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Year 10 Revision Crash course Chemistry

Break down barriers. Boost grades. Build GCSE confidence.

Our intensive Chemistry crash course is tailor-made for Year 10 students who want to reinforce their understanding, plug knowledge gaps, and get ahead before Year 11. With a strong focus on exam technique, practical skills, and core content, this course sets the foundation for top-tier GCSE performance.

What’s Covered:

 

✅ Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table

✅ Chemical Bonding & Properties of Materials

✅ Quantitative Chemistry & Formula Calculations

✅ Acids, Bases, and Salts

✅ Rates of Reaction & Energy Changes

✅ Required Practicals & Exam Strategies

Why Join?

  • Delivered by experienced science tutors

  • Includes step-by-step problem solving and past paper practice

  • Small group sizes for personalised attention

  • Revision packs, cheat sheets, and guided worksheets provided

Set your chemistry knowledge on fire – in the good way.

Limited seats – reserve yours today!

Timing Subject Cost Focus Topic
11:00 – 03:30 pm Chemistry £40.00 AQA, Edexcel, OCR Gateway
and OCR 21st Century
Higher & Foundation
Triple / Combined Science
  • Structure of atoms (protons, neutrons, electrons)
  • Isotopes
  • History of the atom (Dalton to Bohr)
  • Atomic number & mass number
  • Electronic configuration
  • Periodic table layout
  • Mendeleev’s development
  • Group 1, Group 7, Group 0 elements
  • Periodic trends
  • Metals vs. non-metals

Practice: Drawing atoms, calculating protons/neutrons, configuration questions, trends questions, explain reactivity changes
11:00 – 03:30 pm Chemistry £40.00 AQA, Edexcel, OCR Gateway
and OCR 21st Century
Higher & Foundation
Triple / Combined Science
  • Ionic bonding
  • Covalent bonding (simple molecules)
  • Giant covalent (diamond, graphite, graphene)
  • Metallic bonding
  • Properties of each type
  • Relative atomic/formula mass
  • Moles & molar calculations
  • Mass/mole equations
  • Concentrations
  • Limiting reactants (Triple: % yield, atom economy)

Practice: Dot-and-cross diagrams, property explanations, Calculation questions from past papers
11:00 – 03:30 pm Chemistry £40.00 AQA, Edexcel, OCR Gateway
and OCR 21st Century
Higher & Foundation
Triple / Combined Science
  • Reactivity series
  • Displacement reactions
  • Acids & alkalis
  • Neutralisation + Making salts (Required Practical)
  • Electrolysis (basics + half equations)
  • Crude oil & fractional distillation
  • Alkanes & alkenes
  • Combustion
  • Triple: alcohols, carboxylic acids, polymers

Practice: Electrolysis diagrams, salt preparation steps, Naming, drawing, and identifying organic compounds
11:00 – 03:30 pm Chemistry £40.00 AQA, Edexcel, OCR Gateway
and OCR 21st Century
Higher & Foundation
Triple / Combined Science
  • Pure vs impure
  • Chromatography
  • Gas tests (H₂, O₂, CO₂, Cl₂)
  • Flame tests + NaOH tests
  • Triple: Instrumental methods (GC-MS basics)
  • Earth’s atmosphere evolution
  • Greenhouse gases & climate change
  • Water purification (Required Practical)
  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • Final review: key equations + Required Practicals overview

Practice: Match ions to test results, interpret chromatograms, Quick quizzes, flashcards, targeted past paper questions