As part of your college or school biology course you will have some required practical activities (experiments, dissections and biological preparations). These may be called practical activity groups (PAGs). You may also have some other practical work set by your teacher that sits alongside and enhances your theoretical learning.
An understanding of practical biology is embedded in all the assessment objectives (AOs) for every biology specification, so practicals are a valuable use of your time. All exam boards also expect learners to gain practical skills. They test these both in the written exams and via the teacher-assessed practical endorsement, according to five Common Practical Assessment Criteria (CPAC 1–5, see Box 1) issued jointly by the awarding organisations.
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