AS-Level Chemistry – Term 3a (April 2026)

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 and Edexcel International Specifications in Chemistry. 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.

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 continues with Organic Chemistry and finishes with an introduction to Analytical Chemistry. This is a short term so that students may take the AS-Level exam if they wish. It is not necessary to take this exam if the intention is to continue to A2 level (via the PX Classroom for A-Level Chemistry).

Term 3a comprises 10 lessons (two per week for five weeks). Each lesson lasts 1hr 30 minutes.

This PX Classroom is held on Tuesdays at 2pm and Wednesdays at 9am (London time zone), starting from Tuesday, 14th April 2026. The last lesson is due to be on 13th May 2026. Adjustments to these dates may have to be made once the AQA exam timetable is released.