
BIOLOGY


22/06/2026 Specialised, unspecialised and stem cells (term 1 lesson 1 and 2)
29/06/2026 Diffusion, osmosis and active transport (lesson 3, 4 and 5)
06/07/2026 Maths for biology (lesson 6)
13/07/2026 Animals, plants & fungi (lesson 7) AND Protoctists, bacteria & viruses (lesson 8)
20/07/2026 Hormones (lesson 9)
27/07/2026 Kidneys (lesson 10)
03/08/2026 Blood (lesson 11) AND white blood cells (lesson 12)
10/08/2026 Heart (lesson 13)
ONE WEEK HOLIDAY
24/08/2026 Nervous and endocrine system (lesson 14) and end of term 1 test (end of term 1 folder)
31/08/2026 The eye (term 2 lesson 1) AND biological molecules (lesson 2)
07/09/2026 Diet (lesson 3) AND energy in food (lesson 4)
14/09/2026 Digestive enzymes (lesson 5) AND alimentary canal (lesson 6)
21/09/2026 Respiration & diabetes (lesson 7)
28/09/2026 Ventilation (lesson 8)
05/10/2026 Gas exchange in humans & smoking (lesson 9)
12/10/2026 Photosynthesis (lesson 10) AND practicals (lesson 11)
ONE WEEK HOLIDAY
26/10/2026 End of term 2 test
02/11/2026 Rate of photosynthesis (term 3 lesson 1) AND Responses in plants (lesson 2)
09/11/2026 Gas exchange in flowering plants (lesson 3) AND Minerals for healthy plant growth (lesson 4)
16/11/2026 Transport and transpiration (lesson 5)
23/11/2026 Gas production in humans and plants (lesson 6)
30/11/2026 Asexual reproduction in plants and germination (lesson 7)
07/12/2026 Sexual reproduction in plants (lesson 8) AND Enzymes (lesson 9)
14/12/2026 Human reproduction and the menstrual cycle (lesson 10)
TWO WEEK HOLIDAY
04/01/2027 Transcription and translation (lesson 11)
11/01/2027 Genetic diagrams, family pedigrees and sex determination (lesson 12)
18/01/2027 Mitosis and Meiosis (lessons 13 and 14)
25/01/2027 End of term 3 test AND MARKED Teacher assessed predicted grade (in the same folder as the test)
01/02/2027 Mutations & antibiotic resistance (term 4 lesson 1) AND Evolution & adaptations (lesson 2) 08/02/2027 Ecosystems, pyramids & quadrats (lesson 3) AND Energy transfer & food webs (lesson 4)
15/02/2027 Carbon and nitrogen cycle (lesson 5) AND Greenhouse effect & air pollution (lesson 6) AND
Water pollution (lesson 7)
22/02/2027 Deforestation (lesson 8) AND Increasing crop yields (lesson 9)
ONE WEEK HOLIDAY
01/03/2027 Yeast and beer (lesson 10) AND Bacteria & yoghurt (lesson 11)
08/03/2027 Selective breeding (lesson 12) AND Fish farming (lesson 13)
15/03/2027 Genetic engineering (lesson 14) AND cloning (lesson 15)
22/03/2027 End of term 4 test
29/03/2027 SUBMIT PRACTICAL TEST 1 AND 2
05/04/2027 Complete one walkthrough paper 1 and SUBMIT MOCK PAPER 1 - Complete open book, use revision sheets, take as long as you need.
12/04/2027 Full past paper
19/04/2027 Full past paper
26/04/2027 Full past paper
04/05/2027 SUBMIT MOCK PAPER 2 - Complete under exam conditions if you can.
11/05/2027 REAL PAPER 1
18/05/2027 Full past paper
EXAM SEASON BEGINS! Please find final exam dates as they are released here.
The provisional exam dates are
11th may PAPER 1
10th June PAPER 2
JUNE 26 - JUNE 27



STUDENTS TAKING THE DOUBLE SCIENCE QUALIFICATION DO NOT NEED LESSONS IN RED. LESSONS IN GREEN ARE PARTIALLY NEEDED. REFER TO THE ACTUAL LESSON FOR DETAILS.
WEEK COMMENCING