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Cambridge A‑level Psychology 9990
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Four equally-weighted papers - core studies, research methods, and two chosen specialist options - where evaluation and the distinctive plan-a-study questions decide the grade. We tutor the exact 9990 combination your child is entered for, AS and A-level.
How we teach Cambridge A‑level Psychology at Tuition Highway
A simple four-step approach designed to build confidence, close gaps and improve exam performance.
Find the gaps
A diagnostic against the syllabus topics tells us what's secure and what isn't, so we teach the gaps rather than the whole book.
Teach weekly, one to one
The same tutor teaches each week around school. Concepts build step by step, with the school's pace kept in view.
Practise like the exam
Past-paper questions begin early, followed by full timed papers marked against the published mark scheme.
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Expert, vetted Cambridge A-level Psychology tutors who have taught the 9990 specification. Past-paper work is reviewed against published mark schemes, so your child can see where marks are awarded and where they are being lost. UK-qualified teachers are available on request as a premium option.
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Reviews work against the mark scheme
Your child learns where the marks actually are, not where they feel they should be.
Built for online teaching
Shared whiteboard, worked solutions and lesson materials saved to review after the session.
Consistent across the term
The same tutor every week - and if that changes, we tell you first.
The 9990 papers your child actually sits
Cambridge A-level Psychology is assessed across four equally-weighted papers. AS Level uses Papers 1 and 2; the full A-level adds Papers 3 and 4, based on the two specialist options studied. AS content and research methodology are assumed throughout.
PAPER
WHAT IT TESTS
DETAILS
HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
AS LEVEL - PAPERS 1 & 21
Approaches, Issues and DebatesCore studies
The 12 core studies, psychological approaches, issues and debates
1h 30m
60 marks / 25%
Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
2
Research MethodsAS methods
Research methods, planning investigations and data handling
1h 30m60 marks / 25%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
A-level - PAPERS 3 & 43
Specialist Options: Approaches, Issues & DebatesTwo options
Specialist option content plus analysis and evaluation
1h 30m60 marks / 25%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
4
Specialist Options: Application & Research MethodsTwo options
Application of option content plus planning and research methods
1h 30m60 marks / 25%- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
The four specialist options are Clinical, Consumer, Health and Organisational Psychology; candidates study two.
Figures shown for 0580 and 0980 syllabuses for 2025-2027.
AS LEVELPAPERS 1 & 2Approaches, Issues and Debates
Core studies
- WHAT IT TESTS
- The 12 core studies, psychological approaches, issues and debates
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m60 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Research Methods
AS methods
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Research methods, planning investigations and data handling
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m60 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
A-levelPAPERS 3 & 4Specialist Options: Approaches, Issues & Debates
Two options
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Specialist option content plus analysis and evaluation
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m60 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
Specialist Options: Application & Research Methods
Two options
- WHAT IT TESTS
- Application of option content plus planning and research methods
- DETAILS
- 1h 30m60 marks / 25%
- HOW WE PREPARE STUDENTS
- Build fluent methods without calculator shortcuts
- Review mark-scheme working with timed past-paper questions
The four specialist options are Clinical, Consumer, Health and Organisational Psychology; candidates study two.
Papers 2 and 4 each include a planning question where candidates design and evaluate a study. Grades are A*-E at A-level and a-e at AS. Exams run in June and November, with March in India.
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2025 - 2027- A-level papers
- 4 (Papers 1-4)
- AS papers
- Papers 1 & 2
- Specialist options
- 2 of 4 (Papers 3 & 4)
- Each paper
- 1h 30m / 60 marks / 25%
- Grading
- A*-E (AS: a-e)
- Core studies
- 12 (AS)
Syllabus for 2024-2026. Research methods and issues and debates are live across the whole course, not just in one isolated paper.
What the Psychology syllabus covers
These are the main syllabus strands your child is expected to cover. We teach all of them, starting with the gaps that are costing marks first.
Tuition stays aligned to the exact paper or unit structure, so revision time goes where the marks actually move.
The biological approach
The cognitive approach
The learning approach
The social approach
Research methods
Planning & methodological concepts
Data handling
Clinical Psychology (option)
Consumer Psychology (option)
Health Psychology (option)
Organisational Psychology (option)
Issues and debates
A-level research methods
Application to the real world
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Questions parents ask about Cambridge A‑level Psychology
Which papers does my child sit for Cambridge A-level Psychology?+-
Four: Paper 1 (Approaches, Issues and Debates), Paper 2 (Research Methods), Paper 3 (Specialist Options: Approaches, Issues and Debates) and Paper 4 (Specialist Options: Application and Research Methods). AS Level uses Papers 1 and 2 only.
What are the specialist options?+-
Clinical, Consumer, Health and Organisational Psychology. Candidates study two of the four, examined across Papers 3 and 4.
What are the planning questions?+-
In Papers 2 and 4, candidates plan a study - selecting the method, design, controls and measures - and then evaluate the plan. It is a distinctive applied part of the assessment.
How is it graded?+-
A* to E at A-level, and a to e at AS Level.
When are the exams?+-
June and November series, with an additional March series in India.
Can my child use a calculator?+-
Yes. There is data-handling in the research-methods papers, though candidates are not required to carry out inferential calculations.
What if the tutor isn't the right fit?+-
We replace them - free, and with no argument - and hand over the syllabus progress and known concerns so the new tutor continues seamlessly.
Can you help us choose between Cambridge and Edexcel Psychology?+-
Yes. Both are strong international routes; the difference is structure - Cambridge's papers-together model versus Edexcel's bankable, resittable units.