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Qualification summary

The Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate provides a broad programme of study with a global perspective for students in the twenty first century.

The aims are to:
1. provide through well-designed studies of experimental and practical science a worthwhile educational experience for all students and, in particular, to enable them to acquire sufficient understanding and knowledge to
1.1 become confident citizens, able to take or develop an informed interest in scientific matters;
1.2 recognise the usefulness, and limitations, of scientific method and appreciate its applicability in other disciplines and in everyday life;
1.3 be suitably prepared for studies beyond Level 1/Level 2 in pure sciences, in applied sciences or in science-dependent vocational courses.
2. develop abilities and skills that
2.1 are relevant to the study and practice of Biology;
2.2 are useful in everyday life;
2.3 encourage efficient and safe practice;
2.4 encourage effective communication.
3. develop attitudes relevant to biology such as
concern for accuracy and precision; objectivity; integrity; enquiry; initiative; inventiveness.
4. Stimulate interest in, and care for, the environment.
5. promote an awareness that
5.1 scientific theories and methods develop, as a result of co-operative activities of groups and individuals;
5.2 the study and practice of science are subject to social, economic, technological, ethical and cultural influences and limitations;
5.3 the applications of science may be both beneficial and detrimental to the individual, the community and the environment;
5.4 science transcends national boundaries and that the language of science, correctly and rigorously applied, is universal.