Chemistry

Science has something to offer every student

We aim to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to navigate the world with confidence.  We build on student’s innate curiosity and develop their enthusiasm for learning with both theoretical and practical work.  Our students are the scientists of the future and we strive to inspire them to greatness.

Chemistry Curriculum Overview

Key Stage 3

Long-term plans:

• Year 7 – Long Term Plan – Chemistry
• Year 8 – Long Term Plan – Chemistry
• Year 9 – Long Term Plan – Chemistry

Key Stage 4

GCSE: Chemistry

Students will follow the AQA GCSE in Chemistry

This course promotes learning across a variety of experiences and through various processes, tools, techniques, materials and resources to generate different kinds of evidence of working and outcomes.

What will I study?

• Atomic structure and the periodic table
• Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
• Quantitative chemistry
• Chemical changes
• Energy changes
• The rate and extent of chemical change
• Organic chemistry
• Chemical analysis
• Chemistry of the atmosphere
• Using resources

Long-term plans

• Year 10 – Long Term Plan – Chemistry
• Year 11 – Long Term Plan – Chemistry 

Key Stage 5

AS Level: Chemistry

Students will follow the AQA AS Chemistry specification.

A2 Level: Chemistry

Students will follow the AQA A2 Chemistry specification.

What will I study?

Physical chemistry

• Atomic structure
• Amount of substance
• Bonding
• Energetics
• Kinetics
• Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle and Kc
• Oxidation, reduction and redox equations
• Thermodynamics (A-level only)
• Rate equations (A-level only)
• Equilibrium constant Kp for homogeneous systems (A-level only)
• Electrode potentials and electrochemical cells (A-level only)
• Acids and bases (A-level only)

Inorganic chemistry

• Periodicity
• Group 2, the alkaline earth metals
• Group 7(17), the halogens
• Properties of Period 3 elements and their oxides (A-level only)
• Transition metals (A-level only)
• Reactions of ions in aqueous solution (A-level only)

Organic chemistry

• Introduction to organic chemistry
• Alkanes
• Halogenoalkanes
• Alkenes
• Alcohols
• Organic analysis
• Optical isomerism (A-level only)
• Aldehydes and ketones (A-level only)
• Carboxylic acids and derivatives (A-level only)
• Aromatic chemistry (A-level only)
• Amines (A-level only)
• Polymers (A-level only)
• Amino acids, proteins and DNA (A-level only)
• Organic synthesis (A-level only)
• Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (A-level only)
• Chromatography (A-level only)

Long-term plans

• Year 12 – Long Term Plan – Chemistry
• Year 13 – Long Term Plan – Chemistry