WHY SHOULD YOUR CHILD STUDY SCIENCE?

The study of Science will fire your child’s curiosity about phenomena in the world around them and offers them opportunities to find explanations.

It engages them at many levels, linking direct practical experience with scientific ideas.   Experimentation and modelling are used to develop and evaluate explanations, encouraging critical and creative thought. Your child will learn how knowledge and understanding in science are rooted in evidence.  

They will discover how scientific ideas contribute to technological change – affecting industry, business and medicine and improving quality of life. They will trace the development of science worldwide and recognise its cultural significance. They will also learn to question and discuss issues that may affect their own lives, the directions of societies and the future of the world.  

THE COURSE  

Our brand new KS3 Science homeschooling course has been written specifically to cover the KS3 Science curriculum.   The course has a practical approach, packed with home-based experiments and activities to make learning KS3 Science motivating, engaging and fun for your child.  

The course has been designed to be highly accessible for all abilities, with an emphasis on providing students with feedback on where they’re at and showing them how to progress. The course is both stimulating and engaging for your child and is designed to inspire in them a real love for science.  

ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT

At the end of each unit in the course there is an assignment for your child to complete and send to their tutor for marking and feedback. A SATS level will be given for each assignment so that you are able to track your child’s progress in preparation for the next stage in their education.   'How Science Works' is integrated throughout to help your child understand the key processes and techniques in Science.  

COURSE CONTENT

Here is an overview of the content your child will cover during the course.  

Energy Electricity and Forces

• energy can be transferred usefully, stored, or dissipated, but cannot be created or destroyed
• forces are interactions between objects and can affect their shape and motion  
• electric current in circuits can produce a variety of effects.

Chemical and Material Behaviour

• the particle model provides explanations for the different physical properties and behaviour of matter
• elements consist of atoms that combine together in chemical reactions to form compounds
• elements and compounds show characteristic chemical properties and patterns in their behaviour.

Organisms, Behaviour and Health

• life processes are supported by the organisation of cells into tissues, organs and body systems
• the human reproductive cycle includes adolescence, fertilisation and foetal development
• conception, growth, development, behaviour and health can be affected by diet, drugs and disease
• all living things show variation, can be classified and are interdependent, interacting with each other and their environment
• behaviour is influenced by internal and external factors and can be investigated and measured.  

The Environment, Earth and Universe

• geological activity is caused by chemical and physical processes
• astronomy and space science provide insight into the nature and observed motions of the sun, moon, stars, planets and other celestial bodies
• human activity and natural processes can lead to changes in the environment.

WHAT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE DOES MY CHILD NEED?

The course assumes a level of mathematical and literacy ability appropriate for a child entering Key Stage 3 of their education.

HOW LONG WILL THE COURSE TAKE?

We have designed the Key Stage 3 Science course to be taken over TWO YEARS rather than the three years normally taken in a standard classroom setting. Our teaching methodology and systems allows us to provide an accelerated route for the majority of our students. They will enable your child to progress to the next stage of their education a year earlier than they would have been able to in a traditional school.

WILL I NEED TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL FACILITIES?

The course includes guidance on home-based experiments all of which can be carried out from home using the minimum of equipment.

COURSE FEES

Course fees are shown here.