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Year 13 Revision, Exam Leave & Examinations

Revision for A Level Exams

The students will have the opportunity to attempt past papers on all of the material from Topics 1-8. They will receive feedback and have the opportunity to focus on any areas they feel less confident in.

Exam Leave

In Year 13, once the students have started their exam leave they do not return to school except to sit their exams

A Level Exams

Assessment consists of three externally examined papers, each being worth one third of the overall mark.  Each of the three papers have a total of 100 marks and are 2 hours long.   The papers will include questions that target the conceptual and theoretical understanding of experimental methods.

Students must complete all assessment in May/June in any single year.

Paper 1: The Natural Environment and Species Survival.  Paper code: 9BN0/01

This written paper will assess students understanding of Topics 1-6, and will contain multiple-choice, short open, open-response, calculations and extended writing questions. 

Paper 2: Energy, Exercise and Co-ordination.  Paper code: 9BN0/02

This written paper will assess students understanding of Topics 1-4 and Topics 7&8, and will contain multiple-choice, short open, open-response, calculations and extended writing questions. 

Paper 3: General and Practical Applications in Biology. Paper code: 9BN0/03

This written paper will assess students understanding of Topics 1-8 and a pre-released scientific article will underpin one exam question. The paper will include synoptic questions that may draw on two or more different topics.

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