What we cover, and when

Every track follows a set sequence, so you always know what's coming next. The content works for AQA, Edexcel and OCR alike — where the boards differ, I point it out in the session.

Year 12 Year 13 Year 13 Catch-Up

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

Autumn · Periodicity and inorganic

11Periodicity — trends across Period 3

12Group 2 chemistry

13Group 7 — halogens

14Halide ion tests and reactions

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

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

Year 13

Weekly · September – March, then exam prep

Content finishes by March, which leaves April and May entirely for revision, past papers and exam technique.

Autumn · Rates, equilibria, acids and bases

01Rates of reaction — orders, rate equations

02Rate equations — rate constant, initial rates method

03Equilibrium constants — K_c

04Equilibrium constants — K_p

05Acids and bases — Brønsted-Lowry, strong acid and base pH

06Acids and bases — weak acids, K_a, pK_a

07Acids and bases — buffers

08Acids and bases — titration curves, indicators

Autumn · Aromatics and carbonyls

09Aromatic chemistry — benzene structure and reactions

10Aromatic chemistry — electrophilic substitution mechanisms

11Carbonyl compounds — aldehydes and ketones

12Carboxylic acids and derivatives — esters, acyl chlorides

Spring · Nitrogen chemistry, synthesis and analysis

13Amines

14Amino acids, proteins and DNA

15Polymers — condensation polymerisation

16Organic synthesis — routes and practical techniques

17Chromatography and NMR spectroscopy

Spring · Thermodynamics, electrochemistry, transition metals

18Thermodynamics — Born-Haber cycles, lattice enthalpy

19Thermodynamics — entropy, Gibbs free energy

20Electrode potentials and cells I

21Electrode potentials and cells II — fuel cells

22Transition metals — electron configuration, complex ions

23Transition metals — colour, catalysis, redox reactions

March onwards

Past papers, exam technique and mixed-topic drilling, right up to the exams.

Track C

Year 13 Catch-Up

Weekly · September – December

This isn't a rushed version of the whole Year 12 course. It's the topics that come up most in mock papers and cause the most "I thought I understood that" moments, finished before mocks begin.

01Moles and calculations — the essentials

02Atomic structure and electron configuration

03Bonding and structure

04Energetics essentials — Hess's law and calculations

05Kinetics and equilibrium

06Redox and oxidation states

07Periodicity, Group 2 and Group 7

08Organic nomenclature and isomerism — getting the basics solid

09Alkanes and free radical substitution

10Halogenoalkane mechanisms

11Alkenes — mechanisms and addition reactions

12Alcohol reactions

13Organic analysis — mass spectrometry and infrared

14Exam technique — tackling application-style questions across topics

15Mock exam practice and past paper session

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