Key information about our A-Level Chemistry Practical Endorsement course.
The A-Level Chemistry Practical Endorsement course at BioGrad Education is a five-day, laboratory-based assessment programme designed for students studying AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel or Eduqas A-Level Chemistry. Students complete a minimum of 12 practical activities, providing opportunities to demonstrate the Common Practical Assessment Criteria (CPAC) routinely and consistently.
The course covers essential A-Level Chemistry practical techniques, including titration, organic synthesis, reflux, distillation, recrystallisation, chromatography, electrochemistry and reaction rate investigations. Students use specialist laboratory equipment to prepare and analyse chemical substances, collect experimental data and evaluate their results.
Practical assessments are delivered by experienced scientists who provide guidance and support throughout the course. Students should already have a good understanding of the practical skills and procedures required by their examination board, as the programme focuses on assessing competency rather than teaching the A-Level Chemistry syllabus.
BioGrad Education offers A-Level Chemistry Practical Endorsement courses for private candidates, home-educated students and independent learners who need to complete their practical assessments separately from their written A-Level examinations.
Students must be registered with an exam centre where they will sit their written A-Level Chemistry examinations. The exam centre must have an appropriate working agreement with BioGrad Education so that Practical Endorsement results can be communicated correctly.
Is your exam centre not already partnered with BioGrad? Contact our team before booking. We can approach your preferred centre to discuss establishing a working agreement. You can also view our consortium exam centres .
During BioGrad Education's A-Level Chemistry Practical Endorsement course, students complete a minimum of 12 practical activities covering essential techniques in quantitative analysis, organic and inorganic chemistry, chemical synthesis, reaction rates and electrochemistry.
These activities provide opportunities to apply existing scientific knowledge, use specialist laboratory equipment and demonstrate the Common Practical Assessment Criteria (CPAC) routinely and consistently.
Practical 1 – Determination of the relative atomic mass of magnesium.
Practical 2 – Determination of concentration of hydrochloric acid.
Practical 3 – Determination of an enthalpy change of reaction by Hess’ Law.
Practical 4 – Identifying unknowns.
Practical 5 – Preparation of an ester.
Practical 6 – Preparation of benzoic acid.
Practical 7 – Identifying organic unknowns.
Practical 8 – Electrochemical cells.
Practical 9 – Rate of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.
Practical 10 – Rates – Iodine Clock.
Practical 11 – pH – titration curves.
Practical 12 – The iodometric determination of copper in brass.
Yes. BioGrad Education offers five-day A-Level Chemistry Practical Endorsement courses for private candidates, home-educated students and independent learners who need to complete their practical assessments separately from their written A-Level examinations.
Students must register for their written examinations through an exam centre with an appropriate working agreement with BioGrad. You can check our consortium exam centres before booking.
BioGrad Education provides A-Level Chemistry Practical Endorsement courses for students studying England A-Level Chemistry qualifications with AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel or Eduqas.
Students should already understand the practical skills, techniques and procedures required by their examination board specification, as the course focuses on assessing practical competency rather than teaching the syllabus.
BioGrad's five-day A-Level Chemistry Practical Endorsement course includes a minimum of 12 practical activities covering titration, organic synthesis, chemical identification, enthalpy changes, electrochemistry and reaction kinetics.
Activities include preparing esters and benzoic acid, investigating reaction rates through the iodine clock experiment, measuring pH during titrations and using iodometric analysis to determine copper content in brass. The full list of practical activities is provided above.
Students should already have a good understanding of the practical skills and techniques required by their A-Level Chemistry examination board. The course focuses on assessing these competencies rather than teaching practical techniques from scratch.
If you have had limited opportunities to develop your laboratory skills, BioGrad recommends considering the 1-day Introduction to Laboratory Skills course before attending your Practical Endorsement.
No. Completing the A-Level Chemistry Practical Endorsement course does not automatically guarantee a Pass. Students must demonstrate the Common Practical Assessment Criteria (CPAC) routinely and consistently during their practical assessments.
Students who meet the required standard receive a Pass outcome awarded by their examination board alongside their overall A-Level subject grade. Students who do not meet the required criteria receive a Not Classified outcome.
The cost of this course varies depending on location and subject. From £899
You can reserve your place on this course with a deposit of just £224.75 if you are booking more than 28 days in advance. The remaining balance is due four weeks prior to the course start date
You can also choose to pay for this course in 6 instalments if you are booking more than 26 weeks in advance, or 12 instalments if you are booking more than 54 weeks in advance
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