My mum said i can get homeschooled but i was wondering how am i going to no what coursework i need to do?

Question

Ok so my mother said that i can get homeschooled (but not at home lol at work in a spareoffice) but i want to do my english,maths,science and music gcse, but im wondering how am i ment to no what coursework to do? and where to send it to get marked? if yuu no any good websites that tells me or email me or something ... thanks

Answer 1

Well your mum can just decide to home school you. She will have to tell the authorities and register it. They will send you the work you need to do and all the coursework with information about where to send it off. She cant just take you out of school and teach you without telling nobody because then you will be counted as being absent from school and she will get prosecuted. Go to your school now and ask the head master how to go about it.

Answer 2

Do you mean coursework for GCSE? In school, coursework replaces one of the exam papers, so for gcse the easiest option is to choose subjects where there is no coursework- where all your marks come from the exam papers.  I think even the sciences can be done this way - but not IT (computing) and probably not music.  You will have to make your own arrangements for music.

As to entering for the exams- you can enter as a private candidate.  When you do this you are responsible for your own study and revision and any marking of homework: you only pay for sitting the exam.  This will be cheaper than the earlier answer where you are paying for a tutored study program.

Answer 3

http://amblesideonline.org/

http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/...

Try these sites and see if you like the curriculum. We use it for our children.

Answer 4

Contact your "State Board of Education" in the state where you live.  There is probably a FREE online public school where you live that will let you stay at home and do all of your classes on the computer.  They'll give you teachers and homework.  They have fun educational games where you get to compete to beat different levels. They also tend to offer cash bonuses for doing well on federal tests, gift cards at Wal-Mart for meeting such and such expectation, and even free movie passes or game rentals.  It's cool !  It's free.  They let you meet other kids in your classes online, and have teachers that help you with homework.  They arrange for field trips and other fun activities.  I admire your indepence, but it's easier to have the help of teachers at an online school, and it's nice to have the extra bonus points and motivational awards that they can offer.  It's free, so mom shouldn't mind.

Answer 5

Wow. Is your mum sure she can handle it? Won't you miss being with others of your age?

Just remember that teachers are the experts and would easily be able to answer your questions if they were teaching you.

Answer 6

If you are going to be home educated, there is no set coursework that you should be doing.  You just have to be receiving an education fit for your age and ability.  This means that if you fancy learning about ancient Egypt whilst others in school are doing the Victorians, fine, no problem.  You will get an idea of what you are supposed to be doing for the GCSEs through things like Letts study Guides and on line sites.  Be aware though, that in some areas  it is very difficult to find a school/college where you can actually sit the exams.  They can be very blinkered towards home educated kids - even though with good teaching at home, these kids often outshine school educated kids.

Get in touch with an organisation called Education Otherwise.  They might be able to answer all your questions and guide you through the process of becoming home educated - including what the local education authority can or cannot do.

Answer 7

The course work component is the one tricky bit, see the link below for information as there are changes being introduced and what the coursework requirements will be will change depending on when you expect to be taking your GCSEs. The page includes links to the two major distance learning providers in the UK.

Other than what you need to do for those specific courses, well you can study and do whatever you like :-)  If you want you can take other formal courses, like A levels or even OU courses in subjects that you couldn't do at school, or you can just study things that interest you in a totally informal way.

edited to add.  The gov rep at EO says she's been talking to NEC about the new controlled assessments for GCSEs so it sounds like they're pretty good on the HE front.

Answer 8

Coursework is a nightmare for HE families!

For maths, if you can complete the GCSE by 2011 and use the OCR syllabus, then you have an option to do an extra paper instead of coursework.  See:

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/sub...

and choose from the specifications that say "without coursework"

One answerer stated that the specs. are changing.  Yes, they are and for most subjects, the last exam sitting for the current specs will be 2010.  However, for maths and English, this will be 2011.  Science spec is not changing.  The new specs have no coursework element, BUT it is being replaced by "continous assessments" which are done in class time.  This makes it even more of a problem for HE families.

For English there is compulsory coursework and a speaking test.  For science there is a compulsory practical - not sure about coursework.  I would suggest you consider the International GCSEs (IGCSE) as you have a coursework free option for most subjects and you do not have to do speaking or practicals.  These IGCSEs are accepted by employers, colleges and universities (in fact they are more respected than GCSEs).  There are 2 exam boards that offer them, Cambridge International and Edexcel International.  See:

http://www.cie.org.uk/qualifications/aca...

http://www.edexcel-international.org/qua...

Many private and public schools in the UK do this exams, so you need to ring some in your area to see if they will take private candidates.

Music is trickier - we gave up on that as some boards do not accept private candidates and even the IGCSE have compulsory coursework, in the form of composition.  I am just working through the ABRSM theory books with my daughter as we want to avoid the complications of coursework.  

Your other alternative would be to approach The Open University

http://www.open.ac.uk

Telephone your area office and ask to speak to the under 18s adviser.  Do not call the head office as they will probably tell that under 18s are not allowed.  The OU does offer some music courses, which you will have to pay for, and they are very good, albeit intensive.  The course I did (A214) started from the very basics and ended up with harmonising Bach chorales in the space of 8 months.  I have grade 8 theory & piano, but still found it Very Hard Work towards the end!

Anyway, I hope this helps and good luck.

Answer 9

Hello, im sorry but after reading through the other answers, they are all wrong.. i am homeschooled and currently doing my gcse's and no way was it as easy as ringing up and them sending you the coursework.

I assume you live in the u.k like myself? Well when your mother is 100% that she is ready to homeschool you she has too send  aletter too your school notifying them of this and then ring up the education council and notify them also.

They wont bother you too much, however you have someone come round shortly after this just to review everything and makesure you are happy with this. Then all that will happen is you will have someone visit you every year in about june, to make sure everything is going okay and you are getting a good education.

Okay thats homeschooling, now onto your gcse's - unfortunatley ( and i promise you this is true and you cannot get around it) you have to pay for gcse's and let me tell you they are not cheap!

I use this website : www.ool.co.uk

And so does my friend.. i can assure you they are very good, there is a number on the site.. just get your mother to ring them up and they will explain everything. Okay basicly what happens is you pay thenm ( oh and dont worry you pay in instalments.. but they will explain this) you choose which gcse's you take and then you get sent this huuge folder.. and basicly you work through it. Now because your at home you can work through it alot quicker! It can be done in 6 months but the reccomended time is  ayear. Thats what im doing.. and you get a proper tutor for every subject and they ring you and talk things thru, and the folder has 'tutor marked assignments' you send these off and they mark you. And near the end of the course you have proper coursework.

When the year is up.. and you always take the exams in may you have to go to a shcool just for however long the exam is for to take the exam.

When you ring up open learning they will give you a list of al the schools in your area, that will take you.

But dont worry you dont go too school for lessons or anything.. its only for the exam!

Good Luck!

Any Questions you happen to have add deatails and ill get back to you!

Answer 10

stay in school with your friends

Answer 11

Your mum and you will decide what course work to do.  There is no need for grades when you are homeschooled, but your mom can give you your marks.

Read "The Teenage Liberation Handbook" by Grace Llewelyn.  There are a lot of great ideas for teens education.

Good luck :D