Outdoor Classroom | Biology | A Level

Edexcel Biology: Day Provision

AS

FSC programmes are fixed length courses with clearly stated outcomes and links to curriculum specification requirements.

Specific programmes have been developed for those studying AS Biology following the Edexcel specification to enable teachers to quickly and easily book a fieldtrip, safe in the knowledge that it will be directly related to work taught in the classroom and will contribute to achieving Edexcel specification requirements.

Achieving AS Edexcel specification requirements
At AS students will cover some of the ideas about variation, classification and biodiversity from Unit 2 – Topic 4: Biodiversity and natural resources. 

The new specification places considerable emphasis on practical work (Unit 3a - Practical Biology and Research Skills). AS programmes will use fieldwork to allow students to gain a strong understanding of “How Science Works”; through the development and practice of investigative skills and through the consideration of how scientific evidence may be used to assess people’s impact on the environment.

There is considerable evidence that a fieldwork trip is a highlight of student’s Biology A-level. Therefore, offering a fieldwork experience at AS level may increase recruitment to A2 level.