A* in French/Spanish A-level.

Hi!
Just wanted some tips on how to get the highest grade in an Edexcel Language A-level please. It seems to be extremely difficult to achieve one and I was just wondering if anybody who has one can give me either some generic advice relating to all exam boards or some specific advice relating to Edexcel in particular.
Thank you!

I did edexcel French, but I did it at a rubbish sixth form college. I think maybe1 person got an A* but I'm not 100% sure. Even the native French speakers got As and Bs, no A*.

Please bare in mind it may be completely possible to get an A* if you go to a good private school, or even a very good state school, but if your school is just normal it's very difficult indeed as you do need a fair bit of support from teachers when it comes to languages at a-level.

I was a few marks off an A in my French alevel, and I'm sure if I'd gone to a better school I could have easily got an A but instead I got a measly B


The AS is actually much more difficult with edexcel. The listenings and readings are massively more difficult from GCSE and as for the essay half the marks are about structure!

The A2 is comprised just of 2 essays, a small translation and the oral debate.

If you're good at plagiarising essays and have a bit of luck on your side the A2 written exam should be a walk in the park 😈

In sum, it's actually very difficult to get an A* but I think an A is doable if you're very committed