1. Year 10 GCSE PHYSICS Brief course overview Assessment profile
Summarise support available
Consider way you can support learning

2. Physics Topics Covered in OCR Gateway A
Year 10 (exam paper 1 1hr 45mins)
P1. Matter
P2. Forces
P3. Electricity
P4. Magnetism & Magnetic Fields
Year 11 (exam paper 2 1hr 45mins)
P5. Waves in Matter
P7. Energy
P6. Radioactivity
Astronomy
P8 Global Challenges

3. Assessment & Progress Profile
Trialing the use of learning trackers for students to use to record learning outcomes for individual components of each topic.

4. Assessment Profile
Each Topic will have a summative test (approx. 50 marks).
There will be opportunity for reflection and target setting

5. Assessment Profile Practical Activity Group (PAG).
Students must complete a sequence of 8 practical activities to demonstrate practical skills and develop scientific methodology.
These will form the main component of teacher feedback… using forms similar to that above.

6. Assessment Objectives for examinations.
This relates to the PAG practical skills

7. Available for students.
Resources & Support
Department Clinic: Wednesday lunch times.
OCR website:
BBC bitesize:
Institute of Physics (IOP)
BBC Focus magazine (general reading)
HOME LEARNING and Assessments will be set by teachers.
Digital textbooks, which students can annotate and insert resources to form a full revision package.
Questions and learning activities
Assessments for topics and sub-topics.
Available for students.
These are being purchased at a discounted price for students … mailing details soon!

8. How to support learning.
Take an active interest.
Take some time to read a summary of course content.
Focus on a growth mind-set… regularly asking “what have you learned today?” “What did you find difficult today?” “How did you work out the difficult tasks today?”…. celebrate the effort involved in overcoming difficulty NOT just getting it right!
Try to provide access to popular scientific journals.
“Teach me” to deepen their understanding encourage your son to teach you what they have learned.
Encourage use of media …. “Make a 3 minute mini movie on L6 from the tracker”.
Check progress on Kerboodle… establish study time regardless of homework.
Help check there is evidence of progress against student targets.