Chemistry


KEY STAGE 3 (CHEMISTRY)

Chemistry Learning Journey

At Townley Grammar School, the Science lessons we deliver in Years 7, 8 and 9 are designed to challenge and engage students, develop their practical and problem-solving skills and demonstrate the real-world applications of the topics they have studied.  We have recently refreshed all of our schemes of work to reflect the new National Curriculum requirements, introducing a number of new resources and activities.

In Years 7-8, students will typically have two double lessons (100 minutes each) of Science every week, usually taught by teachers with different specialisms, while the third subject is shared.  Students appreciate the differences between the topics taught in Biology, Chemistry and Physics from early in Year 7, by the use of clearly identified topics, separate textbooks (the Longman 11-14 range) and exercise books for each subject.

Year 9 is a transition year where all students continue topics covered in the national curriculum as well as covering some materials from the GCSE course to stretch our students.

Each topic is assessed using both low stakes testing and end of unit tests throughout years 7 to 9.

Chemistry Learning Journey