Home education · Years 7 to 13

    Support for home-educating families

    Home educating through the exam years means finding the right course, the right board and an exam centre that takes private candidates. We can help with the teaching and the structure.

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    What we offer

    Live tutoring

    One-to-one or small-group lessons in any of our subjects: English, Maths, Sciences, History, Economics and Media Studies.

    The Learning Hub

    3 self-study courses and 72 lessons in English Language for GCSE (grades 4 to 9), with worksheets and model answers. £10 a month.

    About the Learning Hub

    Choosing a course and board

    Help deciding between GCSE and International GCSE, and which exam board suits your child.

    Written progress updates

    Regular written updates you can keep as a record of your child's learning.

    Taking exams as a private candidate

    Private candidates sit their exams at an approved exam centre that accepts external students. You enter through the centre, not directly with the exam board.

    For English Language, the GCSE includes a spoken language endorsement that the centre must arrange and assess. That is one reason many home-educating families choose an International GCSE for English.

    Entry deadlines and fees vary from centre to centre, so check them directly with the centre you choose, well before the exam series.

    JCQ guidance for private candidates

    Tell us what you're working towards

    Let us know your child's year, subjects and plans, and we'll suggest how we can help. We reply within one working day.

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