Chelmsford County High School for Girls
A foundation grammar school and specialist college
Subjects
Chemistry
Chemistry is the largest department in the school; it is taught by subject specialists:
- Mr M Robbins BSc (Hons) MRSC CChem PGCE (Head of Department)
- Dr D Noble BSc (Hons) MRSC CChem PGCE
- Mrs S Woods BSc (Hons) PGCE
- Miss T O´Brien BSc (Hons) PGCE (Miss S Jahan from 1.09.09)
- Mr J Cameron
The Chemistry Department is developing its own area on the school VLE, where students can catch up on missed work or reinforce their learning.
Key Stage 3
At Key Stage 3, we follow our own course based around that from Longman´s 11-14 book, of which all students receive a copy. Many homework tasks are included in the text and students can read up missed work. A large part of the course is practical, so students should wear their overall to every lesson.
Chemistry - KS3 Resources
Key Stage 3 Chemistry is divided into a number of topics which span Years 7 - 9. The emphasis is on scientific enquiry, such as scientific evidence and investigative skills, as well as knowledge, skills and understanding.
GCSE
We follow the AQA specification leading to GCSE in Chemistry. All students receive a copy of the text book endorsed by the AQA examination board.
All the students at CCHS pass GCSE, with over 70% being A or A*.
Sixth Form
A Level Chemistry is the most popular subject at CCHS and we are continually expanding. Currently we have five classes at AS and four at A2 level, consisting of about 15 students in each class. We follow the modular OCR specification, leading to AS and A2 level respectively.
We have 100% pass rate at A Level, with 95% obtaining C or above, 85% A or B, and over 50% obtaining grade A. Many students go on to study chemistry related subjects at university, with medicine being very popular.