What we cover, and when

Every track follows a set sequence, so you always know what's coming next.

AQA, OCR and Edexcel chemistry tuition follows the same core content — any board-specific differences are covered live in session.

Track A

Year 12

Weekly · September – July

We start with the physical chemistry that everything else rests on, move through the inorganic topics, then take organic chemistry in order, because each mechanism builds on the one before it. The summer term is for pulling it all together.

Autumn · Physical chemistry foundations

01Atomic structure

02Amount of substance I — formulae, equations, moles

03Amount of substance II — gas laws, concentrations, titration calculations

04Bonding I — ionic, covalent, metallic

05Bonding II — shapes of molecules, polarity, intermolecular forces

06Energetics I — enthalpy changes, calorimetry

07Energetics II — Hess's law, bond enthalpies

08Kinetics — collision theory, rate basics

09Chemical equilibria — Le Chatelier's principle

10Redox — oxidation states, redox equations

— half term —

Autumn · Periodicity and inorganic

11Periodicity — trends across Period 3

12Group 2 chemistry

13Group 7 — halogens

14Halide ion tests and reactions

— Christmas —

Spring · Organic chemistry

15Intro to organic — nomenclature, isomerism

16Alkanes — properties, combustion, free radical substitution

17Halogenoalkanes — nucleophilic substitution

18Halogenoalkanes — elimination

19Alkenes — addition reactions, mechanisms

20Alkenes — E/Z isomerism, polymers

21Alcohols — oxidation, reactions

22Alcohols — esterification, dehydration

23Organic analysis — mass spectrometry, infrared

24Organic analysis — test-tube ID reactions, review

— Easter —

Summer · Bringing it together

25–28Mixed-topic problem solving and exam technique, timed for school internal exams

29–30Revisiting the topics the group most wants to go back over

Track B

Resits & Private Candidates

Weekly · September – June exams

OCR Tuesdays, AQA Wednesdays and Edexcel Fridays, 2–4pm. The topic is the same each week for all three boards.

Both years' content in one, taught in the order that rebuilds understanding rather than the order you first met it. Content finishes the week of 8 February, which leaves mid-February to June for full past papers.

Weeks 1–5 are already taught; subscribers can access the recordings.

Building Blocks · weeks 1–2

w/c Mon 14 SepAlready taught

Atomic structure, electron configuration, ionisation energy, bonding & shapes, intermolecular forces

w/c Mon 21 SepAlready taught

Periodicity, redox, Group 2 & Group 7

Organic Foundations & Carbonyls · weeks 3–4

w/c Mon 28 SepAlready taught

Alkanes, alkenes, haloalkanes, alcohols, IR spectroscopy & chemical tests

w/c Mon 5 OctAlready taught

Aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids & derivatives

Advanced Organic & Synthesis · weeks 5–10

w/c Mon 12 OctAlready taught

Aromatic chemistry: benzene structure, electrophilic substitution, phenols

w/c Mon 19 Oct

Nitrogen compounds: amines, amides, amino acids, proteins

w/c Mon 26 Oct

Polymers & DNA

w/c Mon 2 Nov

NMR spectroscopy

w/c Mon 9 Nov

Organic synthesis: routes and practical techniques

w/c Mon 16 Nov

Application session: mixed problem-solving, Blocks 1–3

Rates, Energy & Equilibrium · weeks 11–15

w/c Mon 23 Nov

Kinetics, energetics (Hess's Law), calorimetry

w/c Mon 30 Nov

Rate equations, Arrhenius

w/c Mon 7 Dec

Born-Haber cycles, entropy & Gibbs free energy

w/c Mon 14 Dec

Equilibrium: K_c and K_p

Christmas break No sessions w/c 21 Dec and w/c 28 Dec

w/c Mon 4 Jan

Acids, bases, K_a, pH calculations, buffers

Inorganic Finale · weeks 16–20

w/c Mon 11 Jan

Period 3 elements & oxides

w/c Mon 18 Jan

Electrochemical cells

w/c Mon 25 Jan

Transition metals (part 1): electron configuration, complexes, ligands

w/c Mon 1 Feb

Transition metals (part 2): colour and ligand substitution

w/c Mon 8 Feb

Transition metals (part 3): catalysis and redox reactions

Week 21 onwards · w/c Mon 15 Feb to June

Full Past Papers

Full past papers, worked through in session.

Track C

Year 13

Weekly · OCR & AQA · through to exams

Weekly sessions start Tuesday 27 October (OCR) and Wednesday 28 October (AQA), 6-8pm.

Weekly support running right through to your exams: mock preparation first, then the Year 13 content for your board, then revision and exam prep from April.

Weeks 1–5 · same for both boards

OCR Tue 27 Oct · AQA Wed 28 Oct

Equilibrium & rates

OCR Tue 3 Nov · AQA Wed 4 Nov

Energetics: Hess's Law and the calculations that come up again and again

OCR Tue 10 Nov · AQA Wed 11 Nov

Organic mechanisms: nucleophilic substitution, addition, elimination

OCR Tue 17 Nov · AQA Wed 18 Nov

Redox & electrochemistry basics

OCR Tue 24 Nov · AQA Wed 25 Nov

Mixed application session: past paper practice across weeks 1–4

Weeks 6–22 · by board

OCR · Tuesdays

Tue 1 Dec

Rate equations: orders, rate constant

Tue 8 Dec

Equilibrium: K_c

Tue 15 Dec

Equilibrium: K_p

Christmas break Tue 22 & 29 Dec

Tue 5 Jan

Acids and bases: pH, K_a, buffers

Tue 12 Jan

Enthalpy: Born-Haber-style calculations, lattice enthalpy

Tue 19 Jan

Entropy and free energy

Tue 26 Jan

Redox and electrode potentials

Tue 2 Feb

Aromatic chemistry

Tue 9 Feb

Carbonyl compounds

Tue 16 Feb

Carboxylic acids and esters

Tue 23 Feb

Nitrogen compounds: amines, amides

Tue 2 Mar

Polymers

Tue 9 Mar

Organic synthesis

Tue 16 Mar

Chromatography

Tue 23 Mar

NMR spectroscopy

Tue 30 Mar

Transition elements: electron configuration, complexes, ligands (part 1)

Tue 6 Apr

Transition elements: colour, catalysis, redox reactions (part 2)

AQA · Wednesdays

Wed 2 Dec

Thermodynamics: Born-Haber cycles, lattice enthalpy

Wed 9 Dec

Thermodynamics: entropy, Gibbs free energy

Wed 16 Dec

Rate equations: orders, rate constant, initial rates

Christmas break Wed 23 & 30 Dec

Wed 6 Jan

Equilibrium constant K_p

Wed 13 Jan

Electrode potentials and cells

Wed 20 Jan

Acids and bases: pH, K_a, buffers

Wed 27 Jan

Optical isomerism

Wed 3 Feb

Aldehydes and ketones

Wed 10 Feb

Carboxylic acids and derivatives

Wed 17 Feb

Aromatic chemistry: benzene, electrophilic substitution

Wed 24 Feb

Amines

Wed 3 Mar

Polymers

Wed 10 Mar

Amino acids, proteins, DNA

Wed 17 Mar

Organic synthesis: routes and practical techniques

Wed 24 Mar

NMR spectroscopy & chromatography

Wed 31 Mar

Transition metals: electron configuration, complexes, ligands (part 1)

Wed 7 Apr

Transition metals: colour, catalysis, redox reactions (part 2)

After week 22 · from April

Revision and exam prep: paper-specific workshops, full past papers, mixed-topic exam technique.

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