2010-2011 Timings

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Term Dates

Autumn 1 Thursday 2 September Friday 15 October 7 weeks
Autumn 2 Monday 1 November Thursday 16 December 6.5 weeks
Spring 1 Monday 10 January Friday 18 February 6 weeks
Spring 2 Monday 28 February Friday 1 April 5 weeks
Summer 1 Tuesday 26 April Friday 27 May 5 Weeks
Summer 2 Monday 6 June Wednesday 13th July 5.5 weeks

Third Form

Timings are approximate at the moment and will be firmed up as the year goes on. The idea is to give sufficient time to each topic and to extend where appropriate with activities we might not normally have time for.

Autumn 1 Thursday 2 September Friday 15 October 7 weeks
  • Standard form
  • Prefixes
  • Speed Equation
  • Distance time graphs
  • Acceleration
  • Velocity time graphs
Autumn 2 Monday 1 November Thursday 16 December 6.5 weeks
  • Vectors vs. scalars
  • Adding force vectors & Friction
  • Types of forces
  • Newton's second law
  • Weight


Spring 1 Monday 10 January Friday 18 February 6 weeks
  • Falling and terminal velocity
  • Stopping distances
  • Momentum
  • Conservation of momentum
  • Force, change in momentum, time
  • Newton's third law
Spring 2 Monday 28 February Friday 1 April 5 weeks
  • Moments
  • Principle of moments
  • Bridges
  • Hooke's Law
Summer 1 Tuesday 26 April Friday 27 May 5 Weeks
  • Astronomy
  • Prepare for Summer Exam


Summer 2 Monday 6 June Wednesday 13th July 5.5 weeks
  • Summer Exam
  • Keep clear week

Fourth Form

Autumn 1 Thursday 2 September Friday 15 October 7 weeks
  • Forces and Density Lessons
  • Revision, test and review


Autumn 2 Monday 1 November Thursday 16 December 6.5 weeks
  • Waves lessons
  • Revision, test and review


Spring 1 Monday 10 January Friday 18 February 6 weeks
  • Electrical circuits lessons – major revision of last year’s lessons on current and voltage
  • Revision, test and review


Spring 2 Monday 28 February Friday 1 April 5 weeks
  • Continue electrical circuits
  • 1st half of electromagnetism lessons


Summer 1 Tuesday 26 April Friday 27 May 5 Weeks
  • 2nd half of electromagnetism lessons
  • Revision, test, review
  • 1st half of energy lessons
  • Prepare for Summer Exam


Summer 2 Monday 6 June Wednesday 13th July 5.5 weeks
  • Summer Exam
  • Keep clear week
  • 2nd half of energy lessons

Fifth Form

Autumn 1 Thursday 2 September Friday 15 October 7 weeks

Specification references refer to separate award codes

  • 1.2, 1.3, 1.33 - Distance-time graphs, average speed and orbital speed
  • 1.14, 1.4 - F=ma and a=(v-u/)t
  • 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 - velocity time graphs
  • 1.16, 1.17 - terminal velocity and stopping distances
  • 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22 - momentum and Newton's third
  • Test
Autumn 2 Monday 1 November Thursday 16 December 6.5 weeks
  • Revisit 3.14, 3.15, 3.16 - reflection, refraction, diffraction, image in a plane mirror
  • 3.17, 3.18, 3.19 - refraction experiment and refractive index
  • 3.20, 3.21, 3.22 - total internal reflection and critical angle
  • 3.23, 3.24, 3.25, 3.26 - analogue vs. digital and sound waves revision
  • Mock revision
  • Mock revision
Spring 1 Monday 10 January Friday 18 February 6 weeks
  • Mocks (2 weeks)
  • Go through mock exam
  • 5.5, 5.6 - Pressure in fluids
  • 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17 Brownian motion Kelvin scale, pressure vs. temperature
  • 5.18, 5.19, Pressure vs. temperature and pressure vs. volume


Spring 2 Monday 28 February Friday 1 April 5 weeks
  • 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, revisit 7.15, 7.16 - properties of radiation and Rutherford's model
  • 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9 - Balancing nuclear equations
  • 7.10, 7.11, 7.12 - Half life
  • 7.13, 7.14 - Uses for radioactivity
  • 7.17, 7.18, 7.19, 7.20 - Fission
Summer 1 Tuesday 26 April Friday 27 May 5 Weeks
  • Prepare for IGCSE

Sixth Form

Autumn 1 Thursday 2 September Friday 15 October 7 weeks
  • 1.1
  • 1.2
  • 1.4
  • 1.5
Autumn 2 Monday 1 November Thursday 16 December 6.5 weeks
  • finish 1.2
  • finish 1.5
  • 1.3
  • 1.6
  • PH1 test
Spring 1 Monday 10 January Friday 18 February 6 weeks
  • 2.1
  • 2.2
  • 2.4
  • 2.5
Spring 2 Monday 28 February Friday 1 April 5 weeks
  • finish 2.2
  • finish 2.5
  • 2.3
Summer 1 Tuesday 26 April Friday 27 May 5 Weeks
  • 4.1
  • 4.3
  • Prepare for Summer Exams


Summer 2 Monday 6 June Wednesday 13th July 5.5 weeks
  • Internal Exams (2 weeks)
  • Keep clear week
  • finish 4.1
  • finish 4.3
  • 4.2

Seventh Form

Autumn 1 Thursday 2 September Friday 15 October 7 weeks
Autumn 2 Monday 1 November Thursday 16 December 6.5 weeks


Spring 1 Monday 10 January Friday 18 February 6 weeks


Spring 2 Monday 28 February Friday 1 April 5 weeks
  • PH6
Summer 1 Tuesday 26 April Friday 27 May 5 Weeks
  • PH3
  • Prepare for A2 exams