Where Can my Home Schooled Child Take Ex...
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Information About Exam Entry for Home Schooled Children
For home schooled children who have studied for a public exam like GCSEs or A levels either independently, through a private tutor, or via a correspondence course, it is usually the pupil’s own responsibility to find an exam centre, register...
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To help children prepare for exams within a home education, there are past exams papers available for all kinds of exams, from eleven plus examinations to GCSEs and A levels. These are available to buy from book shops and websites, and may also be possible to borrow from the library, but since many children...
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Exams are scary events for most children, and for home schooled children who will usually be taking exams in a big study hall when they are used to studying one to one in their living room or bedroom, exams can be an especially scary event! This article looks at ways to help your home schooled child...
Teaching Revision and Exam Technique...
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Most students feel nervous about exams, but homed schooled students might have extra nerves about taking the exams in a large exam centre with students they may have never previously met. It’s a good idea to take your homed schooled child along to the exam centre in advance of the date of the first...
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All about GCSEs and A Levels
‘GCSE’ stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education, the exams that within mainstream schools in the UK most students take at the end of year 11, usually when aged 16, although GCSEs can be taken at any age and home schoolers especially often take these...
Home Schooling and Making a University A...
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The basic answer to the question ‘what do universities think about home schooled students’ applications to further education?’ is that every institution differs. Most universities want to be certain that applicants to their courses will be able to cope with and benefit from their education...
Home Schooling and GCSEs...
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Home schooling students who want to take GCSE qualifications (which usually last two years, and in schools culminate in exams usually taken at the age of 16, in school year 11) have several options to consider. While the school norms for GCSEs are outlined above, GCSEs can in fact be taken at any age,...
Home Schooling and A Levels...
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All about A Levels
A Levels are higher level qualifications for students in England, Northern Ireland and Wales – in Scotland, the equivalent qualification is the Scottish Higher. A Levels are now split into two qualifications, AS (Advanced Subsidiary) and A (Advanced) level qualifications, which...
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Parents making decisions about home schooling their children tend to be thinking first about the benefits or disadvantages that a home education would give their child, and it may only be once the decision has been made to home educate that he or she begins to consider the actual process and reality...