This article is for home educators wanting to take Psychology as a private candidate. It explains what is included in GCSE Psychology, and gives an exam board comparison explaining what the differences are between each of the boards that offers it.
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Here’s how to help your home educated teenager get their GCSEs.
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It’s the latest iteration of my “exams for home educators” table – showing you how accessible different subjects are for home educators to take as private candidates. The table now includes all Pearson Edexcel GCSEs, IGCSEs and A levels. For each subject you’ll find the exam code, available sittings, and details of how many papers and/or NEA assessments there are. Pale coloured rows are exam only and the easiest to access as a home educator; mid coloured rows are a bit trickier and involve an exam centre willing to organise more complicated assessments like language speaking tests. Dark coloured rows…
Leave a CommentAll the links you’ll ever need to find out about how home educators and other private candidates can get graded this summer, after exams were cancelled. Grading arrangements and support are slightly different depending on which exam board and qualification you’re sitting. We’ll start with Ofqual regulated qualifications, which include all the English GCSEs, AS and A levels from AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas (the boards that make up the JCQ). Next up we’ll look at Pearson Edexcel International GCSEs (IGCSEs), and then CAIE International GCSEs, AS and A levels. CCEA in Northern Ireland and WJEC CBAC in…
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So, the long awaited Ofqual/DfE consultations about alternative arrangements for summer 2021 exams is out… what’s the news for home educators? This applies to AQA, Pearson (Edexcel), OCR, and WJEC Eduqas GCSEs, AS levels and A levels, ie all the Ofqual regulated qualifications. Welsh and NI GCSEs have their own rules, and IGCSEs don’t have the follow the same rules – more about those below. The DfE has this to say: Private candidates will be assessed in a similar way to other students, by a recognised exam centre using an adapted range of evidence, which includes taking the exam board…
Leave a CommentWhen it comes to choosing subjects to take at GCSE level, there are two things to consider: What subject does your child want to study? Will the qualification be accessible if you’re not registered with a school and need to sit the exam as a private candidate? There is a wider range of subjects than you might remember from your time in school, so there are some interesting options available beyond the usual Maths and English – why not try Arabic, Business or Global Citizenship? However some subjects have what is called ‘NEA’ or Non-Exam Assessment sections. These are things…
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About six months ago I had the idea of creating a GCSE planner. I kept coming across recommendations for courses that looked great, but weren’t right for us just yet, or exam centres we might be able to use in the future, and I wanted somewhere to keep them. I also wanted somewhere to keep track of our big picture plans, so I knew we were on track at this important time. So I started making one. And as I did, I thought of all the things that needed explaining before the planner made sense. So I made a guidebook…
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Home educating teens is easier with help – Miss 13 reviews Dreaming Spires Home Learning, online Charlotte Mason classes for secondary aged students.
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