Durham Federation Science

The summer of 2010 has seen the culmination of a tremendous effort by students and their teachers. Over the last four years the % of students achieving two A*-C grades in Science has risen from 32% to a richly deserved 89%! Congratulations to all involved!
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A new page has been added to help show you what type of careers are possible with science qualifications. You might be surprised...
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We have set up an on-line Tutor Room for our students to work with us when we are away from College. It is effectively a chat room which can of course raise concerns. We would like to reassure you that the link to the Tutor Room will only be active when a member of the Science Department is on-line, no nicknames etc will be allowed, a strict policy demanding respect towards other users will be enforced, the IP addresses of all users will be recorded, and finally the full content of the Tutor ...
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Please make sure your son/daughter is in College during the January and May/June exam sessions, and if possible the two College weeks leading up to these sessions.

Their chances of getting the grades they deserve will be harmed if they miss the revision sessions or the exams themselves.

It is true they can re-sit some units but this makes it much harder to get their target grade. The latest exam timetables are available here as soon as they are available. Please contact the department or the ...
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We are about to begin an important exam session

By the afternoon of June the 28th our year 10 students will have almost finished their GCSE course, and our year 9 students will have taken the first of up to 8 Science GCSE exams. Our year 11 students will have completed all their exams and coursework, and will be anxiously awaiting their results.

For some handy tips of how you can help click here.

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Several of the web pages have been reorganised to (hopefully) make it easier to find what you're lookin for. Nothing has been removed. Let us know what you think.
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A new page has been set up so that you can find out the latest Science and Nature news from the BBC.
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The new Revsion Forum has been launched! You can post a question or ask for help on our revision forums. We will check them regularly and do our best to help.

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If you feel that you need some help over the half-term break you can email us and arrange a time when for us to open our Tutor Room. This will be subject to staff internet access and other commitments. The date and time when the Room will be open will be posted, and the link will become live at that time. Staff will wait 15 mins for you to log in before the room is closed.

Please note that all postings are recorded and your identity can be traced via your IP address.

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