Science

Staff

Ms Kapil - Head of Science
Ms Maloney - Deputy Head of Science
Ms Rajakumar - Head of Biology/ Lead practitioner science
Ms Raja - Head of Chemistry/ ECT Mentor
Ms Sharma - Head of Physics /Lead Practitioner Science
Ms Frempong - CTEC Lead for science / ECT mentor
Mr Flanagan - ELC Science Lead
Mr Adebayo - Head of BTEC Health and Social Care
Ms Akram - Progress and Achievement lead KS3 (joint)
Ms Sharmeen - Progress & Achievement Lead KS3 (joint) 
Dr Darling-Reed - STEM Lead
Ms Msipha - Associate Head of Year 8/ RSJ Lead
Mr Roe - Headteacher
Mr Muhibul - Head of Year 12
Mr Moloney - Head of Year 13 KS5 MAL
Ms Galbraith - ECT Year 2
Ms Hafeez - ECT Year 2
Ms John - Teach First
Mr Audifferen  
Ms Begum 
Ms Ferdous 
Mr Iqbal 
Ms Najman
Mr Rashid  
Mr Shahid 

Department Overview

At Barking Abbey School we aim to provide a high-quality science education which will provide the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity, and all students should be taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, students should be encouraged to recognize the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena.

They should be encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes.

Curriculum Content 

KS5

All 3 sciences follow AQA A level Science specifications. Assessments are composed of three papers, two hours long.

Many of the contexts in the science papers come from peer-reviewed journals, so students will see real data and understand novel contexts you can use in your teaching.

The first 2 papers are content based.

BIOLOGY: The third paper includes a practical section, which focuses on practical skills. However, practical contexts could be used in any of the three papers.

The essay question is a long-running feature of AQA Biology and allows a very wide breadth of coverage.

CHEMISTRY: The third paper includes a practical section, which focuses on practical skills. However, practical contexts could be used in any of the three papers.

Extended application style questions.

PHYSICS: The third paper includes a practical section, which focuses on practical skills. However, practical contexts could be used in any of the three papers.

Options section questions.

For further details of all Key Stage 5 Science courses please see the Sixth Form Prospectus.