YEAR 1

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02/09/2024                Unspecialised cells (term 1 lesson 1)

09/09/2024                Specialised cells & stem cells (lesson 2)

16/09/2024                Diffusion (lesson 3)

23/09/2024                Osmosis (lesson 4)

30/09/2024                Active transport (lesson 5)

07/10/2024                Maths for biology (lesson 6)

14/10/2024                Animals, plants & fungi (lesson 7)

21/10/2024                Protoctists, bacteria & viruses (lesson 8)

                

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HALF TERM               

                 

04/11/2024               Hormones (lesson 9)

11/11/2024               Kidneys (lesson 10)

18/11/2024               Blood (lesson 11)

25/11/2024               White blood cells (lesson 12)

02/12/2024               Heart (lesson 13)

09/12/2024               Nervous & endocrine system (lesson 14)

16/12/2024               End of term 1 test (end of term 1 folder)

 

 

HOLIDAY                  

    

06/01/2025              The eye (term 2 lesson 1)

13/01/2025              Biological molecules (lesson 2)

20/01/2025              Diet (lesson 3)

27/01/2025              Energy in food (lesson 4)

03/02/2025              Digestive enzymes (lesson 5)

10/02/2025              Alimentary canal (lesson 6)

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HALF TERM            

    

       

24/02/2025              Respiration & diabetes (lesson 7)

03/03/2025              Ventilation (lesson 8)

10/03/2025              Gas exchange in humans & smoking (lesson 9)

17/03/2025              Photosynthesis (lesson 10)

24/03/2025              Investigating respiration practicals (lesson 11)

31/03/2025              End of term 2 test (end of term folder)

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HOLIDAY                  

    

21/04/2025             Rate of photosynthesis (term 3 lesson 1)

28/04/2024             Responses in plants (lesson 2)

05/05/2025             Gas exchange in flowering plants (lesson 3)

12/05/2025             Minerals for healthy plant growth (lesson 4)

19/05/2025             Transport and transpiration (lesson 5)

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HOLIDAY

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02/06/2025             Gas production in humans and plants (lesson 6)          

09/06/2025            Asexual reproduction in plants and germination (lesson 7)

16/06/2025            Sexual reproduction in plants (lesson 8)

23/06/2025            Enzymes (lesson 9)

30/06/2025            Human reproduction and the menstrual cycle (lesson 10)

07/07/2025            Transcription and translation (lesson 11)

14/07/2025            Genetic diagrams, family pedigrees and sex determination (lesson 12)

21/07/2025            Mitosis and meiosis (lesson 13 and 14)

 

 

HOLIDAY                 HOMEWORK --> End of term 3 test (A leaderboard will be held over the Summer)

                                                        --> MARKED Teacher assessed predicted grade (in the same folder as the test)

                                                              If you're 'behind' schedule see absolute final marking deadlines here.

    

YEAR 2

 

08/09/2025             Mutations & antibiotic resistance (term 4 lesson 1)

15/09/2025             Evolution & adaptations (temperature control) (lesson 2)

22/09/2025             Ecosystems, pyramids & quadrats (lesson 3)

29/09/2025             Energy transfer & food webs (lesson 4)

06/10/2025             Carbon and nitrogen cycle (lesson 5)

13/10/2025             Greenhouse effect & air pollution (lesson 6)

20/10/2025             Water pollution (lesson 7)

 

 

HALF TERM            

    

03/11/2025            Deforestation (lesson 8)

10/11/2025            Increasing crop yields (lesson 9)

17/11/2025            Yeast and beer (lesson 10)

24/11/2025            Bacteria & yoghurt (lesson 11)

01/12/2025            Selective breeding (lesson 12)

08/12/2025            Fish farming (lesson 13)

15/12/2025            Genetic engineering (lesson 14)

 

 

HOLIDAY                  

    

05/01/2026           Cloning (lesson 15)

12/01/2026           End of term 4 test

19/01/2026           Independently work through files in term 5 lesson 1 and SUBMIT PRACTICAL TEST 1

26/01/2026           SUBMIT PRACTICAL TEST 2 (term 5 lesson 1) (If you're 'behind' schedule see absolute deadlines here)

02/02/2026           Revise term 1 independently and join our leaderboard quiz (term 5 lesson 2)

09/02/2026           Revise term 2 independently and join our leaderboard quiz (term 5 lesson 3)

 

 

HALF TERM             

    

23/02/2026           Revise term 3 independently and join our leaderboard quiz (term 5 lesson 4)

02/03/2026           Revise term 4 independently and join our leaderboard quiz (term 5 lesson 5)

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09/03/2026           Command words and exam structure 

16/03/2026           Full past paper

23/03/2026           Full past paper

30/03/2026           PAPER 1 MOCK MARKED (If you're 'behind' schedule see absolute final marking deadlines here)

06/04/2026           Full past paper

13/04/2026           PAPER 2 MOCK MARKED (If you're 'behind' schedule see absolute final marking deadlines here)

20/04/2026           Full past paper

27/04/2026           Full past paper

04/05/2026           Full past paper

 

 

EXAM SEASON BEGINS! Please find exam dates as they are released here.

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