We offer private candidates the opportunity to sit their GCSE Maths and/or English Language exams at our centre, conveniently located on the outskirts of Leicester City Centre. There is no requirement to attend lessons or lectures, you just have to come to our centre at the given time and date of your booked exams.
We use AQA as the awarding body for Foundation GCSE courses, this will give you the opportunity to achieve a grade 1-5 (grade 4 and 5 are considered good passes). We can also recommend revision guides, workbooks and websites that can help you to revise topics and prepare you for your exams.
GCSE English Language
To gain the GCSE English Language qualification you will need to complete the following exams and assessment:
Paper 1 - Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing (Written Exam, 1 hour 45 minutes)
​Paper 2 - Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives (Written Exam, 1 hour 45 minutes)​
Spoken Language Assessment*​
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*The spoken language assessment is a speech or presentation that will need to be delivered to and assessed by our English Tutor
GCSE Maths
To gain the GCSE Maths qualification you will need to complete the following exams:
Paper 1 - Non-Calculator Foundation Tier (Written Exam, 1 hour 30 minutes)
​Paper 2 - Calculator Foundation Tier (Written Exam, 1 hour 30 minutes)​
Paper 3 - Calculator Foundation Tier (Written Exam, 1 hour 30 minutes)
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You need to complete all three elements of each qualification to be able to achieve a grade and certification. Higher Tier papers can be sat for Maths but must be specified when applying to ensure correct examination papers are provided.
​​Fees​
The fees for private candidates include registration, exams and certification. For GCSE English Language this also includes a 1-1 Spoken Language assessment with our English Tutor. We accept payment by cash or BACS transfer only and payment needs to be made in full before registration can be made.
​Fees for registrations are as follows:
The costs for the English GCSE will be £150 and this will cover the cost of the 2 paper exams and the S&L exam to be completed with the English Tutor.
The cost of the Maths GCSE (Foundation or Higher) will be £150 and will cover the cost of the 3 paper exams.
The entry deadline for registration to qualify for the above price is Friday 4th October (November Series) & Friday 21st February 2025 (May/June Series). To ensure sufficient time to complete registrations, all applications and full payment needs to be received no later than Monday 30th September (November Series) & Friday 14th February 2025 (May/June Series).
You need to book an appointment to bring in your photo ID and complete the registration form.
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Registrations made after this date incur the following late fees:
​After the 4th October (November Series) & 21st February 2025 will incur late charges of 100% making the cost £300 per group of exams
​After the 21st April 2024 will incur very late charges of 100% making the cost £450 per group of exams
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Exam Dates​
The exams will be sat at our centre and the dates for these exams are:
November Series
English Language 8700
Tuesday 5th November 2024 Paper 1 – Explorations in creative reading and writing – 1 hour 45 minutes
Thursday 7th November 2024 Paper 2 – Writer’s viewpoints and perspectives - 1 hour 45 minutes
Non-exam Assessment: Spoken Language – to be completed before Friday 18th October 2024 – date and time to be agreed with English Tutor.
Mathematics 8300 (Foundation & Higher)
Wednesday 6th November 2024 Paper 1 – Non Calculator – 1 hour 30 minutes
Friday 8th November 2024 Paper 2 – Calculator – 1 hour 30 minutes
Monday 11th November 2024 Paper 3 – Calculator – 1 hour 30 minutes
May/June Series
English Language 8700
Friday 23rd May 2025 Paper 1 – Explorations in creative reading and writing – 1 hour 45 minutes
Friday 6th June 2025 Paper 2 – Writer’s viewpoints and perspectives - 1 hour 45 minutes
Non-exam Assessment: Spoken Language – to be completed before Friday 2nd May 2025 – date and time to be agreed with English Tutor.
Mathematics 8300 (Foundation & Higher)
Thursday 15th May 2025 Paper 1 – Non Calculator – 1 hour 30 minutes
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Paper 2 – Calculator – 1 hour 30 minutes
Wednesday 11th June 2025 Paper 3 – Calculator – 1 hour 30 minutes
All exams normally start at 9.00am.
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