Main School
Physics
Physics underpins almost all technical activities in Modern society. As a 'must subject for pupils deciding to go into traditional areas like engineering, it is also highly valued and respected as a powerful qualification whatever career we decide to pursue. The challenging nature of the subject and the wide range of skills developed makes physics a powerful tool to take into everyday life.
Red House School has an advantage
over many State and independent schools at KS3 because a Physics
graduate teaches Physics from year 7. The department follows the
National Curriculum covering a diverse range of topics according to
year group. During Year 7 energy resources, electrical circuits, forces
and the solar system (and beyond!) are studied. Year 8 covers heating
and cooling, magnets/electromagnets, hearing, light and sound. Energy
and electricity, gravity and space, speed, pressure and moments are
topics that are covered in Year 9.
At KS4 Red House Schools follows the AQA specification for GCSE. During
Year 10 pupils cover a diverse range of subject areas including heat
transfer, using energy, electrical Energy, generating electricity,
electromagnetic waves, radioactivity and the origins of the Universe.
Year 11 involves studying motion, speeding up and down, work energy and
momentum, electricity (static, current, mains) and nuclear
physics.
