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New A Level Psychology Specifications - Order Your Free Department Briefing
25th May 2014
The exam board specifications for the new linear A Level in Psychology and new AS Level in Psychology will be published very soon!Each exam board will publish the full specification for each qualification (A Level Psychology & AS Psychology) together with specimen assessment materials (exam papers and mark schemes) for each of the new units.For all exam boards, the new A Level and AS in Psychology represents a significant change and we are aware that many centres are taking this opportunity to review which exam board will be most suitable for their students.As a support to all centres intending to offer A Level Psychology and AS Psychology from September 2015, the new tutor2u Psychology team is producing a comprehensive free report that analyses each of the new specifications. The report, published in early July, will include:A summary of the key changes for each exam board compared with their existing specifications;Comparison of the way in which the Ofqual core subject content is covered by the new Psychology specifications;An overview of how each new specification differs in terms of assessment, unit structure and content outside the Ofqual core;Analysis of extent to which the AS specification for Psychology is co-teachable with the linear A LevelPsychologyOur overall opinion on the relative merits of each specification.We have invited each of the exam boards to contribute to the briefing report by way of answers to a set of consistent Q&A which will further help centres inform their choices.You can order your free print and/or digital copy of the New A Level in Psychology - Specification Briefing from our online store now.We will despatch the report to you as soon as it is complete