IGCSE Chemistry – Term 1 (Sept. 2025)

Course Overview

This course covers content for both Edexcel and CAIE (Cambridge) IGCSE specifications. It is a two-year course and does not require any prior knowledge. However, if KS3 Chemistry has not been covered, it can be challenging, especially in the first term.

Course Method

Class notes (covering both Edexcel and CAIE) are distributed in advance and are filled in during the class.

Homework is set from the current Edexcel IGCSE student book which must be purchased in advance (ISBN 9780435185169). Homework is self-marked and any arising problems can be discussed in the lesson. Homework also includes optional practical assignments. Tests compiled from past exam papers are set on completion of each topic and are marked by the teacher.

Lessons are friendly, interactive, and focus on thinking skills. Videos of relevant practical experiments are watched and discussed during the class. 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 1 covers the foundational principles of Chemistry and comprises 13 weekly lessons. Each lesson comprises two 40-minute sessions with a short break in between.

This PX Classroom is held on Wednesdays at 1pm (London time zone), starting from Wednesday, 3rd September 2025. There will be no lessons on 24th September & 1st October, nor during the half-term break which commences on 27th October. The last lesson is due to be on 17th December 2025.