AQA A-Level Chemistry: Reviewing the 2025 Exams
Course Code: T0393
£249.00
ABOUT THIS COURSE
This detailed course is designed to provide an in-depth review of the 2025 AQA A-Level Chemistry exams, focusing on key areas of student performance, common mistakes, and strategies for improving student outcomes in both written exams and practical assessments. Through expert-led sessions, you will gain insights into how students performed, identify challenges they faced, and develop practical approaches for refining teaching strategies to address these issues and enhance future performance.BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
- Gain comprehensive insights from the 2025 AQA A-Level Chemistry exams
- Identify common pitfalls in written and practical assessments
- Improve student understanding of key chemical concepts and principles
- Enhance students’ ability to apply their knowledge in data analysis and extended-response questions
- Learn effective strategies to improve practical skills and performance in the practical endorsement
PROGRAMME
10.00am: Understanding the 2025 Exam Performance- Key takeaways from examiner feedback – strengths and areas for improvement
- Identifying trends in student performance across written exams (Papers 1 & 2) and practical assessments
- Addressing common misconceptions and errors in chemical theory and practical work
- Developing an action plan for improving teaching effectiveness and student outcomes
10.45am: Break
11.00am: Excelling in the Written Exams (Paper 1 & 2)
- How student responses aligned with examiner expectations
- Enhancing student responses to multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended-response questions
- Strengthening application of chemical principles to unfamiliar contexts (AO2)
- Improving data analysis and evaluation of experimental results (AO3)
11.45am: Mastering Practical Assessments and the Practical Endorsement (Paper 3)
- Common challenges in practical assessments and how to address them
- Developing student skills for accurate and detailed experimental work
- Preparing students for the practical endorsement, ensuring all criteria are met
- Enhancing students’ ability to analyse experimental data and suggest improvements
12.30pm: Lunch
1.30pm: Improving Data Analysis and Application in the Exam
- Approaching data analysis and interpretation questions with confidence
- Helping students apply their knowledge to novel experimental scenarios
- Developing techniques for improving the accuracy of written responses in data-heavy questions
- Teaching strategies for dealing with complex calculations and chemical equations
2.30pm: Break
2.40pm: Moving Forward – Preparing for Success in 2026
- Key lessons from the 2025 exams and how to implement them in teaching
- Preventing recurring mistakes with targeted intervention and practice
- Creating a progressive teaching culture that encourages continuous improvement in chemistry education
- Action planning to ensure sustained student success in AQA A-Level Chemistry
3.30pm: Depart
A-Level - Code: T0393
AQA A-Level Chemistry: Reviewing the 2025 Exams
COURSE LEADER
Dee Martin is Head of Chemistry & STEM at Prince Henry’s High School in Evesham, an Academy with a non-selective intake. She is a Chief AQA and OCR A-Level Chemistry examiner. Dee currently delivers revision courses to schools across the country guiding teachers in preparing for exams and helping to raise student grades.