Psychology A Level: The best online resources

For subjects that aren't the main sciences, finding resources can get challenging. However, fear not! I have collated all of the resources I have used over the course in this post so hopefully you can find something that floats your boat.


Need to find exam questions to practice with? Again, fear not as I have included some notes on how to find them! Just scroll down to find out more or click here to skip ahead.


1. Psychology A Level 

This one has been an absolute crutch for me and I wish I knew about it sooner. This is almost as comprehensive as the textbook and covers all of the topics. The have both AO1 and AO3 and it's free, what more could you need? I mainly used this alongside the textbook to write and update my Quizlet cards as I find that the way it explains the topics cuts out a lot of the textbook "fuzz".

2. Simply psychology 

I used this at the start of the course and it was pretty useful for reading into the topics with more depth. There is a lot of detail, there's example questions and questions banks. One main drawback is that not all topics have been covered.

3. Psych boost

If listening is more your style of learning this will definitely be a godsend for getting through psychology. It's covers all the content you need, I've personally found that some of the studies are a bit niche if you consider the illuminate textbook as the standard, so remember that you don't need to remember every study you come across.

4. Tutor2u 

Tutor2u is a really well known resource for psychology students, especially considering how they hold different competitions for students to get involved in. Some resources are better and provide more detail that others and at times I have found that they don't have everything so it's not my favourite. They do have free model answers for questions which there isn't much of online, and they are pretty decent for demonstrating what structure you can follow with your answers.

5. Study Smarter

Again, not all of the topics have been covered but I've found that the way this website walks through information can help with really understanding the harder topics like the biology aspects of each topic. The way the sections are ordered is weird as it doesn't exactly follow the spec so navigating the website is difficult at times but definitely worth having a look at.

6. Seneca

Seneca is overly simplistic I personally find. I've went on it a few times, the studies aren't explained in much detail which makes the content easier to digest. It could possibly be worth using if you're the type to read ahead, it could save time and be more engaging but still means you can learn something new in lessons (personally I don't believe that reading ahead should be in-depth anyway, just a basic understanding to allow for better engagement with the lesson content).

7. Psycholotron

They have teaching resources which I've used before. I find the website difficult to navigate but you can search "psycholotron pdf" followed by the topic into google to find specific resources. 

Other resources to keep the course fun and interesting


Sourcing practice exam questions

Here's some different tips and tricks I definetely did not use to get practice exam questions for each subject.

If you have any of your own recommendations, please comment them below for others to use!

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