GCSE Physics Foundation Tier

• Energy changes in a system
• Ways energy is stored before and after changes
• Conservation and dissipation of energy
• National and global energy resource

• Current, potential difference and resistance
• Series and parallel circuits
• Domestic uses and safety
• Energy transfers
• Static electricity

• Changes of state and the particle model
• Internal energy and energy transfers
• Particle model and pressure

• Atoms and isotopes
• Atoms and nuclear radiation
• Hazards and uses of radioactive emissions and of background radiation
• Nuclear Fission and Fusion

• Forces and their interactions
• Work done and energy transfer
• Forces and elasticity
• Moments, levers and gears
• Pressure and pressure difference in fluids
• Forces and motion
• Momentum

• Waves in air, fluids and solids
• Electromagnetic waves
• Black body radiation

• Permanent and induced magnetism, magnetic forces and fields
• The motor effect
• Induced potential, transformers and the National Grid

• Solar system
• Red-shift
• Stability of orbital motions
• Satellites

You will have up to one year to complete your GCSE Physics course. With this course, you will have the flexibility to study at your own pace, and your only deadlines are the GCSE exams, which typically take place during the summer exam period (May/June).

This course will be studied entirely via distance learning, meaning you will complete your learning either from home or a place that suits you. Full tutor support will be available via email, so if you have any questions or need some guidance, your tutor will be here to help. Your course materials will include a series of self-assessment exercises and tutor-marked questions to allow both yourself and your tutor to monitor your progress.

The study method you choose depends on your personal learning style. Your options are:

• Study pack: if you choose the study pack option, you will be sent a set of printed course materials.
• Study online: if you choose this option, you will be sent your login details to our online portal through which you will access your course materials digitally. You can access your course via a desktop/laptop computer, tablet, or smartphone.

In order to successfully complete your AQA GCSE Physics course, you will need to pass two written examinations and undertake a practical session. These must be conducted under supervision at an approved examination centre and should never be attempted at home. Questions in the written exams will draw on the knowledge and understanding students have gained by carrying out the practical activities listed below. These questions will count for at least 15% of the overall marks for the qualification.

A range of skills for this course will be assessed through written exams. This course comes with the option of including the practical session and exams in the cost of the course. We will book and pay for these on your behalf when you’re ready to take them if you choose to add on exams.

If you choose to add your exams and practicals to your enrolment, you will need to sit your exams at our GCSE exam centre in Birmingham.

If you choose not to add on your exams and practicals, you will need to book and pay for these separately.

Upon successful completion of your exams, you will receive your GCSE Physics qualification.

The GCSE is awarded by AQA and it is recognised by universities, schools, and employers globally.

Please note: If you choose to study this course you will need to take the foundation level examinations which means the highest grade available is a grade 5. You can take this course without completing the exams and practical, but you will not receive the GCSE accreditation.