At OSA, the Science Faculty is committed to fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and a lifelong love of learning about the natural world. We aim to provide a dynamic and inclusive environment where students develop scientific knowledge, skills, and values to understand and address real-world challenges.
Through a blend of hands-on experimentation, theoretical exploration, and collaborative inquiry, we inspire students to:
We believe in empowering students with the confidence and competence to excel in their studies while preparing them to make informed contributions to a rapidly evolving global community.
Please see overview of our Science Curriculum Plan for Year 7 here.
Please see overview of our Science Curriculum Plan for Year 8 here.
Please see overview of our Science Curriculum Plan for Year 9, 10 and 11 (KS4) here.
Throughout KS3, students will study a number of different units within each discipline of Science; these units often have links to each other but are in themselves discrete modules of learning. Due to equipment constraints, students in different classes will be doing different units at different points but every unit will have been covered by every class by the end of the year.
At KS4 (which students start in year 9) students will be studying the AQA Trilogy Science course which leads to each students getting 2 GCSEs in science. At the end year 9, students can select Triple Science in their options, which leads then to achieve 3 GCSE’s, one for each science.