Biology

Assessment

The course has two sets of exams. The first set will be completed at the end of the AS year and consist of a multiple choice paper, a structured paper and a practical skills paper. These papers will count towards 50% of the A level. Then in the second year of study a second set of papers is completed consisting of a structured paper and a practical skills paper. These also count towards 50% of the A level. The course is structured with optional additional exam sittings of the AS papers in October and June of the A2 year of study. This allows students to improve their grades and boost attainment in the AS papers so potentially allowing them to improve their overall A level grade.