ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • High grades at GCSE including Grade 7+ in GCSE Science and GCSE Mathematics 
  • A willingness to think around problems
  • Have an interest in all science subjects and enjoy the challenge of using scientific knowledge in new situations

FUTURE PROGRESSION

  • Students with A Level Chemistry have an extremely valuable qualification that can form the basis for any scientific discipline
  • Chemistry combines well with other scientific disciplines and maths as an excellent basis for a degree in medicine, pharmacy or pharmacology
  • The numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills you develop in chemistry are recognised as very useful for degrees in accountancy and computing

WHAT WILL YOU STUDY?

Development of Practical Skills in Chemistry

Skills are assessed through practical work and as part of the examination papers

Foundations in Chemistry

Atoms, Compounds and Molecules, Moles and Equations, Electrons, Bonds and Shapes, Acid-base and Redox reactions.

Periodic Table and Energy

Periodicity, Group 2 and the Halogens, Qualitative Chemistry, Enthalpy Change, Reaction rates and Equilibrium.

Physical Chemistry and Transition Elements

pH and buffers, Enthalpy, Entropy and free energy, Transition elements, Redox and electrode potentials.

Core Organic Chemistry

Basic concepts, Hydrocarbons, Alcohols and haloalkanes, Organic Synthesis, Analytical Techniques (IR and MS).

Chemistry and Analysis

Aromatic Compounds, Carbonyls, Carboxylic Acids and Esters, Nitrogen Compounds, Organic Synthesis, Chromatography and Spectroscopy, and Polymers.


FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact Mr Lord to discuss further 
slord@stjohns.bhcet.org.uk