AS-Level Chemistry – (2027 exam) – Term 3a (April 2027)

Important note

Do not purchase Term 3a if the student intends to study for the full A-Level (purchase Term 3b instead)! Term 3a is for students taking the AS-Level exam.

Course Overview

This course covers the content for the AQA specification. The course is also suitable for Cambridge and Edexcel International A-level, but there may be need for supplementary private sessions. It is a one-year course and assumes that GCSE-level Chemistry has already been achieved. It can be a stand-alone qualification or can be taken as the first of two years of the PX Classroom A-Level Chemistry course.

At AS-Level, the assessment of practical skills is by written exams only. At A2-Level a separate practical endorsement can be taken for AQA. This is advisable if the student wishes to study science at university. There is no practical endorsement for Edexcel International A-Level. Cambridge International A-Level has a compulsory practical examination.

Course Method

Class notes are distributed in advance and are filled in during the class.

Homework is set from the current AQA Chemistry AS-Level student book which must be purchased in advance (2nd edition; ISBN 9780198351818). Homework is self-marked. Tests compiled from past exam papers are set on completion of each topic and are marked by the teacher.

Lessons are interactive, focusing on achieving excellent understanding of the content, developing good scientific methodology, and developing the critical and analytical thinking skills necessary for further study in Chemistry.

All practical work is taught by the use of videos. A video recording is made of each lesson (with only the teacher visible) and upon request it can be made temporarily available to a student who missed the lesson.

Course Details

Term 3a completes Organic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry for the AS specification. Plenty of lesson time is set apart for revision of the AS syllabus in preparation for the exam.

Term 3a comprises 8 lessons (two per week for four weeks). Each lesson lasts 1hr 30 minutes.

This PX Classroom is held on Tuesdays at 11.30am and Thursdays at 11am (London time zone), starting from Tuesday, 13th April 2027. The last lessons are due to be on 4th and 6th May 2027.