to hear perspectives from experts in the field.
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Gloucestershire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Day £28,785; Boarding £42,750 - £46,500 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Shelburne Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6HE |
Biology is the study of life, covering everything that we are and how we function. From understanding the distant evolutionary past to our future survival, advances in biological fields from ecology to medicine and biotechnology will be vital for the human race in the coming decades. Studying Biology A level will teach you the basics of the subject, inform you about the issues that affect all living things on the planet today, and help you to understand more about the functioning of your own body. As well as opening the door to future study in the biological and related sciences, it will also help develop your analytical and investigative skills and provide you with the tools to critically evaluate Science and how it is represented in the press. Essential for the study of medical and biological subjects at university (for which some courses may also require Chemistry), Biology also combines well with almost all other subjects. Every year we have had pupils successfully gain places for Medicine, or for Biological Sciences at top HE institutions including Oxford and Cambridge.
Seven Grade 5's at GCSE. Grade 7 at GCSE for Maths & Science.
The specification consists of 8 units: Biological Molecules; Cells; Exchange; Genetics & Diversity; Energy Transfer; Homeostasis and Response; Genetics, Populations and Evolution; and Control of Gene Expression. There is no coursework or controlled assessment. Instead practical skills are developed over the two years of the A level and the progress and mastery of these skills are tracked and monitored through the completion of a practical folder. There are twelve ‘core’ practical investigations that students will complete, as well as many others that will also be carried out throughout the course. The A level is examined at the end of the course with students sitting three 2 hour papers. Paper 1 is on material from Units 1-4; Paper 2 is on material from Units 5-8; and Paper 3 is on all material from Units 1-8 including a focus on all relevant practical skills. Studying Biology at Dean Close gives you the opportunity to gain an excellent understanding of a subject that underpins all human, animal and plant life and the chance to experience it at first hand, through practical work and field study, as well as to hear perspectives from experts in the field.