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Chemistry
Contact Details Name Position Email Saskia Hern Head of Chemistry HernS@hendonschool.co.uk Samuel Alyward Head of Faculty AylwardS@hendonschool.co.uk Faculty: Science “A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales." Marie Skłodowska Curie (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911) Exam Board: OCR Assessment Details: Assessment overview H432 A Level Chemistry (OCR) Weight Periodic table, elements and physical chemistry 2 hours 15 minutes, written paper 37% Synthesis and analytical techniques 2 hours 15 minutes, written paper 37% Unified chemistry 1 hour 30 minutes, written paper 26% Practical endorsement in chemistry (04 non-exam assessment) Pass or Fail Practical Endorsement The new Chemistry specification has changed (for the better) the way in which practical work is conducted at A Level.
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Economics
Contact Details Name Position Email Mazen Ammar Head of Business & Economics AmmarM@hendonschool.co.uk Faculty: Business, Economics and Computer Science Level: A level linear Examination Board/Website: Edexcel Website link: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/economics-a-2015.html Qualifications needed to start the course: 5 GCSE passes grade 9-4, including Grade 5 in English and Grade 5 in Maths Assessment Details: The A level consists of 4 themes assessed by written examination.
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English Literature
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Swarbani Das
Coordinator KS5 English
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Cameron Dunham
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French
Faculty: MFL Level: A level Examination Board: AQA Website: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/french-7652 Assessment Details: Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing – 2 ½ hours, 100 marks 50% of A-level Paper 2: Writing – 2 hours, 80 marks, 20% of A-level Practical Examinations (Unit titles, duration, % weighting, dates): Paper 3: Speaking – 21-23 minutes (including 5 mins preparation time), 60 marks, 30% of A-level.
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German
Contact Details Name Position Email Rebecca Moitra Head of German Moitra@hendonschool.co.uk Ian Sanz Hurts Head of faculty SanzHurstI@hendonschool.co.uk Faculty: MFL Level: A level Examination Board / website: Edexcel Assessment Details : Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation – 2 hours, 80 marks and 40% of the A-level Paper 2: Written response to works and translation – 2 hours and 40 minutes, 120 marks, 30% of the A-level Practical Examinations (Unit titles, duration, % weighting, dates): Paper 3: Speaking – 21-23 minutes including 5 minutes’ formal preparation time, 72 marks, 30% of the A-level.
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History
Contact Details Name Position Email Bilal Sair Head of History SairB@hendonschool.co.uk Andrew Meldrum Head of Faculty MeldrumA@hendonschool.co.uk Faculty: Humanities Level: A-Level Examination Board: AQA Website: www.aqa.org.uk Course outline: The brand new A-Level History course comprises three units of study, which are: Unit 1: Breadth Study: The British Empire, 1857-1967 Unit 2: Depth Study: The Cold War, 1945-1991 Unit 3: Historical Investigation (Coursework) Unit 1 offers a fascinating opportunity to learn about a key period in Britain’s history because the British Empire has shaped the cultural diversity we find in British society today.
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Japanese
Faculty: MFL Level: A level Examination Board / website: Edexcel Assessment Details : Paper 1: Translation into English, reading comprehension and writing (research question) - 2 ½ hours, 80 marks, 40% of A-level.
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Mathematics
Contact Details Name Position Email Esa Roman Assistant Head/Head of Maths RomanE@hendonschool.co.uk Faculty: Mathematics Level: A level Examination Board: Edexcel Website: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-a-levels/mathematics-2017.html Assessment Details : Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 (*Paper code: 9MA0/01) Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2 (*Paper code: 9MA0/02) Each paper is: 2-hour written examination 33.33% of the qualification 100 marks Assessment overview Paper 1 and Paper 2: ● may contain questions on any topics from the Pure Mathematics content.
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Photography
Contact Details Name Position Email Martina Schmid MA(RCA) Head of Photography Schmid@hendonschool.co.uk Photography at HendonSchool is an exciting subject that allows students to investigate a range of photographic genres based on their own aesthetic and interests.
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Physics
Contact Details Name Position Email Joe Jennings Head of Physics JenningsJ@hendonschool.co.uk Samuel Alyward Head of Faculty AylwardS@hendonschool.co.uk Faculty: Science Level: A-level Examination Board: OCR Physics H156, H556 Website: https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/physics-a-h156-h556-from-2015/ Minimum Entry Requirement – 6:6 Main Topic Areas – Quantum Phenomena, Mechanics, Waves, Electricity, Fields, Applied Physics (Stars/Cosmology, Medical Physics) Practical Activity Groups - PAGS Year 12 Course Outline Autumn Term Foundations of Physics Quantities and units Derived units Scalar and vector quantities Adding vectors Resolving vectors More on vectors Electrons, Waves and Photons Current and charge Moving Charges Kirchhoff's first law Mean drift velocity Practice questions Energy, Power and Resistance The thermistor The LDR Electrical energy and power Paying for electricity Practice questions Resistance and resistivity Diodes Circuit symbols Potential difference and electromotive force The electromotive gun Resistance I-V characteristics Quantum Physics The photon model The photoelectric effect Einstein's photoelectric effect equation Wave-particle duality Motion Distance and Speed Displacement and Velocity Acceleration More on velocity -time graphs Equations of motion Car stopping distances Free fall and g Projectile motion Forces in Action Force, Mass and weight Centre of mass Free-body diagrams Drag and terminal velocity Moments and equilibrium Couples and torques Triangle of forces Density and pressure p = hpg and Archimedes' principle Work, Energy and Power Kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy Power and efficiency conversation of energy Spring Term Electrical Circuits Kirchhoffs law and circuits Combining resistors Analysing circuits Internal resistance Potential divider circuits Sensing Circuits Waves - Section 1 Progressive waves Wave properties Reflection and refraction Diffraction and polarisation Intensity Electromagnetic waves Polarisation of electromagnetic waves Refractive index Total internal reflection Materials Springs and Hooke's law Elastic potential energy Deforming materials Stress-strain, and the Young modules Laws of Motion and Momentum Newton's first an third laws of motion Linear momentum Newton's second law of motion impulse Collisions in two dimensions Stars Objects in the Universe The life cycle of stars The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram Energy levels in atoms Spectra Analysing starlight Stellar Luminosity Summer Term Waves - Section 2 Superposition of waves Interference The Young double-slit experiment Stationary waves Harmonics Stationary waves in air columns Exam Revision and Practice Cosmology Astronomical distance The Doppler effect Hubble's law The Big Bang theory Evolution of the Universe Exam Revision and Practice Medical Physics X-rays Interaction of X-rays with matter CAT scans The gamma camera PET scans Ultrasound Acoustics impedance Doppler imaging Practical Activity Groups - PAGS As part of your course (amongst other practicals) you will be required to complete a series of experiments that you will be assessed on in terms of practical skills, measurement and analysis.
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