From the smallest part of the human body to the largest machine on earth, Physics helps us understand how our world works. The applications and the career opportunities are extensive. All DP students will undertake the Group 4 project, a collaborative project across the sciences, working together to design, implement, assess and report on an area of scientific investigation. This project is held in the Autumn Term of the Lower Sixth. • A core programme including: kinematics, forces and momentum, work, energy and power, thermal energy transfers, greenhouse effect, gas laws, current and circuits, simple harmonic motion, wave model, phenomena and standing waves, doppler effect, gravitation, electric and magnetic forces, structure of the atom, radioactive decay, fission and fusion, stars and nuclear reactions. • Additional programme of study includes: induction, rigid body mechanics, galilean and special relativity and thermodynamics, motion in electromagnetic fields, quantum physics.
The minimum entry requirement for our Sixth Form is five Grades 9 – 6 at GCSE with a minimum of a 6 in the subjects the candidate wishes to study at A Level or IB. All candidates are expected to have achieved a minimum of Grade 4 in Maths and English. For some specific subjects, a minimum of 7 is required at GCSE. Entry to the Sixth Form depends upon a satisfactory report from their present Headteacher, the minimum GCSE requirements and suitable CAT scores. All Sixth Form candidates will also be required to undertake a short writing task.
• Multiple choice and data analysis questions (36%). • Short and long synoptic questions (44%). • Individual investigation, reflection and write up (20%).
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Bedford |
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| Gender Type | Girls |
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| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £12,192 - £17,133 |
| Address | Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BX |
From the smallest part of the human body to the largest machine on earth, Physics helps us understand how our world works. The applications and the career opportunities are extensive. All DP students will undertake the Group 4 project, a collaborative project across the sciences, working together to design, implement, assess and report on an area of scientific investigation. This project is held in the Autumn Term of the Lower Sixth. • A core programme including: kinematics, forces and momentum, work, energy and power, thermal energy transfers, greenhouse effect, gas laws, current and circuits, simple harmonic motion, wave model, phenomena and standing waves, doppler effect, gravitation, electric and magnetic forces, structure of the atom, radioactive decay, fission and fusion, stars and nuclear reactions. • Additional programme of study includes: induction, rigid body mechanics, galilean and special relativity and thermodynamics, motion in electromagnetic fields, quantum physics.
The minimum entry requirement for our Sixth Form is five Grades 9 – 6 at GCSE with a minimum of a 6 in the subjects the candidate wishes to study at A Level or IB. All candidates are expected to have achieved a minimum of Grade 4 in Maths and English. For some specific subjects, a minimum of 7 is required at GCSE. Entry to the Sixth Form depends upon a satisfactory report from their present Headteacher, the minimum GCSE requirements and suitable CAT scores. All Sixth Form candidates will also be required to undertake a short writing task.
• Multiple choice and data analysis questions (36%). • Short and long synoptic questions (44%). • Individual investigation, reflection and write up (20%).