Revision Workshops for A level and Level 3 students 2026 – Chemistry in-person
Get a boost to progression to Higher Education with our free revision workshops for Post 16 students.
Our Chemistry study day is offered in 2 formats on separate dates, with both days covering the same content. Aimed at supporting Year 13 students with revision for their forthcoming examinations, however Year 12 students are welcome to attend.
Topics covered will be delivered through a mixture of short talks and work on practice questions. We will ask individual attendees for more information about areas they would like support with, however topics previously covered have included:
- Amount of Substance Calculations – titrations
- Transition metals - Ligand exchange reactions
- Redox - General principles
- Acids and Bases - Buffer calculations
- Energetics - Hess's cycle calculation
- Thermodynamics – Gibbs
- Bonding - intermolecular forces
- Rate Equations - Working out orders
- Organic Mechanisms - nucleophilic substitution
- Carboxylic acids and derivatives - nucleophilic addition/elimination
- Alkenes – electrophilic addition/inductive effect
- Aromatics - electrophilic substitution
- NMR spectroscopy
Further details of the full series of events making up the Revision workshops in 2026.
Please note events may have a limited capacity – completing the application form does not guarantee a place. We may need to operate a waiting list if over-subscribed.
Applying as an individual – Complete this application form to request a place on the event(s) of your choice.
Applying to bring a group – Complete this form and a member of Outreach will get back to you
Contact Isabel Leah, Outreach and WP lead, from Outreach Team i.leah@chester.ac.uk for further details
Who you'll Learn from
Dr Andrew Fogg
Senior Lecturer
Dr Noha Ziedan
Senior Lecturer
Exton Park is centrally located in Chester, and accessible via the M53, A483, A41, A56, and public transport from the city centre.
Address
University of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BJThe Greenway Gate, accessible between 7am – 9pm with your University pass, is located at the back of the overflow car park and is the nearest point of access to the Millennium Greenway cycle path that connects to routes throughout the city.
Bache train station is a 15-minute walk from Exton Park and Chester railway station is a 20-minute walk. Arriva 1A and Arriva 1 run frequent services that stop with a short walk to Exton Park. All three Park and Ride routes, PR1, PR2 and PR3 have connections within walking distance to Exton Park.
Parking on campus is limited, so we recommend using public transport and/or walking if possible.