Exam Board and Specification At New College, we study the OCR Biology A Specification. This can be accessed here (or here is the full web address if needed: https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-and-a-level/biology-a-h020-h420-from-2015

Preparation for first term – Cells

We usually start the academic year on the cells topic.

A good start would be to familiarise yourself fully with what you have covered at GCSE Science in relation to cells. It doesn’t really matter if you were studying AQA, OCR or another exam board at GCSE. Most content is similar. So, for example, this section on GCSE Biology on cells from AQA is good. Read through this section thoroughly and complete the self-assessed test at the end.
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To help you progress to A Level standard content on cells, I highly recommend the following YouTube channels:

Bozeman Biology – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BDkfQgGXLY&list=PL7A750281106CD067

Khan Academy- https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=khan+academy+biology

Crash Course Biology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnQe0xW_JY4&list=PL3EED4C1D684D3ADF

Here are the specific links to relevant video tutorials connected to the cells topic:

Bozeman Biology – A Tour of the Cell – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z9pqST72is

Crash Course Biology – The City of Animals Cells – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z9pqST72is

Khan Academy – The Cell – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmwvj9X4GNY

Other useful sources

The revision website, Physics and Maths Tutor, also has lots of great material for other A Level subjects, including A Level Biology. Here you can find free summary notes and flash cards to the first topics we cover at A Level. https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/biology-revision/a-level-ocr-a/module-2/

The publisher CGP also have produced a good guide book to help you get ahead. This is about £5 (hard copy) https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/secondary-books/as-and-a-level/science/biology/bbr71-head-start-to-a-level-biology

Alternatively, if you have an Amazon Kindle account, you can download it to a Kindle reader on a PC for free: https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Head-Start–level-Biology-ebook/dp/B00VE2NIOI

Contact me

Feel free to email me at luke.sinnick@newcollege.ac.uk if you have any questions.