Good afternoon:

I was appalled to see that the A-levels this summer were cancelled. I know that this bring chaos into your whole university application scenario.

One of the big concerns that I have and that I’m sure that you have is that you haven’t finished your academic preparation for University. This would mean that this virus interruption doesn’t just affect your A-levels but also your degree.

To address this, I will be teaching an online “transition” Chemistry course. I will start this on the 30^th March and we will work through the A-level curriculum, finishing in late June or early July. Even though you are not planning to come to Swansea, as you applied here I feel you are part of our family J so I would like to invite you to take part in some or all of this.

The basic format of the course is as follows:

For each broad topic:

A “placement” quiz to see how well you know the area.
Videos that explain the topic
Several quizzes/workshops from the videos in which you can assess your understanding
At least one live virtual class in which you can ask me questions and we can work through problems
An end “quiz”
Extension videos where appropriate to take you past the A-level curriculum.

The two-fold purposes of doing this are to keep you occupied over a long break (give you something to do!) and to make sure you have a running start once you get to university (wherever that might be! J)

If you’d be interested in this, please fill out the survey at: https://forms.gle/7kP5XVWgkSBYDZvSA

And – of course – if you have any questions about anything – I’ll be checking e-mail often.

My very best wishes,

Simon