I feel out of depth with a levels and struggling to cope.

I am finding a levels extremely difficult,especially the fact that my school only has 4 hours per subject teaching time so there is a lot of independent study and Im struggling to learn the content and find it hard to understand and the textbook is useless and the fact my school won't allow us do 3 a levels but forces us to do 4 is making life even more hard!I feel like the new specification is so so much more harder then the old one.Im doing biology,chemistry,maths and economics but might be changing economics to physics.

Have you considered asking your parents to ask the school to allow you to do 3 A-levels instead? If this isn't possible, I'd say you have two options: move sixth form or buckle down and try to cope with the workload. The thing with A-level revision is you need to find a method that works best for you. What type of learner are you? Do you enjoy videos? Do you enjoy moving around whilst learning? Answering these questions can help you find an effective method of revision.

As a general rule of thumb, never rely on only one resource for your revision, as it always helps to receive the same information from two or more sources. One source may be better than the other for a particular topic. I'm assuming you're in year 12, please don't get too disheartened about all of this, seek support from those close to you, as well as us, to help you get through this.

Have you considered asking your parents to ask the school to allow you to do 3 A-levels instead? If this isn't possible, I'd say you have two options: move sixth form or buckle down and try to cope with the workload. The thing with A-level revision is you need to find a method that works best for you. What type of learner are you? Do you enjoy videos? Do you enjoy moving around whilst learning? Answering these questions can help you find an effective method of revision.

As a general rule of thumb, never rely on only one resource for your revision, as it always helps to receive the same information from two or more sources. One source may be better than the other for a particular topic. I'm assuming you're in year 12, please don't get too disheartened about all of this, seek support from those close to you, as well as us, to help you get through this.

Videos got me through my GCSE but struggling to find good videos for a levels.I found ma chem guy for chemistry he seems ok.For maths i cannot find anything that is good maths genie is too basic for the sort of difficult questions that I come across it is only good for basic concepts.For biology cannot find any good videos at all.

I am finding a levels extremely difficult,especially the fact that my school only has 4 hours per subject teaching time so there is a lot of independent study and Im struggling to learn the content and find it hard to understand and the textbook is useless and the fact my school won't allow us do 3 a levels but forces us to do 4 is making life even more hard!I feel like the new specification is so so much more harder then the old one.Im doing biology,chemistry,maths and economics but might be changing economics to physics.

I do the same as you but might just be dropping economics. Is that 4 hours a week you have if each subject?

Yes, 4 hours per subject every week, which is quite little as I know in other school there is 5 hours per subject.And the teachers keep setting me work and questions on stuff we never covered in class especially chemistry, for complex calculations like amounts of substances I can do basics but not such complex level questions that are set.

Well at my school we have a two week timetable with 9 hours per subject and I don't find it that bad

Videos got me through my GCSE but struggling to find good videos for a levels.I found ma chem guy for chemistry he seems ok.For maths i cannot find anything that is good maths genie is too basic for the sort of difficult questions that I come across it is only good for basic concepts.For biology cannot find any good videos at all.

Depending on your exam board, try out E-Rintoul on YouTube. The videos he makes are pretty good, but they don't go into a good amount of depth all the time. Mr Pollock on YouTube is okay, but his content isn't very thorough. Have you head of SnapRevise? They do videos for a variety of subjects which are pretty comprehensive, with the only catch being that you have to pay to access the videos. There are a couple of free videos at the beginning of every subject, so take a look at those and consider whether or not the investment is worth it.

Edit: Oh, and like a fellow user commented above, ExamSolutions is a very good maths resource. If you're ever confused, use him. Ultimately it's your choice how you revise, you need to become more independent with your decisions. Do some more research for maths.

I am finding a levels extremely difficult,especially the fact that my school only has 4 hours per subject teaching time so there is a lot of independent study and Im struggling to learn the content and find it hard to understand and the textbook is useless and the fact my school won't allow us do 3 a levels but forces us to do 4 is making life even more hard!I feel like the new specification is so so much more harder then the old one.Im doing biology,chemistry,maths and economics but might be changing economics to physics.

I'd suggest, since your school forces you to take 4 a-levels, stick with economics. The economics a-level course in comparison to physics a-level is a lot simpler, and so if you want to (as seems to be the case) focus on Biology, Chemistry and Maths, then I wouldn't recommend taking physics, unless you believe you may decide to pick a degree in the future that is physics-related.

Freesciencelessons on youtube does GCSE videos but has mentioned that he'll start doing A-level videos - though that may be in a few months time, which is a bit late.

Does your school offer so-called subjects "clinics"/ extra-help sessions? These are incredibly useful to go to if you think you're struggling with the workload.

I would also recommend taking the time to do extra practise questions that are not just the homework, and then asking your teachers to either mark it or go over it with you. This will 1) allow your knowledge to expand further, with the aid of your teachers and 2) let your teachers know that you are an enthusiastic student you would like extra help, which is always great for when they come to write UCAS.

Hope this helps!

I know about e rintoul and mr pollock.I have used exam solutions before, but there are just some problems I can never find answers online on how to solve them.I heard of snap revise but Im sceptical if the videos are any good.Im not sure if some of the online videos are in enough depth or if the wording they use is right as for biology the wording is really important to get the marks.

What sort of problems can't you find answers to online? If these are textbook questions, and your are doing Edexcel for maths, there's a chance that there you can find worked solutions on every question in the text book to help you with you maths work. SnapRevise have a couple of free videos for each subject, so check those out and make your decision on whether or not to invest. The idea behind using several sources for your revision is that by the off chance one doesn't go into enough detail, the other will help to fill in some of the blanks. For specific wording for exam questions, online videos aren't too helpful. That comes with past paper practice.

I do OCR A for biology,chemistry and maths.It's those questions for chemistry with calculations and some maths topics I can't sometimes find the more complex content being taught and just the simple stuff.

Have you thought about buying an additional text book for each subject? That way you'd have two explanations for each topic, which decreases the chance that you'd get confused on a particular topic. For chemistry calculations, I recall doing quite a few off of these worksheets that my teachers at school gave us. Try asking your teacher to supply you with some chemistry calculations questions, along with the mark scheme. Look at the specification for your subjects so you know exactly what you have to learn. If the information that you have access to isn't sufficient enough, you would have to branch out to other sources of information in order to cover the content.

Have you thought about buying an additional text book for each subject? That way you'd have two explanations for each topic, which decreases the chance that you'd get confused on a particular topic. For chemistry calculations, I recall doing quite a few off of these worksheets that my teachers at school gave us. Try asking your teacher to supply you with some chemistry calculations questions, along with the mark scheme. Look at the specification for your subjects so you know exactly what you have to learn. If the information that you have access to isn't sufficient enough, you would have to branch out to other sources of information in order to cover the content.

Videos got me through my GCSE but struggling to find good videos for a levels.I found ma chem guy for chemistry he seems ok.For maths i cannot find anything that is good maths genie is too basic for the sort of difficult questions that I come across it is only good for basic concepts.For biology cannot find any good videos at all.