AQA GCSE Chemistry 8462: online tutoring
One-to-one lessons for AQA GCSE Chemistry, planned around your child’s exam date, with homework and examiner-style marking.
The exam at a glance
- Syllabus
- Exams from June 2018
- Grades
- 9 to 1
- Routes
- Foundation tier (grades 1 to 5) and Higher tier (grades 4 to 9); all papers at the same tier
- Exam series
- May/June
Facts from the board’s own syllabus: official document. Always confirm your child’s entry with the school.
| Paper | Route | Time | Marks | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1Topics 1 to 5: Atomic structure and the periodic table; Bonding and structure; Quantitative chemistry; Chemical changes; Energy changes | Foundation and Higher | 1 hour 45 minutes | 100 | 50% |
| Paper 2Topics 6 to 10: Rate and extent of chemical change; Organic chemistry; Chemical analysis; Chemistry of the atmosphere; Using resources | Foundation and Higher | 1 hour 45 minutes | 100 | 50% |
What the course covers
- Atomic structure and the periodic table
- Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter
- Quantitative chemistry
- Chemical changes
- Energy changes
- The rate and extent of chemical change
- Organic chemistry
- Chemical analysis
- Chemistry of the atmosphere
- Using resources
How we teach 8462
Concepts are explained with clear diagrams first, then the calculations, then the exact wording the mark scheme accepts.
Practical and data-handling questions are practised every week, because they carry marks that many students drop.
Long-answer questions are planned in class so your child writes complete, mark-earning explanations.
Where students usually lose marks
- Calculations with units and significant figures
- Practical and experimental skills questions
- Explaining in precise key terms
- Linking ideas across topics
“Today’s class went really well. My daughter is very satisfied. She said she understood it properly. Please carry on just like this.”
Chemistry on other boards
- Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 0620
- Cambridge O Level Chemistry 5070
- Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry 9701
- Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Chemistry 4CH1
- Pearson Edexcel International A Level Chemistry YCH11
- AQA A-level Chemistry 7405
- OCR GCSE Chemistry A (Gateway Science) J248
- OCR A Level Chemistry A H432
- Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 1CH0
- Pearson Edexcel A Level Chemistry 9CH0
- AP Chemistry
Questions parents ask
Do you teach the current AQA GCSE Chemistry syllabus?
Yes. Lessons follow the board’s current syllabus (Exams from June 2018). We check the specification before planning a course, and we tell you if anything changes.
Which route or tier should my child take?
The options are: Foundation tier (grades 1 to 5) and Higher tier (grades 4 to 9); all papers at the same tier. After the free demo we look at your child’s work and the target grade, and suggest the right one with the school.
Can you help close to the exam?
Yes. Exam-season courses focus on timed practice, the topics that lose the most marks, and marking every paper like the real exam.
Start 8462 lessons with a free demo
Book a free 60-minute one-to-one lesson. You choose the topic; we show you the notes, the practice and how the work is marked.
