Science / biology Equivalency tests

Hi I wonder if anyone can help. So I Decided to become a primary school teacher - I chose the QTS and PGCE school direct route , however I don’t have a science GCSE and I intend to do the science equivalency test , so I Decided not to do the combined sciences but only the biology equivalency test
Does anyone know if this will be acceptable or sufficient enough to get into primary teaching ? or do I need to do the combined sciences ? I have a lot of work to do as I have my personal statement , I need study for the numeracy and literacy professional tests and this science equivalency test aswell .

Biology should be fine, as both of the universities I considered advised so. I booked my biology test with A Star Teachers. Combined Science seemed scarier for some reason. I don't even know if I did the right thing, because I am struggling with biology too. Somebody help me. :-(

I was going to do the Biology Test but changed to combined science at A* Star Teachers (I think they are now A Star Equivalency) but they explained that their combined science was benchmarked on an older Edexcel single science and as single science "more spread" over Biology, Chemistry and physics it required less depth than a single science Biology alone which had "more depth" -- they said unless you have good Biology already it is easier to learn the "spread" over the "depth" :-)- plus the combined science was multiple choice :-) :-)it says something about here https://astarequivalency.co.uk/biology/

I was going to do the Biology Test but changed to combined science at A* Star Teachers (I think they are now A Star Equivalency) but they explained that their combined science was benchmarked on an older Edexcel single science and as single science "more spread" over Biology, Chemistry and physics it required less depth than a single science Biology alone which had "more depth" -- they said unless you have good Biology already it is easier to learn the "spread" over the "depth" :-)- plus the combined science was multiple choice :-) :-)it says something about here https://astarequivalency.co.uk/biology/

I've been studying for months for my Biology and will sit my equivalency test today with Equivalency Testing. Com. I've been looking for what kind of format the test will take but had no luck.If anyone needs resources for learning and improving I can recommend the Khan Academy website. It's free to use and really well presented, there's some tough multiple choice questions which I always fail to answer correctly. Pearson have a massive collection of exams going back to 2011 on their website. I've sat about 10 of them now and marked my own papers with their mark schemes. That has been the most valuable resource. I also paid for a tutor in February with ICS learn. They have the full course materials which are a bit boring to look at, but you can send your tutor any test papers you've sat and they will go over it with you. It took me years to get here, I was worried about it for ages but the process has been quite enjoyable. Especially in lockdown.Good luck with your Primary Education entry. I might see you there.

Hey thanks for the advice! Have you done your test yet and if so how did it go? Best of luck

I took my test. It wasn't as original as the Edexcel/Pearson exam papers, questions were varied though, not much in terms of experiment questions, stuff about evolution, osmosis, cell organelles and human biology as expected. I finished the exam much, much, much earlier than the Pearson exams. So had plenty of time to go over it afterwards and make sure I wasn't dropping any points. It's a 2 hour exam.

Thanks for asking. I've not got the results back yet. But should this week. Fingers still crossed.

Hey did you sit this test online??

Yes, I did. They have timetables updated every week or so. By the way, just got the results from my Equivalency Testing exam. I scored 94%!! Highest mark I've ever got.

Again, I was averaging 75% on the Pearson tests. So I would use that as the benchmark to work towards and you should have no problem with the equivalency test.

If you have any questions let me know.

I took my test. It wasn't as original as the Edexcel/Pearson exam papers, questions were varied though, not much in terms of experiment questions, stuff about evolution, osmosis, cell organelles and human biology as expected. I finished the exam much, much, much earlier than the Pearson exams. So had plenty of time to go over it afterwards and make sure I wasn't dropping any points. It's a 2 hour exam.

Thanks for asking. I've not got the results back yet. But should this week. Fingers still crossed.

Hey! That's awesome! Congratulations!

Hey did you sit this test online??