It's time to rethink A Level Psychology – now accredited for first teach 2027

Make the move to our new A Level Psychology

 ✔️ Less content, reducing your workload

Our A Level Psychology has fewer, named core and key studies, intentionally reducing workload.

 ✔️ Making assessment straightforward

With reduced command words and a maximum tariff of just 12 marks, our new A Level Psychology makes assessment straightforward for teachers and students.

 ✔️ Teacher-led, evidence informed

Built with teachers and representatives from the British Psychological Society and the Association for Teachers of Psychology.

 ✔️ Psychology for the world your students actually live in

Our A Level Psychology explicitly includes modern and emerging issues like AI in psychology and racial bias in mental health.

Make the move

Subject Advisor Nicola is your go-to expert for all things psychology. Find out more about how she and the team can support you as you plan and deliver our new qualification.

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Our A Level Psychology qualification – everything you need to know

Accredited specification (H569)

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A Level specification

 

Wonder how this compares to what you're teaching now? Check out our draft switching and mapping guides.  

Accredited sample assessment materials

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 First assessments for the qualification will take place in 2029. 

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Make the move to our new A Level Psychology

Less content, reducing your workload

 ✔️  Fewer core and key studies, all named in the specification – no extra research needed

 ✔️  Consistent paper structures, reducing the time needed to teach exam technique and giving you more time to focus on support and consolidation 

Accessible and straightforward assessment

 ✔️  Each paper lasts 2 hours and is worth a maximum of 80 marks

 ✔️  A max mark tariff of 12 and a consistent set of command words

 ✔️  Only one statistical test, with clear guidance on what’s expected

 ✔️  Research methods assessed in just two papers – no need to revise for them all

Psychology for the world your students actually live in

 ✔️  Modern content and new studies, including the AI and racial bias in mental health

 ✔️  Unique topics in environmental psychology, and sport and exercise psychology

 ✔️  Updated mental health topic and a compulsory criminal psychology unit – both highly relevant and popular with students

 

Support that makes a real difference

 ✔️  Access to a dedicated subject advisor

 ✔️  Curriculum planners and schemes of work for every component and option

 ✔️  Candidate exemplars, practice papers and assessment guides

 ✔️  Classroom-ready resources, including interviews with psychologists and short media clips from the Educational Recording Agency

 Want to know more?

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Free introductory webinars – book now

Hosted by our expert subject advisor, Nicola, our free 30-minute webinars will introduce our redeveloped A Level, including the changes we've made to the specification and assessments and the support and resources to help you teach confidently and successfully.

 Book your space now

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Ready to rethink your A Level Psychology?

 See how easy it is to switch to our straightforward new qualification.

 

AQA switching guide

Pearson Edexcel switching guide

Teacher feedback 

“The new A Level looks ​really good.”​ 

 “I also like the new style of question sizes across all papers.” ​  

 “I feel positive about the changes that have been made and feel that they will be beneficial.” ​ 

“Lots of positive changes, love the accessibility and spec changes.” 

“Good range of questions from short-answer to longer discussion questions. Greater clarity in the​ specification.” ​  

Feedback gathered during our customer testing phase