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Key Stage 3 Science – Year 7

 

The Year 7 course will improve your scientific skills in all sorts of way. The process is a gradual one. Each module contains one or more lesson drawn from the Biology, Physics and Chemistry elements of the recommended Key Stage 3 Science curriculum. The Year 7 course includes guidance on running experiments safely within the home environment and takes a practical focus throughout.

Science Key Stage 3 Year 7

Science Key Stage 3 Year 7

£14.99 / month

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    How does a course work

    Step one – Subscribe to our online course materials

    Subscribe to the courses you wish to study.  The courses contain all the study material you require to pass your chosen subject including many self assessment questions and assignments with comprehensive suggested answers. The course also includes assignments which you can choose too have marked by one of our fully qualified tutors

    The minimum subscription period is 6 months, after that you can cancel your subscription at any time.  If you wish you can optionally purchase a physical course pack at the point of enrolment.

    Step two

    You will be allocated a tutor from our bank of PGCE qualified tutors.  Your tutor will arrange a free 15 minute induction call with you to introduce themselves and the course to you. As you require further assistance, you can purchase:

    • Tutorial Time in our virtual classroom,
    • Assignment Marking and Mock Exam Marking,

    Course Outline

    Oxford Home Schooling offers an integrated KS3 Science course that meets the requirements of the National Curriculum for Years 7-9.  It also meets the requirements of the UK 13+ Common Entrance Examination. Students can enrol on the full Year 7-9 courses or separately for any of the three Year-based courses.

    The course builds progressively: the Year 8 course refers back to subject content that appears in the Year 7 course, and Year 9 refers back to topics covered in Years 7 and 8.  Year 8 and 9 students will also find the earlier course topics covered in good KS3 Science textbooks and can refer to these alongside the Year 8 and Year 9 course folders.

    Year 7

    • Introducing Science
    • Cells, Energy, Change in State
    • Organisms, Mixtures, Energy Resources
    • Life Cycles, Mixtures, Forces
    • Reproduction, Acids and Alkalis, Light
    • Disease, Particles, the Solar System

    Year 8

    • Food, Equations and Electricity
    • Respiration, Burning and Electricity
    • Breathing, Rocks and Heat
    • Adaptations, Rocks and Heat
    • Ecology and Gravity
    • Student Investigation

    Year 9

    • Variation, Reactivity, and Pressure
    • Selection, Chemical Patterns, and Turning Forces
    • Photosynthesis, Gases, and Speed
    • Plants, Air Pollution, and Magnets
    • Plant Reproduction, Using Chemistry, and Electromagnetism
    • Skeletons, Sound, and Space

    Examinations

    There are no formal examinations for KS3 Science. 

    Course duration and study time

    The Recommended number of study hours for this course is 200 hours.  You will need to fit all of this in

    Because of the unique way Oxford Home Schooling courses are structured your support will last for as long as you are subscribed to the course, regardless of whether you decide to do the course in 12 months or 18.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Why should I choose Oxford Home Schooling for my child's Key Stage 3 study?
    • Oxford Home Schooling is a long-established educational company that prides itself on
      • treating every student as an individual
      • excellent customer service
      • comprehensive, quality courses.
    • We’re rated ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot by students who have studied with us.
    • We provide online and printed resources so you can study your way – other providers do not give you that choice.
    • We make it easy for you to home-educate your children with our flexible schedule, tutor support, and subscribtion based payment plan.
    • Every year we help hundreds of children who have left mainstream education obtain the qualifications they need to progress and achieve their goals.
    Are there any exams for Key Stage 3 Courses

    No.

    KS3 courses are the building blocks designed to prepare your child to begin studying for GCSE, which is examined.

    With no exams to worry about your child can take as much or as little time as they need to assimilate the basic principals in KS3. This can be a time in school when gifted children become bored and troublesome if they find it all too slow and easy while others may be put off learning if they have not had time to grasp the early stages of a subject. Oxford Home Schooling has the flexibility to cope with both of these extremes and everyone in between.

    Is there an age limit?

    There isn’t a specific agae limit for a GCSE course but we strongly recommend that the pupil is a minimum of 13 when they start the GCSE course and that they are academically capable of starting the course.  If the student is not 13 before they start, we may have difficulty allocating you a tutor.

     

    When can I enrol?

    You can enrol and start any time you like, the earlier the better. The important thing to think about is when you wish to sit your exam and to give yourself plenty of time to work through your materials and revise successfully. Our cut-off dates for enrolment can be found here.

    Once you have enrolled, you will get access to your course online immediately and your printed course materials will arrive a few days later.

    When will I sit my exam?

    The Biology IGCSE papers are available in both the Summer or the Autumn examination series. The Summer series typically runs from mid-May to late June and the Autumn series is in November.

    How and when do I book an exam?

    The final date for booking summer exams with the exam board without incurring late entry fees is the 21st of February. You should book your place at an exam centre well in advance of this date. Start looking once the autumn term begins.

    All the information you need to book an exam centre can be found in our Exams Hub. Here you will find

    • detailed instructions
    • entry codes needed to book exams
    • our map of examination centres where our students have taken exams in recent years.

    Tutors & Exams offers discounts to Oxford Home Schooling students and has ten current exam venues across the UK: Birmingham, Bolton,  Coventry, Doncaster, High Wycombe, Romford, St Neots, Taunton and Wimbledon.

    Pearson Edexcel also publishes a list of exam centres that accept private candidates. This won’t list every available centre, so if there’s nothing shown in your area, we recommend contacting local schools and colleges directly.

    How much does an IGCSE examination cost?

    Your exam fees aren’t included in the course cost as they’re paid directly to the exam centre. They will vary depending on which centre you choose. Generally speaking, dedicated examination services will be more expensive than a local school or college. Prices range from £100 to £350 pounds.

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