A complete set of notes for child language acquisition full of theorists, linguists, facts, stats, examples, application and more. I used these notes only alongside practice questions to achieve an A* in 2017. Why they work: Easy to learn, concise, bullet point revision notes Show different lines of arguments that can be used to ‘evaluate’ an idea which is crucial to enter the top bands Omitted endless details on methodology and results Replaced these with meaningful comments on each study to form the basis of your argument in the exam (crucial to enter top bands!) Summary sheet includes: The stages of acquisition Different things to pick out in a transcript given in the exam & what to say about them Nativist approach Constructivists Nurture approach Cognitive approach Notes for written & multi modal language acquisition Full revision for Paper 1 Model essays for all topics in A Level English Language, including child language Check out my shop for more: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/astarlevels

I’ve created a comprehensive set of notes for every topic in A Level English Language. There are five pages full of theorists, linguists, facts, stats, examples, real world application and more. I used these notes only alongside practice questions & achieved an A* in 2017. Why they work: Easy to learn, concise, bullet point revision notes Omitted endless details on methodology and results Replaced these with meaningful comments on each study to form the basis of your argument in the exam (crucial to enter top bands!) Summary sheet includes: Dominance: Zimmerman & West, Beattie, Spender, Fishman Deficit: Lakoff, Jepersen Difference: Tannen, Trudgill, Coates Diversity: Cameron Notes for all six topics in A Level English Language Model essays for all topics in A Level English Language Check out my shop for more: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/astarlevels

Example student written model articles on gender, accent & dialect, social group/ sociolect & occupation. Why they work: Top band articles show how to balance engaging style with linguistic theories Ideas of headlines, straplines & openings Use as a style model for your future (brilliant!) articles! I also made a resource with a headline, strapline & engaging opening for every topic that you could be required to write an article on. This is a great tool for students to avoid wasting time starting articles and getting straight on with it. Find it here

I’ve created a comprehensive set of notes for every topic in A Level Psychology. They completely cover the specification, condensing all the key theories, studies, applications and evaluations into one booklet. I used these notes only alongside practice questions & achieved an A* in 2017. Why they work: > Organised according to, and covering entirely, the AQA specification. > All AO1 and AO3 ready to answer exam questions > Presented in a concise and memorable way It covers every topic in this area of the spec: • Classification of schizophrenia. Positive symptoms of schizophrenia, including hallucinations and delusions. Negative symptoms of schizophrenia, including speech poverty and avolition. Reliability and validity in diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia, including reference to co-morbidity, culture and gender bias and symptom overlap. • Biological explanations for schizophrenia: genetics, the dopamine hypothesis and neural correlates. • Psychological explanations for schizophrenia: family dysfunction and cognitive explanations including dysfunctional thought processing. • Drug therapy: typical and atypical antipsychotics. • Cognitive behaviour therapy and family therapy as used in the treatment of schizophrenia. Token economies as used in the management of schizophrenia. • The importance of an interactionist approach in explaining and treating schizophrenia; the diathesisstress model. Please see my shop for resources to fully prepare you for the exam: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/astarlevels

A checklist of all the research methods content needed for the year one and year two exams (AQA). It is split into what is needed for first year and second year for your convenience :-) Check out my shop for all the revision resources i used to get an A*: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/astarlevels

14 practice essay questions organised in a workbook format for A Level English Language. Includes an essay template for each question to guide students to structure an answer. Questions are written in ‘evaluate’ style i.e.* ‘evaluate the idea that some accents and dialects are viewed more favourably than others’* Why it works: Covers every topic: gender, accent & dialect, sociolect, world English, language change Template helps structure answers Practice recalling AO2 and arranging it with other theories to build an argument Model essays for all topics in A Level English Language

I’ve created a comprehensive set of notes for every topic in A Level Psychology. This includes 23 pages of colourful, concise notes & 80 flashcards covering the entire specification . I used these notes only alongside practice questions & achieved an A* in 2017. Why they work: Organised according to, and covering entirely, the AQA specification for year 1 & 2 exams Based off mark scheme points so directly relevant to exams Presented in a concise and memorable way<br /> Includes 80 card flashcard set & link to a quizlet so you also have an interactive version Please note that the booklet only covers first year content & the flashcards cover both years. This shouldn’t make any difference as all information for every part of the specification over both years is provided here, just letting you know its in different formats! Check out my shop for more AQA A Level Psychology resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/astarlevels

12 pages of practice essay questions for the new psychology paper 3 AQA A level. Despite many students being able to recite key studies and theories by Milgram, Singh or Kohlberg, without plenty of practice putting these theories into essays and linking up ideas, they often fail to reach the top marks. However this resource provides students with multiple essays for each topic in the specification and that could appear on their paper. It has a checklist encouraging them to plan the essay to pick the most relevant ideas, then write it and most importantly get it marked for feedback. When preparing for A Level Psychology some of the most crucial preparation is practice and this resource gives realistic, challenging and invaluable suggested questions. There are loads of 16 marker essay questions for every topic in the new specification meaning students can plan and practice a response to almost every possible question they could be asked since I spent a lot of time creating questions that cover all of the specification. Check out my shop for more: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/astarlevels

This is a collection of exam questions for the new AQA Psychology specification (2016) focused on the topic of cognitive psych/ memory. I also have made workbooks for attachment, social psych and psychopathology - if you liked this then don’t miss them - linked below!! The questions are usefully grouped so that once you have revised the topic you can test yourself on a range of questions that have appeared in the past, giving you ample opportunities to get familiar with the types of questions the exam board have asked in the past and no doubt will again. Even students who can recite their notes off by heart may struggle to achieve the top grades because they have poor exam technique, but this workbook is the ideal resource to improve exam technique simply by practicing! I have meticulously gone through past papers for the old specification and carefully selected the most relevant questions to the new spec, allowing students to prepare for exam questions that are likely to reappear. I found this very useful on the way to getting an A*. I also have these workbooks for attachment, social psychology and psychopathology- https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/attachment-exam-question-booklet-a-level-psychology-aqa-new-spec-11684162 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/social-psychology-exam-question-booklet-a-level-psychology-aqa-new-spec-11684168 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/psychopathology-revision-exam-question-booklet-a-level-psychology-aqa-new-spec-11684165

4 pages of practice essay questions for the new psychology paper 2 on approaches and biopsychology. Despite many students being able to recite key studies and theories by Freud, Rogers or Pavlov, without plenty of practice putting these theories into essays and linking up ideas, they often fail to reach the top marks. However this resource provides students with multiple essays for each topic in the specification and that could appear on their paper. It has a checklist encouraging them to plan the essay to pick the most relevant ideas, then write it and most importantly get it marked for feedback. When preparing for A Level Psychology some of the most crucial preparation is practice and this resource gives realistic, challenging and invaluable suggested questions. There are loads of 16 marker essay questions for every topic in the new specification meaning students can plan and practice a response to almost every possible question they could be asked since I spent a lot of time creating questions that cover all of the specification. Hope these pre made questions save you some time! Chat with me @astarlevels

A checklist of everything that can be assessed in AQA A Level Psychology from the first year content. It covers the introductory topics i.e. memory, attachment, etc. and the approaches. Use it to make sure you know exactly what you need to know - this is based on the spec straight from the exam board - and check there aren’t any gaps in your notes! Get research methods checklist and year 2 checklist in the bundle. See my shop for the notes and resources i used to get an A* in 2017 on the new spec :-)

4 pages of practice essay questions for the new psychology paper 1. Despite many students being able to recite key studies and theories by Milgram, Bowlby or Zimbardo, without plenty of practice putting these theories into essays and linking up ideas, they often fail to reach the top marks. However this resource provides students with multiple essays for each topic in the specification and that could appear on their paper. It has a checklist encouraging them to plan the essay to pick the most relevant ideas, then write it and most importantly get it marked for feedback. When preparing for A Level Psychology some of the most crucial preparation is practice and this resource gives realistic, challenging and invaluable suggested questions. There are loads of 16 marker essay questions for every topic in the new specification meaning students can plan and practice a response to almost every possible question they could be asked since I spent a lot of time creating questions that cover all of the specification. Hope these pre made questions save you some time! Chat with me @astarlevels

Four posters with the key information for each topic condensed onto one page. Produced by a student who achieved an A* in 2017. Why they work: Clear, colourful and organised in text boxes so easy to memorise studies Brief summary of each topic can be displayed on bedroom wall and looked at regularly Comprehensive set of notes full of theorists, linguists, facts, stats, examples, real world application and more Includes accent & dialect, occupation, gender and sociolect Please notes these posters are a bedrock of theories. If you want each topic written in more detail please see here…

Poster giving an explanation and examples of jargon. Could be used as a starter or as part of a display alongside students own posters. Follow my twitter to stay updated with more essential free resources and news - @astarlevels

This blew up on twitter! Download the simple but incredibly useful template today. Tried and tested by an A* student. Over 100 resources now uploaded to help you revise A Level English Language, check it out: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/astarlevels This resource: “blank canvas” revision - a wacky font on a blank canvas for every topic. Encourage students to try out different ways of filling each poster. Experimenting with a variety of techniques will keep them interested and starting to think about the topics in different ways. Follow my twitter to stay updated with more essential free resources and news - @astarlevels