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Online A levels

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Szzle · 19/09/2023 19:36

hi
my 18 year old is wanting to study an a level online in her gap year, to boost her UCAS points. I’m navigating all the different online providers, and I’m stuck with finding an exam centre that accepts private A level candidates. There’s a couple of online course providers that will sort the exam centre for a fee of £500 extra on top of the A level course charge!! I think that seems a bit excessive, but maybe I’m wrong ?? The closest exam centre they can offer is 40 miles away. Wanted something more local, but everywhere only seems to offer GCSE private candidates. I’m in West Yorkshire and it’s an A level Psychology course. Any help or suggestions appreciated.

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Desperatehousewivesreruns · 19/09/2023 21:42

Hi OP. I'll PM you if I can figure out how!

pompomdaisy · 20/09/2023 03:30

We used kings InterHigh last year. There's a company they use that have a local exam centre in Doncaster.

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Szzle · 20/09/2023 11:29

Thank you, I will look into them 😊

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JoanThursday · 05/01/2024 08:49

I did an A level as bit of a hobby 4 years ago. I contacted the adult education section of our city Council and they sorted it for me. I sat them with other A level students in a local high school. A bit surreal, tbh! I was old enough to be their mother ....

JoanThursday · 05/01/2024 08:50

I did have to pay all the exams fees as a private candidate though, and that cost be around £600 if I remember rightly.

PotteringAlonggotkickedoutandhadtoreregister · 05/01/2024 08:51

I agree with contacting local schools. We’ve definitely have external candidates sitting at my school - one year someone’s grandad did an a-level and came to sit them with us.

PotteringAlonggotkickedoutandhadtoreregister · 05/01/2024 08:52

But yes, you will have to pay the private exam fees and it’s not cheap.

homeEd2021 · 05/01/2024 09:15

suggest you look on facebook for the group "Home Education UK exams and alternatives", and ask there. There are several thousand in the group - some will be local to you. Tutors & Exams have a network of exam centres and can offer all exam boards. You are probably looking at £400-600 for an A level though.

The HE exams wiki is sometimes worth a look
https://he-exams.fandom.com/wiki/HE_Exams_Wiki

ameliaesmith · 18/09/2024 11:05

Thinking of enrolling my son at Greenes online for his resits, they do a lot of one to one tuition, anyone else been there?

Online Sixth Form - Greene's College Oxford

The revolutionary online sixth form. At Greene’s, our online A level and GCSE courses are as individual as you are. Enrol today.

https://greenesoxford.com/online-sixth-form/

burnoutbabe · 18/09/2024 11:15

a quick google for exam centres london shows a range of fees

https://www.examcentrelondon.co.uk/exam-fees

from £400 cheapest (assume 2 exam sessions) to £1290 for science with practicals.

Exam Centre London I Private Exam Centre London | GCSE, A-Level, Functional Skills, AAT, Private candidates are welcome

Exam Centre London, Private Exam Centre London.An affordable and accessible London based Exam Centre, meeting the assessment needs of various candidates, including home educators, distance learners, excluded and local authority learners as well as inde...

https://www.examcentrelondon.co.uk/exam-fees

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Szzle · 18/09/2024 14:52

We used my daughters previous secondary school as a centre and it cost £100 total for her to sit her 3 A level exams. Worth calling local schools.

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PoodlesForeverLove · 18/09/2024 15:41

I would be tempted to pay the finders fee for a nearby exam center. Slightly different but my DD is going to take one of the Oxford entry exams in October and the 2 nearest sites are not open this year, so she has to travel 300 miles to take it! (we are from the uk but overseas at the moment). So she has to fly, drive, stay in a hotel overnight, take the exam and travel all the way home again. Its insane.

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