Anya's GCSEs and College
UnSchoolCalling - Unschooling & Autonomous Education
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4y ago
Anya has passed her GCSEs and has been offered a place at music college.  She didn't quite meet the GCSE grades required but obtained a distinction in her Grade 7 music which the college was able to accept as it is a level 3 qualification and carries 16 UCAS points.  It is really worth fighting for a place if your child doesn't quite meet the entry requirements by presenting alternative skills, qualifications and experience.  Anya will be studying a BTEC diploma in Music Performance.  Her music can be heard on Spotify and Soundcloud ..read more
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Owen's GCSEs & College
UnSchoolCalling - Unschooling & Autonomous Education
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4y ago
Over the past 2 years Owen has been working on passing GCSEs for college.  It is fairly common for home educated children to start taking their GCSEs early and then take a few a year rather than take them all in year 11.  This is partly due to cost as home educated families have to pay for their children to sit GCSE and the average cost is around £150 per GCSE.  Home educators also need to find the time and resources to guide their children through the GCSE which takes a great deal of time and planning.  We discovered that a good knowledge of the mark scheme is pretty much as important as cove ..read more
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Beyond Home Education
UnSchoolCalling - Unschooling & Autonomous Education
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5y ago
After 9 years of autonomous home education my son and daughter made a decision to take GCSEs as they wanted to go to college and take Level 3 qualifications. My son split his GCSEs over two years and passed 6 GCSEs plus his Level 2 Art.  He will be starting college in a few days to study BTEC computing and A Level Maths.  My daughter took 2 GCSEs this year and passed them both. She will be taking a few more GCSEs next year and hopes to go to music college the year after. Moving from autonomous home education to following a strict GCSE syllabus and learning exam techniques has not been easy bu ..read more
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