A-Level German, test centres, private candidate? HELP PLEASE!

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Hello there - should have said in title, based in Tameside

So...
Cannot afford 13k per year fees for private college
Am a trained Mfl teacher myself but PGCE 11-16
DD is bilingual - lived in Germany 12 years
State sixth form college I am looking at do Spanish not German

If I understand correctly, I could enter DD for German A-level as a private candidate and it would cost 250 pounds?

How do I find a test centre that accommodates this or can all schools/colleges act as a centre, even if they do not teach the subject?
If home educating her to A-level, is it as simple as looking at the exam boards, picking one, reading the syllabus and covering the texts?
Given she is bilingual, would I be better off trying to do this in one year rather than two?
Any idea how the orals/aurals would be conducted - would the test centre fee accommodate all the components?

Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance x

I would suggest you look at exam boards and contact them to find if they have a list of exam centres who take private candidates.
Schools are unlikely to take a private candidate as the results affect league tables etc.
Not all centres take orals but they will tell you that when you enquire.
I can't advise on syllabus or time to take as only you will know your dd's capabilities.
I think sussing out the best exam board to study is your first post of call, then you can follow up the exam specification and exam centre from there.
Your local education authority is also likely to have a list of places that might take a private candidate.

It shouldn't be too difficult to find somewhere in Manchester I would imagine.

I think you need to look at all your local schools and find one which teaches German first. Then get in touch and see if they'd be prepared to accept your dd as an external candidate - this won't affect the school's results btw, so as long as you are prepared to pay, then it shouldn't be a problem. Oral exams are conducted by the German teacher, recorded and sent to the exam board. Larger centres might have a visiting examiner.

Looks like Frederick has had more positive experiences with local schools than we have.
It would be great if you can get a local school to take you.