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SACRED HEART

CATHOLIC SIXTH FORM

"Courage & Confidence" | St Madeleine Sophie Barat

Founded in 1905 by the Sacred Heart Society

CURRICULUM:

CHEMISTRY

DEPARTMENT STAFF

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT:

MR C DAVIES

Teaching Staff: Mr M Donnelly, Miss K Dales, Mr L Clarke, Mrs K Bennett

KEY STAGE 5

At KS5 our students are entered for the 2-year AQA A-Level Chemistry Course. We do not offer an AS. This course is excellent preparation for any Science, Engineering or Maths based university course. It also equips our students with the necessary study skills to go on to read any other challenging, academic course at university e.g. Law.


In year 1, the students will study:

  • Atomic Structure

  • Energetics

  • Kinetics

  • Periodic Table

  • Organic chemistry

In year 2, the students will study:

  • Thermodynamics

  • Acids and bases

  • Transition metals

  • Aromatic chemistry

  • Synthesis and analysis

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