UK A-level people

[Module]

I'm starting in September, and am trying to do some studying before I start my courses.
I've bought a couple of revision textbooks, but would like access to some other (free) resources as well!
In Sydney I relied upon the glorious BoredofStudies.com with all the notes and essays one could dream of! Unfortunately though my Google journeys have discovered no A-level equivalent. D:

What do you suggest? Can you get any free study notes or essays online??
Cheers.

[Pogue]

This will be difficult because at A levle most education institutions will keep any files and stuff they have on the cources private, i.e. on their own instranet.

Also, course content varies from year to year and institution to institution.

However if you tell me what subjects your doing I could grab you loads of stuff from my various sources.

Out of interest why are you doing A levels? You moved over here from Australia permanently?

[Holden Caulfield]

She has

[Module]

Moved before I finished my HSC (Australian 'A-levels').

My subjects are modern history, classical civilisation, law and politics.

[Holden Caulfield]

I didnt mean to answer your question in a rude fashion, i thort you were offline...:o

[Module]

That's quite alright, I thought nothing of it!

[Pogue]

I can try and get you some politics stuff, anything in particular?

History depends on what your course content is, we did Russia from like 1865-1917.

Class civ and law depends on your course content but I could get alot of stuff on that but again I don't wanna bombard you with useless shit.

[Module]

Yeah, I'm not going to worry about the history subjects, as I have no idea, as you said, what we'll actually be studying yet.

According to my 'Politics' revision guide, unit 1 is called 'People, Participation and Politics', and unit 2 is 'Governing Modern Britain'. I've read through the notes on unit 1 a few times but I would ideally want some essay questions or sample essays so I can put all the 'facts' in order in my mind, if you have any! I don't mind specifically what they're on, as long as they're something to do with something we'll be taught in either of the 'units'!
Once I've written a couple of essays I think I'll have an easier time getting my head around the rest of the details on the rest of the subjects.
If you don't have any essays/questions some notes on the electoral system would be good! Or just notes on anything in either unit.
I'm not fussy on the topic, I just need some general extra information! Thank you

[Pogue]

Yeah, I'm not going to worry about the history subjects, as I have no idea, as you said, what we'll actually be studying yet.

According to my 'Politics' revision guide, unit 1 is called 'People, Participation and Politics', and unit 2 is 'Governing Modern Britain'. I've read through the notes on unit 1 a few times but I would ideally want some essay questions or sample essays so I can put all the 'facts' in order in my mind, if you have any! I don't mind specifically what they're on, as long as they're something to do with something we'll be taught in either of the 'units'!
Once I've written a couple of essays I think I'll have an easier time getting my head around the rest of the details on the rest of the subjects.
If you don't have any essays/questions some notes on the electoral system would be good! Or just notes on anything in either unit.
I'm not fussy on the topic, I just need some general extra information! Thank you

Well I did those units, and I could literally give you over a hundred pages of notes on them, easily, but it depends on how much you want them as its stuff no doubt you'll be covering anyway. Its all set out clearly by the way, in powerpoints and stuff.

[Killfacer]

Honestly i don't think someone as bright as yourself even needs to bother with revision.

[Module]

Ah, well, I would like them... a great deal! I know I'll be covering it anyway but I'm trying to get a grip on it before I start the course - on 'Politics' specifically!
So, if you could send me those notes that would be great! I'll PM you my email ...

Honestly i don't think someone as bright as yourself even needs to bother with revision.Aw, shucks :)

[Pogue]

Yeh Des you sound pretty motivated and clever, the course really isn't that bad. I can still send you it of course, but I found it kinda easy, especially as I already had a grip on politics and got an A just fine without much revision, so don't ge too worried about it.

I'll still send you it, but if you don't want to be bombarded with about 50 powerpoint presentations I can answer any questions you have in PMs or something myself.

[Holden Caulfield]

Honestly i don't think someone as bright as yourself even needs to bother with revision.

He is being nice but it's also pretty true, some (i say some coz biology, maths and that kinda shit is beyond me) A levels aren't that hard.

Revleft makes us way smart and you have contact with a shit load of super intelligent helpful people to ask questions to, or to ask for sources.

You're smart, already far more educated that most people doing them, and can make logical well thought out arguments.

You will breeze them.

By all means try, but I'm telling you, you dont need to bother trying that hard

[Angry Young Man]

Yeah, I'm not going to worry about the history subjects, as I have no idea, as you said, what we'll actually be studying yet.

Likely you'll be doing Britain 1895-1918 as one module and Consolidation of Totalitarian regimes as the other. If you're really lucky, you'll get to see a video about all the countries in the lead-up to WWI. It has appropriate background music, so Russia has heavy music, Germany has aggressive music, and after the weight of all this tension etc., Cut to Britain, where people are on a carousel. You'd have to watch it of course, but I found it funny as fuck for its use of about four or five national stereotypes.

If you're really lucky, you'll get to watch a laughably reactionary video on Stalin. Made by ITV, ofc.

[Jorge Miguel]

Read the specification for each subject and the past exam paper making schemes on the exam boards website. Learn what the specification asks off by heart (perhaps by the Tony Buzan method) and repeat it verbatim in the exam.

I did that and got Three Bs.

[Module]

Damn it, past papers! What a good idea! I totally forgot about that :D
I found this (http://www.ocr.org.uk/pastpapermaterials/pastpapers/AS_ALevelGCE/past_papers_2007_january.html) which seems to be just what I'm looking for. Good on you, Jorge Miguel.

[Dr Mindbender]

I'm starting in September, and am trying to do some studying before I start my courses.
I've bought a couple of revision textbooks, but would like access to some other (free) resources as well!
In Sydney I relied upon the glorious BoredofStudies.com with all the notes and essays one could dream of! Unfortunately though my Google journeys have discovered no A-level equivalent. D:

What do you suggest? Can you get any free study notes or essays online??
Cheers.

what subjects are you taking?

[Sugar Hill Kevis]

If you go on your exam boards websites (AQA, Edexcel etc) they have a plethora of past papers and the marking scheme which highlights all of the pertinent points you'd be expected to include in an answer. Given as there are generally a limited number of questions for each module you study which are just asked in slightly different manners every time, if you get those down, it's a good framework.