I’d agree, although there’s not much quantum stuff. The issue has been that grade boundaries for an A* has been as low as in the low 60% range (bearing in mind that only the top 10% ish of students get this). That becomes quite demotivating for a lot of students

(There's a mix of question types in A level physics - the trend over the last few years is that the level of difficulty have bordered on undergraduate level difficulty. Lots of complaints have been raised about this - if anything the level of AQA exams have been far far too hard recently)

Thank you again for raising this - I've been so frustrated at their response that I'm grateful a bit of pressure is being applied. Many students nationally will have been disadvantaged by this....

For context, I have made my concerns clear to AQA. They doubled down on "Some type 1a supernovae are brighter than expected".

They are dimmer.

We shouldn't *have* to appeal to voices of authority to help here - it's a clear error. The AQA astro teaching guide correctly says this on page 41.

(I'm absolutely certain there's a mistake in the question I've listed and AQA are doubling down on it...)

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I've taught this course since the spec changed and know it like the back of my hand. The notes and mark schemes match the language expected from AQA.

I also love the balance of core notes and independent practice - I think a lot of revision guides get this balance wrong

I’m glad it’s been useful!

As if by magic, the science textbook authors found each other and made sanctuary from the novelists!

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