Online GCSE - any suggested providers?

[Squaredy]

My son has just chosen his GCSE options and although initially thought he could do history, has now been told that to do history he must give up Latin and Computer Science (both of which he really wants to continue).  So instead he is not doing history, and I have told him he can do it online.

 

He is highly motivated and has a deep love of history so I have no doubt he will do well.  Can anyone recommend a good online provider?

 

He is very good at researching history in books and YouTube etc, but of course he will need to learn exam technique and how to phrase his answers and essays in an appropriate way.

 

Any suggestions very welcome.

[Steven P]

Is there a local home ed. group near you? they should be able to help I reckon and let you know where he can take the exams as well

[Brushcutter]

GCSEs are very expensive. About a grand each with the exam fees. 

 

It might be worth talking to the school and finding the out what exam board they use. Most likely AQA for history. Then see if you can do the exams and coursework through them as they have him as a registered candidate and see if you can just buy the lesson material online. Or even better if the could just record the lessons for you at the school and you just homeschool it.

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, Steven P said:

Is there a local home ed. group near you? they should be able to help I reckon and let you know where he can take the exams as well

I haven’t managed to find one sadly.  

[Squaredy]

50 minutes ago, Brushcutter said:

GCSEs are very expensive. About a grand each with the exam fees. 

 

It might be worth talking to the school and finding the out what exam board they use. Most likely AQA for history. Then see if you can do the exams and coursework through them as they have him as a registered candidate and see if you can just buy the lesson material online. Or even better if the could just record the lessons for you at the school and you just homeschool it.

Yeah we have spoken to the school and they use WJEC.  They clearly will help us, but I am attracted to an online course as I know this will work well for my son.  A grand spent on a GCSE is fine by me.  I place a high value on education.

[dumper]

My parents found a retired teacher 12 months 2hrs a week got me from a predicted d to A 

[Steven P]

Sounds like the school is helpful and maybe might be able to enter him into the exam - saves you a job there?

[Squaredy]

12 minutes ago, Steven P said:

Sounds like the school is helpful and maybe might be able to enter him into the exam - saves you a job there?

Yes that may be a possibility, but he would miss out on having his work assessed during the course, and being coached on exam technique.

[GarethM]

So he's doing compulsory maths & English, plus Latin & computer science.

 

What else are they studying as I'm guessing it's a private school as Latin isn't exactly the most popular foreign language for holiday travel 

[peds]

Latin was available at my secondary when I was young, just a run of the mill local school for local people. 

 

Podex perfectus es and caput tuum in ano es are the only phrases I remember. Might be spelled wrong.