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A-Level Psychology online

Study A-Level Psychology online at a flexible pace, with teacher contact matched to your chosen journey. Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons per subject, and Journey 3 adds two live lessons per week. Inventum is a Cambridge and Pearson accredited online school teaching learners aged 16–18 in more than 50 countries.

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What you'll study in A-Level Psychology

The Cambridge Psychology syllabus shown here covers 18 topics. Your exact specification is confirmed before enrolment. Teacher contact and lesson format depend on the learning journey you choose.

Candidates for Cambridge International AS Level should study the AS Level content for Paper 1 and Paper 2.

  • Biological
  • Cognitive
  • Learning
  • Social
  • The issues and debates considered at AS Level are:
  • the application of psychology to everyday life
  • the use of children in psychological research
  • the use of animals in psychological research

Candidates for Cambridge International A Level should study all the syllabus content.

  • Abnormality
  • Consumer behaviour
  • Health
  • Organisations
  • These include all the issues and debates introduced at A Level
  • cultural bias
  • reductionism (versus holism)
  • psychometrics
  • determinism (versus free-will)
  • longitudinal research.

How A-Level Psychology is assessed

The Cambridge route shown here has 4 externally marked papers. Exams are sat in person at a suitable registered exam centre. The family arranges registration and pays the centre; paid assistance from Inventum is available separately.

Paper 1 Approaches, issues and debates

1 hour 30 minutes

Candidates answer all questions. Short answer questions and an essay question, based on core studies. Candidates answer each question in the spaces provided on the question paper.

Paper 2 Research methods

1 hour 30 minutes

Candidates answer all questions. Section A: Short answer questions, Section B: Scenario-based questions. Section C: A design-based question divided into two parts Candidates answer each question in the spaces provided on the question paper.

Paper 3 Specialist options: theory

1 hour 30 minutes

Candidates answer two questions from two specialist options. Question 1: The question is divided into three parts. Question 2: Structured essay-based question divided into two parts.

Paper 4 Specialist options: application

1 hour 30 minutes

Candidates answer questions from two specialist options. Section A: Candidates answer two questions from a choice of four. Section B: Candidates answer one design-based question from a choice of four. Section C: Candidates answer one essay question from a choice of four.

Why study Psychology with Inventum

1-to-1 subject teaching

Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons with a specialist teacher for every enrolled Psychology subject. Additional sessions can be purchased separately.

Teaching matched to your journey

Journey 2 includes recordings of the precision-teaching lessons. Journey 3 includes those lessons live twice each week for every enrolled subject.

Study at your own pace

No fixed 9-to-3 timetable. Fit study around training, travel, relocation or recovery.

Recognised worldwide

Cambridge and Pearson qualifications are accepted by universities and employers internationally.

Frequently asked questions about A-Level Psychology

Yes. You can take Psychology as a single subject alongside another school, or as part of a full-time A-Level programme with Inventum. Many families start with one subject and add more later.

Psychology is assessed through 4 externally marked papers: Paper 1 Approaches, issues and debates, Paper 2 Research methods, Paper 3 Specialist options: theory, Paper 4 Specialist options: application. Full details are in the assessment section above.

Written exams are taken in person at a suitable registered exam centre. Your family is responsible for finding the centre, registering by its deadline, and paying its fees. Inventum offers a separate paid add-on to help find and communicate with a centre; the centre's own fee is not included.

A-Level Psychology is recognised internationally and supports progression to university applications worldwide.

Fees depend on which learning journey you choose and how many subjects you take. The fees page sets out each journey, and a discovery call gives you an exact figure for your situation.

Other A-Level subjects

Combine Psychology with any of these — most students take several.

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