GCSE Online Courses
The achievement of your final year of compulsory education to sixth form or world of work
GCSE Biology Courses
AQA
1. Cell biology
2. Organisation
3. Infection and response
4. Bioenergetics
5. Homeostasis and response
6. Inheritance, variation and evolution
7. Ecology
8. Key ideas
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1. Key concepts in biology
2. Cells and control
3. Genetics
4. Natural selection and genetic modification
5. Health, disease and the development of medicines
6. Plant structures and their functions
7. Animal coordination, control and homeostasis
8. Exchange and transport in animals
9. Ecosystems and material cycles
OCR
1. Cell level systems
1.1 Cell structures
1.2 What happens in cells (and what do cells need)?
1.3 Respiration
1.4 Photosynthesis Topic
2. Scaling up
2.1 Supplying the cell
2.2 The challenges of size
3. Organism level systems
3.1 Coordination and control – the nervous system
3.2 Coordination and control – the endocrine system
3.3 Maintaining internal environments Topic
4. Community level systems
4.1 Ecosystems Topic
5. Genes, inheritance and selection
5.1 Inheritance
5.2 Natural selection and evolution
6. Global challenges
B6.1 Monitoring and maintaining the environment
B6.2 Feeding the human race B6.3 Monitoring and maintaining health
GCSE Physics Courses
AQA
1. Energy
2. Electricity
3. Particle model of matter
4. Atomic structure
5. Forces
6. Waves
7. Magnetism and
electromagnetism
8. Space physics
EdExcel
1. Key concepts of physics
2. Motion and forces
3. Conservation of energy
4. Waves
5. Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
6. Radioactivity
7. Astronomy
8. Energy – forces doing work
9. Forces and their effects
10. Electricity and circuits
11. Static electricity
12. Magnetism and the motor effect
13. Electromagnetic induction
14. Particle model
15. Forces and matter
OCR
1. Matter
2. Forces
3. Electricity
4. Magnetism and magnetic fields
5. Waves in matter
6. Radioactivity
7. Energy
8. Global challenges
GCSE Chemistry Courses
AQA
1. Atomic structure and the periodic table
2. Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
3. Quantitative chemistry
4. Chemical changes
5. Energy changes
6. The rate and extent of chemical change
7. Organic chemistry
8. Chemical analysis
9. Chemistry of the atmosphere
10. Using resources
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1. Topic 1a – Key concepts in chemistry
2. Topic 1b – Key concepts in chemistry
3. Topic 2 – States of matter and mixtures
4. Topic 3 – Chemical changes
5. Topic 4 – Extracting metals and equilibria
6. Topic 5 – Separate chemistry 1
7. Topic 6 – Groups in the periodic table
8. Topic 7 – Rates of reaction and energy changes
9. Topic 8 – Fuels and Earth science
10. Topic 9 – Separate chemistry 2
OCR
1. Topic C1: Particles
2. Topic C2: Elements, compounds and mixtures
3. Topic C3: Chemical reactions
4. Topic C4: Predicting and identifying reactions and products 5. Topic C5: Monitoring and controlling chemical reactions
6. Topic C6: Global challenges
GCSE Combined Science (30/50 hour package)
AQA
Biology
1. Cell biology
2. Organisation
3. Infection and response
4. Bioenergetics
5. Homeostasis and response
6. Inheritance, variation and evolution
7. Ecology Chemistry
8. Atomic structure and the periodic table
9. Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
10. Quantitative chemistry
11. Chemical changes
12. Energy changes
13. The rate and extent of chemical change
14. Organic chemistry
15. Chemical analysis
16. Chemistry of the atmosphere 17. Using resources Physics
18. Energy
19. Electricity
20. Particle model of matter
21. Atomic structure
22. Forces
23. Waves
24. Magnetism and electromagnetism
EdExcel
Biology 1
1. Key concepts in biology
2. Cells and control
3. Genetics
4. Natural selection and genetic modification
5. Health, disease and the development of medicines
Biology 2
1. Key concepts in biology
2. Plant structures and their functions
3. Animal coordination, control and homeostasis
4. Exchange and transport in animals
5. Ecosystems and material cycles
Chemistry 1
1. Key concepts in chemistry
2. States of matter and mixtures
3. Chemical changes
4. Extracting metals and equilibria
Chemistry 2
1. Key concepts in chemistry
2. Groups in the periodic table
3. Rates of reaction and energy changes
4. Fuels and Earth science
Physics 1
1. Key concepts of physics
2. Motion and forces
3. Conservation of energy
4. Waves
5. Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
6. Radioactivity
Physics 2
1. Key concepts of physics
2. Energy - Forces doing work
3. Forces and their effects
4. Electricity and circuits
5. Magnetism and the motor effect
6. Electromagnetic induction
7. Particle model
8. Forces and matter
OCR
Biology
1. Cell level systems
2. Scaling up
3. Organism level systems
4. Community level systems
5. Interaction between systems
6. Global challenges
Chemistry
1. Particles
2. Elements, compounds and mixtures
3. Chemical reactions
4. Predicting and identifying reactions and products
5. Monitoring and controlling chemical reactions
6. Global challenges
Physics
1. Matter
2. Forces
3. Electricity and magnetism
4. Waves and radioactivity
5. Energy
6. Global challenges
GCSE Mathematics
AQA
1. Number
2. Algebra
3. Ratio, proportion and rates of change
4. Geometry and measures
5. Probability
6. Statistics
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1. Number
2. Algebra
3. Ratio, proportion and rates of change
4. Geometry and measures
5. Probability
6. Statistics
OCR
Numbers
1. Approximation and Estimation
2. Decimal Fractions
3. Exact Calculations
4. Fractions
5. Fractions Decimals And
6. Percentages
7. Approximation And Estimation 2
Algebra
1. Algebraic Inequalities
2. Indices And Surds
3. Language Of Functions
4. Number Operations And Integers
5. Powers And Roots
6. Sequences
7. Algebra
8. Algebraic Equations
9. Algebraic Expressions
10. Algebraic Formulae
Graph
1. Graphs Of Equations And Functions
2. Straight Line Graphs
3. Transformations Of Curves And 4. Their Equations
Geometry and Measures
1. Congruence And Similarity
2. Mensuration
3. Triangle Mensuration
4. Angles
5. Area Calculations
6. Basic Geometry
Ratio and Proportion
1. Discrete Growth And Decay
2. Ratio Proportion And Rates Of Change
3. Direct And Inverse Proportion
Pythagoras and Trigonometry
1. Properties Of Polygons
Probability and Statistics
1. Probability
2. Statistics
3. Analysing Data
4. Interpreting And
5. Representing Data
GCSE English
AQA
1. Explorations in creative reading and writing
2. Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
3. Non-exam assessment
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Component 1
Fiction and Imaginative Writing
1.1 Reading
1.2 Imaginative Writing
Component 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing
2.1 Reading
2.2 Transactional Writing Speaking and Listening
OCR
1. Reading All texts in the examination are unseen, that is, learners will not have studied the examination texts during the course.
2. The unseen texts will be selected from a range of genres, including prose fiction, literary non-fiction and other non-fiction such as journalism, biography and travel writing.
3. High-quality texts will be drawn from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. The 19th century text will always be non-fiction.
4. Drama and poetry are not included in the OCR GCSE (9–1) in English Language qualification.
Writing OCR’s GCSE (9–1) in English Language is designed to enable learners to develop expertise in their writing.
5. Learners are encouraged to develop their ability to adapt their writing for a range of different purposes and contexts.
6. The accuracy of grammar, punctuation and spelling is important, as is the ability to use Standard English when appropriate.
7. Learners write creatively and imaginatively, using a wide vocabulary with a clear awareness of audience.
8. Spoken Language Learners will have the opportunity to prepare spoken presentations, planning effectively for different audiences and purposes.
9. They will listen and respond to others and express themselves using spoken Standard English when appropriate.
GCSE English Literature
AQA
1. Shakespeare plays
2. The 19th-century novel
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Overview of content
1. Study a Shakespeare play and a post-1914 British play or novel.
2. Develop skills to analyse how the language, form, structure and context of texts can create meanings and effects.
3. Develop skills to maintain a critical style and informed personal response.
OCR
1. It will introduce and extend learners’ insight into and experience of a diverse range of substantial literature, studying whole texts in the major genres, stimulating their curiosity, encouraging them to engage with literature in their everyday lives.
2. Learners will study texts which include one Shakespeare play, a wide selection of poetry since 1789, one 19th century novel and fiction or drama from the British Isles from 1914 onwards.
3. These are selected by the centre from the OCR set text list.
There is a choice of three poetry clusters for study from the free OCR Poetry Anthology: Love and Relationships, Conflict, and Youth and Age.
4. OCR’s GCSE (9–1) in English Literature is designed to develop knowledge and skills in reading, writing and critical thinking.
Learners will develop their expertise in reading literature critically and evaluatively, making connections across their reading, and articulating informed, independent interpretations of texts, both studied and unseen.