A Level Scheme of Work Template: AS and A2, Hours-Based

Whether you're running AS as a standalone one-year qualification or the full linear A Level across two, the planning structure is the same underlying shape — hours against a budget, month by month.

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Know your route first

An AS-only cohort and a full A Level cohort don't share the same total hours budget, and treating them the same is the most common planning mistake — decide the route before you start allocating hours, not after.

What each topic needs

• Specification reference — traceable back to the actual syllabus.
• Content and level — the specific subtopics, and which stage (AS or A2) they belong to.
• Hours allocated per month — spread across the months you'll actually teach it.
• Learning outcome and assessment — what a student should be able to do, and how you'll check it.
• Key dates — mocks, coursework, anything specific to this topic.

Pacing that actually reflects your calendar

A percentage-covered figure doesn't tell you if you're on track — knowing your real periods-per-week for this specific class, and walking that forward through your actual calendar (holidays included), gives you an honest projected finish date instead.

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