What sort of support is provided to help teachers new to the course?
AQA provides basic support material and will require attendance at a (free) standardising meeting that provides support for the internally assessed component. This website provides access to an e-mail list that provides a network of fellow teachers (including the senior examiners) who will reply to queries and respond to your problems.
This website and the e-mail list will advertise support courses arranged either directly by the project team or in conjunction with the Science Learning Centre Network. The project team also provides an annual student conference that provides further networking opportunities.