Report from Iqra School, Oxford
Dr P. Chaure writes
We've been starting GCSE Science in Year 9, following this with GCSE Science in Year 10 and GCSE Additional Science in Year 11. Some students have also choosen Separate Science Biology GCSE. For those students taking only one GCSE in science, GCSE Science is the perfect course. It is engaging and relevant, and students can relate to it.
We find the whole package so flexible and interesting to teach and learn. It suits the school structure and Islamic ethos, and we have valuable disucussions and debates. There are so many possibilities in terms of when students take the courses and exams. Examination entries have been easy and managable, due to Interchange.
We managed to complete GCSE Science Case studies in Year 10, Practical Data analysis will be completed along with GCSE Additional Science Coursework in Year 11.
Overall course is great hit in our school, with 81% A*-C results. Pupils are engaged and eager to learn. These are few of the comments I got from my pupils, which makes my teaching worthwhile.
Miss, now I really like Science, I know what I am doing and when ever I see my mum's washing-up cupboard, I can tell her what are those chemicals and what they do.
Nowadays I watch the news and understand what they are saying, I can tell my parents my views about different issues, such as IVF, global warming,cancer research, things like these.
Post-16 some students will go on to AS/A-levels in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Additional or Applied Science.
