A-levels are difficult but not impossible; taking them on with determination is the best thing to do!
A-LEVEL
What is pollination? How do we hear, taste, or feel touch? What’s lighter, a kilogram of stones or a kilogram of feathers?
Everything we do is a chemical reaction. A transformation, of matter – anything that takes up space and has mass.
Chemists need to know what makes up matter and why and how it is transformed.
Chemistry helps us understand, and make predictions about, our reality.
Anyone curious about the world around us and how it works will be in their element on this Chemistry course.
How does temperature affect the rate of reaction?
We’re going to react sodium sulphate with methanal at different temperatures and you’ll be amazed at what happens when we lower and raise the mercury.
This experiment clearly demonstrates how the state of matter can be transformed through changing environmental conditions – a cornerstone of Chemistry.
Fascinating facts:
Careers for the scientifically minded span the range of industries and job types.
You could find yourself in a chemistry-related role:
Or you could decide that your experience lends itself to work in an associated field:
Atomic Structure, Amount of Substance, Bonding, Energetics, Equilibria, Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Electrode Potentials, Electrochemical Cells and Acids and Bases
Periodicity, Group 2, Group 7, Period 3, Transition Metals, Ions in Aqueous Solution
Nomenclature, Reaction Mechanisms, Isomerism, Alkanes, Halogenoalkanes, Alkenes, Alcohols, Aldehydes & Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, Aromatic Chemistry, Amines, Polymers, Amino Acids, Proteins, DNA, Synthesis, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Chromatography
Experiments are used through this course to support the learning and to help students enhance their experience with laboratory equipment.
Six good passes at GCSE including two at grade 6 or above
Grade 6, 6, 6, from 2 Sciences and Maths
If you wish to take two Science A-levels, you need Grade 7,6,6 from two Sciences and Maths
2 years
3 final exams
Linear A-level
AQA
All the Chemistry teachers are experienced and enthusiastic, and use a range of teaching methods to ensure that each individual student has the very best chance of achieving their potential.
Fancy the chance to experience life at Oxford University?
Xaverian College offers Year 12 science students the chance to take part in a week-long Corpus Christi summer school, a highlight of the North West Science Network’s packed calendar of events.
We’re the Greater Manchester hub for the NWSN, which also features lectures by celebrated scientists, regional laboratory visits, and a Maths Study Day – featuring lectures and interactive workshops exploring diverse topics from cancer research to jet engine propulsion.
Did you know that you don’t have to study all three sciences to get into Medicine at university? Your final A-level can be in any subject that you enjoy, as long as you achieve the grade your chosen university requires. Why not consider one of the following:
Emma Jones, a Year 12 student at Xaverian College, has been named one of four winners in the prestigious Portico Sadie Massey Awards, which aims …
Two Year 12 students at Xaverian College, Caitlin Bowler and Nadia Bishop-Broadhurst entered The British Association for American Studies (BAAS) School Essay Prize earlier this …
This year we celebrated 160 years of Xaverian! There have been many changes over the years, however the fundamentals have stayed the same. The zeal …
Emma Jones, a Year 12 student at Xaverian College, has been named one of four winners in the prestigious Portico Sadie Massey Awards, which aims …
Two Year 12 students at Xaverian College, Caitlin Bowler and Nadia Bishop-Broadhurst entered The British Association for American Studies (BAAS) School Essay Prize earlier this …
This year we celebrated 160 years of Xaverian! There have been many changes over the years, however the fundamentals have stayed the same. The zeal …