Biology

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Year 12	1. Biological Molecules 2. Cells	3a. Organisms exchange substances with their environment 4a. Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms	3b. Organisms exchange substances with their environment 4b. Genetic information, variation and relationships between organisms
Skills	Practical Endorsement Required practicals 1-4	Practical Endorsement Required practical 6	Practical Endorsement Required practical 5
Assessment	Units 1 and 2	Units 3a and 4a	Units 3b and 4b

	Autumn Term	Spring Term	Summer Term
Year 13	5. Energy transfers in and between organisms – Photosynthesis 6. Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments	7. Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems 8. The control of gene expression	Consolidation and revision
Skills	Practical endorsement Required practicals 7-11	Practical endorsement Required practical 12	Revision techniques, memory development and retrieval, decoding exam questions
Assessment	Units 5 and 6	Units 7 and 8	Final exams

Entry Requirements

6 in GCSE Biology or 6,6 in Combined Science, 5 in English Language and 6 in Maths.

Exam Board

AQA A LEVEL BIOLOGY

What three things should I do to further my independent learning of this subject?

1. Download the BBC News app and set “Biology” as a topic under “My News” – visit and read “My News” regularly.

2. Review you learning regularly throughout the course by completing units in A-Level Biology on the SENECA platform.

3. Watch past and present Biology-focussed Horizon episodes on BBC iPlayer and invest in “Campbell Biology” – it will take you beyond A-Level to the first year of a Biology Degree.