Biology

Assessment

The A Level will be assessed by means of 3 two-hour papers at the end of the course: Paper 1 - Year 12 material Paper 2 - Year 13 material Paper 3 - a combination of all A-Level material, including a 25-mark synoptic essay question These papers feature an even distribution of AO1 (demonstrating knowledge), AO2 (demonstrating application or understanding) and AO3 (mathematical skill and analysis). Practical work will be continually assessed throughout the course. This comprises 12 required practicals, each of which is recorded and written up by the students. It is a pass/fail part of the course.