Physics
Year 12
| Topic taught | |
| Term 1 | • Fundamentals of physics • Work, energy and power • Materials |
| Term 2 | • Electrical circuits • An introduction to wave behaviour |
| Term 3 | • Wave interference • Electrical circuits in depth |
| Term 4 | • Wave interference • Electrical circuits in depth |
| Term 5 | • Quantum physics • Thermal physics |
| Term 6 | • Circular motion • Simple harmonic motion |
| Summer holiday | • Research project on area of physics of their choice (part of the practical endorsement) |
Year 13
| Topic taught | |
| Term 1 | • Ideal gas behaviour • Gravitational fields • Astrophysics |
| Term 2 | • Capacitors • Electric fields • Medical imaging |
| Term 3 | • Nuclear and particle physics |
| Term 4 | • Electromagnetism |