AQA A-Level Psychology: Reviewing the 2025 Exams

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This brand-new detailed course is designed to provide an in-depth review of the 2025 AQA A-Level Psychology exams, focusing on key areas of student performance, common mistakes, and strategies for improving student outcomes. Through expert-led sessions, you will gain insights into the specific challenges students face in AQA A-Level Psychology, as well as practical strategies for refining teaching approaches to address these issues and enhance future performance.

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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

• Gain comprehensive insights from the 2025 AQA A-Level Psychology exams
• Identify common pitfalls in written and practical assessments
• Develop strategies to strengthen students’ understanding of psychological theories, research methods, issues, debates and approaches and practical applications
• Improve students’ ability to apply knowledge to real-life scenarios and data analysis

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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 papers and practical investigations
• Addressing common errors and misconceptions in psychological concepts
• Developing an action plan to improve teaching strategies and student outcomes

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10.45am: Break

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11.00am: Excelling in Written Exams (Paper 1 & 2)

• How students’ responses compared to examiner expectations
• Enhancing responses to multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended-response questions
• Strengthening students’ application of psychological theories to unfamiliar contexts (AO2)
• Improving students’ ability to analyse and interpret research data

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11.45am: Mastering Research Methods (Paper 2)

• Common challenges in research methods and how to overcome them
• The use of mini-practicals in developing knowledge and understanding of research methods
• Strengthening students’ skills in data analysis and presenting findings clearly

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12.30pm: Lunch

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1.30pm: Improving Data Analysis and Application in the Exam

• Approaching data analysis and interpretation questions with confidence
• Teaching students to apply research findings and statistical techniques to exam scenarios
• Strengthening students’ written responses, particularly in evaluating research and drawing conclusions
• Enhancing critical thinking and evaluation of psychological studies and research methods

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2.30pm: Break

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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 focused practice
• Creating a progressive teaching culture that supports continuous improvement in psychology education
• Action planning to ensure sustained student success in AQA A-Level Psychology

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3.30pm: Depart