A Levels

AS/A2

Subject Content

Percentage:

Exam/CA's

GSCE Grade

AS

Unit One: Core Physical Section- Rivers, Floods and Management. Optional Physical Section: Cold Environments, Coastal Environments, Hot Desert Environments. 70% of AS, 35% of A Level Core Human Section- Population Change. Optional Human Section: Food Supply Issues, Energy Issues, Health Issues

2 hour written examination (120 Marks)

Unit Two: Geographical Skills

30% of AS, 15% of A Level

1 hour written examination (50 Marks)

Geography Unit Three: Contemporary Geographical Issues Optional Physical Section: Plate tectonics and associated hazards, Weather and climate and associated hazards, Ecosystems: change and challenge Optional Human Section: World cities, Development and globalisation, Contemporary conflicts and challenges

30% of A Level

2 hour 30 minutes written examination (90 Marks)

A2

Unit 4A: Investigation Unit 4B: Geographical Issue

20% of A Level

1 hour 30 minutes written examination (60 Marks)

Unit One: Practical Problem Solving in the Digital World

50% of AS, 25% of A Level

1 hour 30 minutes examination (80 Marks)

AS

Unit Two: Living in the Digital World

50% of AS, 25% of A Level

1 hour 30 minutes examination (80 Marks) B

ICT

Unit Three: The Use of ICT in the Digital World

30% of A Level

2 hour examination (100 Marks)

A2

Unit Four: Practical Issues Involved in the Use of ICT in the Digital World

20% of A Level

Coursework project report (70 Marks)

Unit One: Foundation Chemistry

33 1/3% of AS 16 2/3% of A Level

1 hour 15 minute examination (70 Marks) 1 hour 45 minute examination (100 Marks)

AS Unit Two: Chemistry in Action 46 2/3% of AS 23 1/3% of A Level

Chemistry

Unit Three: Investigative and practical

20% of AS 10% of A Level

Practical assessment (50 Marks)

Unit Four: Kinetics, Equilibria and Organic Chemistry

20% of A Level

1 hour 45 minute examination (100 Marks) 1 hour 45 minute examination (100 Marks)

A2

Unit Five: Energetics, Redox and Inorganic Chemistry

20% of A Level

Unit Six: Investigative and practical

10% of A Level

Practical assessment (50 Marks)

C1: Algebra and functions; coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane; sequences and series; differentiation; integration.

33.3% of AS 16.67% of A Level

1 hour 30 minute examination (75 Marks)

AS

C2: Algebra and functions; coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane; sequences and series; trigonometry; exponentials and logarithms; differentiation; integration.

33.3% of AS 16.67% of A Level

1 hour 30 minute examination (75 Marks)

MathsStatistics

S1: Mathematical models in probability and statistics; representation and summary of data; probability; correlation and regression; discrete random variables; discrete distributions; the Normal distribution.

33.3% of AS 16.67% of A Level

1 hour 30 minute examination (75 Marks)

C3: Algebra and functions; trigonometry; exponentials and logarithms; differentiation; numerical methods.

33.3% of AS 16.67% of A Level

1 hour 30 minute examination (75 Marks) 1 hour 30 minute examination (75 Marks) 1 hour 30 minute examination (75 Marks)

A2

C4: Algebra and functions; coordinate geometry in the (x, y) plane; sequences and series; differentiation; integration; vectors.

33.3% of AS 16.67% of A Level

D1: Algorithms; algorithms on graphs; the route inspection problem; critical path analysis; linear programming; matchings.

33.3% of AS 16.67% of A Level