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What is Applied Science?

There are currently two different applied science qualifications available at GCSE and whilst they cover similar themes they are different, they are:

Double Award Applied Science (2 GCSE)
Additional Applied Science (1 GCSE)


The double award course is a fully coherent course worth 2 GCSE grades taken as an alternative to one of the suites of GCSE courses that became available in 2006 (e.g. 21st Century Science, Gateway, 360 Science) whereas the additional applied course is a single GCSE that is taken as part of one of these suites.

This is explained more fully in the More Science Leaflet

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KS 4 More Science Leaflet


This site mainly focuses on giving details and support for teachers and students on the Double Award course. Many of the materials here will also be useful for the Additional Applied course.

Changes in 2006

In line with all the GCSE Science qualifications, the Applied Science GCSE courses have also changed from September 2006. As well as the Double GCSE Science course, students now also have an option to take the Core GCSE, followed by an Additional Applied GCSE. more details can be found on the Qualification Introduction page.

Free Revision Guides for students

On the left of this page there are links to the downloads of revision guides written to support the teaching and learning of these new Double Applied courses, as well as those of the previous years' that may still be used with current Y11 students. In the near future we will fully update the site with links to materials to support both the Double Applied, and the Additional Applied courses as well as details of the specifications developed by the different Awarding Bodies. please make sure you fill in our registration form to receive materials and news regarding the subject [ registration form ].

There are also sections on this site designed for [ teaching Staff ], for [ students ], for [ parents ] and for [ employers ].

Navigation

Navigation on the website is simple. To open up the section or file that you require, either click on the relevant index tab at the top of this Home Page, or click on the words shown in [ blue text and underlined ] as they appear in the site.

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Feedback

We welcome comments and suggestions for improvement on the website and the information it contains about the GCSE in Applied Science. Please send your comments to: [ pturnbull@semta.org.uk ]