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With a wide range of qualifications available, it’s easy for misconceptions to be picked up. We hope this infographic will be able to help bust any myths around ELC.  \nELC Science cannot be taught alongside GCSE Science  \nELC has been specifically designed to meet the needs of these students and can be taught as a stand-alone qualification or in conjunction with GCSE Combined Science.  \nThe subject content of the scheme focuses on the key topics and concepts of the Foundation tier course, but at a level that is more accessible and more appropriate to lower attaining students.  \nEntry Level Certificate in Science  \nSpecification  \nPearson Edexcel Entry Level Certificate in Science (NSC0)  \nFirst certification from June 2017  Issue 1  \nMyth Truth  \nThere are two ELC qualificationsand students are only able to study one   \nThere are two separate Entry Level Science qualifications: Entry Level Certificate in Science and the Entry Level Certificate in Further Science. This reflects the “double award nature” of GCSE Combined Science.  \nCandidates can be entered for either ELC qualification or even for both these qualifications. The demand and structure of each award are the same.  \n|  |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Here you can see how the units\u003Cbr>are broken up underneath each qualification. Each qualification is broken into 6 manageable units; two biology, two chemistry and two physics. The method of assessment consists of short unit tests which students can sit when they are ready to and at any time during the course. | Entry Level Certificate in Science Entry Level Certificate in Further Science B1A – Cells, genetics, inheritance and modification B2A – Plants and ecosystems B1B – Health, disease and the development of medicines B2B – Human biology C1A – Atoms, compounds and states of matter C2A – Chemical reactions: patterns, energy and rates of reaction C1B – Separating mixtures,breaking down substances acids and metals C2B – Chemistry in our world: fuels and the earth’s atmosphere P1A – Forces, movement and energy P2A – Electricity and magnets P1B – Waves and radiation P2B – Energy and particles |\n|  |  |\n\nMyth Truth  \nStudents can’t study ELC and GCSE together   \nWe have created an Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Combined Science  Support Edition including Entry Level Certificate, which is more accessible for students targeting grades 1-3. This supports the co-teaching of Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Combined Science and the new Entry Level Certificate, allowing you to see how lower attainers cope with the KS4 content and assessments before deciding whether to enter them for the GCSE or ELC.  \n\n|  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Both ELC courses are designed to link closely to the Combined Science GCSE course so your students can achieve credit for both the ELC course and have an opportunity to access the questions on the GCSE papers.\u003Cbr>Combined Science Units Entry Level Certificate in Science Entry Level Certificate in Further Science B1 Paper 1: Biology 1A / Paper 2: Biology 1B C1 Paper 3 Chemistry 1A / Paper 4: Chemistry 1B P1 Paper 5: Physics 1A / Paper 6 Physics 1B B2 Paper 1: Biology 2A / Paper 2: Biology 2B C2 Paper 3: Biology 2A / Paper 4: Biology 2B P2 Paper 5: Physics 2A / Paper 6: Physics 2B |  |  |\n|  | This table shows how the ELC units match up with the 6 papers taken for the GCSE in combined Science. |  |\n\nMy students are following the AQA exam board for GCSE Science this Edexcel course won’t be  \ncompatible.  \nELC is suitable to be taught alongside any GCSE awarding body and has a specific mapping document to help understand how the courses link.  \nMyth  \nTruth  \nELC won’t help students that may have fallen behind during homeschooling  \nELC is the perfect qualification to help any learner who may hav","cbCainrZ4dfDjXsL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainrZ4dfDjXsL","pdf",812349,"English","# Myth busting - What is Edexcel Entry Level Certificate?\n## Misconceptions about ELC vs GCSE\n## ELC qualifications and unit structure\n## Homeschooling catch-up and delivery options","[{\"question\":\"What is the Edexcel Entry Level Certificate (ELC) in Science designed for?\",\"answer\":\"It is designed for students working below or at the lower end of the GCSE Combined Science Foundation tier, with content focused on key foundation concepts in a more accessible way.\"},{\"question\":\"Can students study ELC and GCSE Science together?\",\"answer\":\"ELC Science is not meant to be taught alongside GCSE Science in the same way, but the infographic explains a support approach using Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Combined Science to enable co-teaching and progression toward either GCSE or ELC.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the two ELC Science qualifications and how do their units work?\",\"answer\":\"They are the Entry Level Certificate in Science and the Entry Level Certificate in Further Science, reflecting the “double award nature” of GCSE Combined Science. 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