Get Help With Your GCSE Exam Revision

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Dec 16, 2025

Feeling Overwhelmed?

Feeling overwhelmed by your GCSE chemistry revision? Lost in all the content, baffled by impossibly difficult topics, and feeling the pressure of the exam countdown?

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.

Why GCSE Chemistry Revision Feels So Overwhelming

As you know, GCSE chemistry covers a huge range of themes, from atomic structure and bonding, to titrations, electrolysis, bond energies, and reaction rates. And then of course there are all the calculations. If you missed something early on, it can be really hard to work out what’s going on.

There are lots of other reasons why you may be struggling with revision:

You don't know where to begin
You're not sure where to focus your limited time
You feel like you're lagging behind your classmates
You lack confidence after struggling with difficult questions
You feel the pressure of limited time before the exams

If this is you, then don’t worry — Axiom Science is here to help.

A Clear Revision Strategy

Effective revision isn’t about last-minute cramming or copying endless notes from a textbook. Here’s what you really need:

This is why a self-paced online course can be so powerful. It gives you everything you need in one place — without the pressure of keeping up with your friends.

How Axiom Science Can Help You

Our self-paced GCSE chemistry revision course has been built to help students understand the core ideas of the subject, gain confidence in answering questions, and prepare effectively for the exams.

Modular structure

Six core modules cover the entire syllabus, and you can jump straight to the areas you find hardest — whether that’s titration calculations, REDOX reactions, or exothermic processes. Focus your time where it matters most.

Explore the Chemistry Course

Foundations of Chemistry

Atoms, elements and compounds, states of matter, kinetic theory, solubility and diffusion, separation methods, chromatography, atomic structure, isotopes, the Periodic Table.

Bonding and Structure

The mole and relative mass, ionic / covalent / metallic bonding, chemical formulae and equations, structure of materials (giant vs molecular), crystal shapes, allotropes, alloys, electrical properties, electrolysis.

Inorganic Chemistry

Acids and bases, pH, indicators, titration, redox and oxides, gases and air composition, halogens, group 1 and 2 metals, extraction of metals, rusting and corrosion, chemical tests.

Organic Chemistry

Crude oil and fractional distillation, alkanes and alkenes, isomers, alcohols, carboxylic acids and esters, polymers and polymerisation, simple organic reactions and applications, bioplastics.

Physical Chemistry

Energy changes and enthalpy, specific heat capacity, reaction rates and collision theory, catalysts and activation energy, reversible reactions, chemical equilibrium.

GCSE Revision and Exam Preparation

Understanding exam questions, common misunderstandings, memorization, writing equations, drawing graphs, calculations, questions about experiments, important labs, designing experiments, safety, revision techniques, preparing for exam-style questions.

Student-friendly video lessons

Over 100 teaching video lessons, all of which can be watched as many times as you like. You’ll find comprehensive explanations, clear diagrams, helpful notes, and video simulations — everything you need to get a clear understanding of the subject.

Summary videos

Comprehensive summary videos to draw everything together and help you remember the important ideas.

Worked examples and practice questions

Exam-style questions are included throughout the teaching videos, and every module concludes with focused worked example videos, allowing you to sharpen your exam skills.

Instant-feedback tests

Nearly 60 instant-feedback tests to test your understanding, all accompanied by full worked solutions to help you understand any problem areas.

Dedicated exam preparation module

The ultimate grade-booster — an entire module dedicated to maximizing your marks by showing you how to approach exam-style questions. Includes vital topics like memorization, writing equations, drawing graphs, calculations, and avoiding common misunderstandings. If you're really pressed for time, this is the place to start!

Get Started For Free

Don’t settle for second best, relying only on textbooks and classroom notes. Get started with our free sample course, containing the first 15 steps. Then unlock the full course whenever you’re ready. Get ready to boost your GCSE grade today!

The Axiom Science Chemistry GCSE Revision course is designed to cover the whole syllabus for Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry (2017 onward). Other GCSE and IGCSE chemistry specifications share the same core content—atomic structure, bonding, chemical reactions, energetics, reaction rates, and basic organic chemistry—but they differ in some details. Students sitting other examinations should check their specification for exact coverage. Axiom Science is not affiliated with or endorsed by Edexcel, Pearson, Hodder, or associated companies.

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