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What’s going to happen with A’levels? Unfinished GCSEs syllabus

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Billythegreat · 21/08/2021 08:47

DS did brilliantly in the subjects he’s talking for A’levels - 8s and 9. He hasn’t finished the syllabus for any of the subjects though especially the sciences and I believe they’re quite difficult subjects, Chemistry, Biology and geography. He’s going to a college for A’levels as his school doesn’t go beyond GCSEs so I’m worried they won’t know where his gaps are. Will this be a problem?

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TeenMinusTests · 21/08/2021 10:38

This might be a bit unfair, but I would hope that someone capable of 8/9s in the sciences, progressing to A level, would have spent some time June-August filling in the gaps themselves using the revision guide / seneca / youtube.

catndogslife · 21/08/2021 10:22

For Biology and Chemistry A level students often have different starting points because some of them will have done Combined Science GCSE and others will have done separate Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
So A level teachers will be used to some students having "gaps".

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