Biology

Biology is the science of life and how living things work.

Biology is a useful qualification for many courses and careers including Biomedical engineering, Nursing, Healthcare of people and animals, Optician, Environmental Health Sciences, Biotechnology, Physiologist, Natural Resource Management, Wildlife Biologist, Archaeology, Marine Biology, Forest management, Agricultural Industries, Anthropology, Teacher Training, Ecology, Fish Farming, Crop Management, Nutritionists and many more!

Entry requirements:

Learners will need to have at least a grade 6-6 in GCSE Combined Science; a strong footing in GCSE Mathematics is also recommended with a 6 grade being highly recommended.

The course followed will be the new AQA Biology GCE Advanced course which consists of AS studied at Year 12 and A2 in Year 13.

Course Details (Nb - page numbers refer to the specification document available on www.AQA.org.uk)

Further details are available from:

· Mr Byrne on p.byrne@gateacre.org

“Leaders make sure that students are prepared well to move on to the training and courses they wish to undertake. Most students move on to university courses.”
Ofsted 2020