Our philosophy

We aim to give our students opportunities to continue the process of:

acquiring a systematic body of scientific knowledge and developing an understanding of Physics including its power and limitationsdeveloping experimental and investigative abilities within a safe environmentdeveloping an understanding of the nature of Physics ideas and activity developing an understanding of the technological, environmental and ‘every day world’ applications of Physics

We aim to:

prepare our students so that they may achieve their full potential in public examinations in Physicsencourage an enjoyment and interest in Physics and to stimulate their intellectual curiosity and appetiteencourage Sixth Form students to take more responsibility for their own learning present our students with a wide range of quality learning experiences

These aims are addressed through enthusiastic teaching using our Schemes of Work which include the following elements:

regular end of topic assessments with testsregular setting and marking of appropriate homeworkappropriate use of ICT experimental work including investigations demonstrationsuse of Physics and engineering video tapesreading problem solvingproject workdiscussions

Specific student objectives are embodied in the Department’s syllabuses for each Year Group and are enabled through our Schemes of Work.