GCSE Integrated Science (Single Award) - Teaching from 2026
Teaching: Sept 2026
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The GCSE Integrated Science (Single Award) GCSE qualification is designed to provide learners with a broad understanding of the fundamental concepts in biology, chemistry and physics. It emphasises the interconnectedness of scientific principles, enquiry skills, and the application of science in everyday life.
The GCSE Integrated Science (Single Award) qualification will support the Curriculum for Wales by:
- supporting the statements of what matters, giving learners the opportunity to engage with the following:
- curiosity – being curious and searching for answers is essential to understanding and predicting phenomena
- living things – the world around us is full of living things which depend on each other for survival
- matter – matter and the way it behaves, defines our universe and shapes our lives
- forces – forces and energy provide a foundation for understanding our universe.
- supporting the principles of progression by:
- developing knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts
- using, applying and evaluating scientific enquiry skills
- becoming more effective as a learner, to solve scientific problems with increased independence
- making connections and exploring new contexts, considering the impacts of scientific actions.
Our Digital Resources Team is developing resources to support the new topics which are being introduced within this new Made-for-Wales qualification. The list of resources which will be available for this subject is below.
| Unit 1 | Diet and exercise |
| Disease prevention | |
| Energy in ecosystems | |
| Generating, distributing and storing electricity | |
| Using materials | |
| Environmental considerations of transport | |
| Efficiency in transport | |
| Unit 2 | Managing human and environmental concerns |
| Carbon in our climate | |
| Impact of space travel on humans | |
| Challenges of living on other planets and the moon | |
| Communication | |
| Physical and chemical techniques for identification | |
| Unit 3 | Scientific enquiry skills |
| Mathematics in science | |
| Scientific terminology |
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