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title: "Preparing for Your A Levels"
url: "https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/sixth-form/preparing-for-your-a-levels"
school: "St Bernard’s Sixth Form"
---

# Preparing for Your A Levels

## How to Prepare for Your A Levels

So you’ve just finished your GCSEs, and you’re already starting to look towards your A-Levels. They’re a lot harder than GCSEs: you’ll be studying fewer subjects and have more free time, but the style of teaching and learning is different to GCSE.

Sounds daunting? Luckily, our team of expert teachers have prepared transition work which is designed to support you make the jump from GCSE to A Level. Completing this work will help your brain to stay engaged over the long vacation, help you to determine whether you’ve chosen the correct A Levels and finally it will get you started in developing the Independent Learning skills that are required to be successful in Sixth Form.

### Art

 [art](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/art)

### Biology

 [biology](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/biology)

### Business

 [business](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/business)

### Chemistry

 [chemistry](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/chemistry)

### Drama and Theatre

 [drama-and-theatre](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/drama-and-theatre)

### Economics

 [economics](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/economics)

### English Literature

 [english-literature](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/english-literature)

### Geography

 [geography](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/geography)

### Graphics

 [graphics](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/graphics)

### History

 [history](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/history)

### Maths

 [maths](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/maths)

### Media Studies

 [media-studies](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/media-studies)

### PE

 [pe](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/pe)

### Photography

 [photography](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/photography)

### Politics

 [politics](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/politics)

### Psychology

 [psychology](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/psychology)

### Religious Studies

 [religious-studies](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/religious-studies)

### Sociology

 [sociology](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/sociology)

### Textiles

 [textiles](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/textiles)

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###  St Bernard’s Sixth Form

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- [ About Us ](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/sixth-form/life-in-the-sixth-form)
- [ Admissions ](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/sixth-form/admissions)
- [ Curriculum ](https://sixthform.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/sixth-form/preparing-for-your-a-levels)
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