Lewisham College

Lewisham College has free part-time GCSE courses for home-educated teenagers aged 14+., and a pre-GCSE English course starting in January 2019.

These are free - paid for directly by the government.

You must be aged 14 -16 at the start of the course to apply.

There is no catchment area for the EHE courses - students are fully funded and very welcome irrespective of where they live.

If you have already expressed an interest and are, therefore, on our list, we will have sent you fuller details.

If you have not registered and you wish to apply for a place on one or more of these courses, please email juliette.grassby@lscollege.ac.uk

GCSE Courses
Electively Home Educated (EHE) students (under 16 yrs.) can study up to 12 - 14 hrs per week. This translates as from one to three of the subjects offered at GCSE level. From September 2019 these will be: If you are studying a modern foreign language in your own time, the college may also be able to enter you for the exams, including the speaking assessment, for free. However, the college does not provide teaching for this. Juliette, the course director, says: "We are not an alternative to school, but a service for EHE children who have chosen to study a subject at GCSE level: it is important to note that these are not drop-in courses and a commitment to full attendance and punctuality is necessary. Each subject consists of 4 – 6 hrs per week over two days." All courses are free, including exam registration, etc. Prospective students will be invited to do a written assessment (for each subject they wish to study); they are welcome to apply for one subject, or more. Please note, your child must be at least 14yrs by September 1st 2019 to enrol for the 2019 – 20 courses. The course director has no discretion on this, no matter how mature or able the child.
 * 1) English language
 * 2) English Literature
 * 3) Maths
 * 4) Combined Science (2 GCSEs)
 * 5) Psychology
 * 6) Art (either GCSE or Btec, depending on syllabus).

Pre-GCSE English course, January 2019
This will be approximately 2hrs, once a week, from 7 January to June (term time only). Ideally, the students will progress to our EHE GCSE courses next September (though that is optional, of course).

You do not need to do the Pre-GCSE English course to get a place on the GCSE course.

The assessments (to check current levels, not an entrance exam) for our January start ‘Preparation for GCSE English’ course is on Friday 7th December at 12.45pm.

Your child must be at least 14yrs by 7 January 2019. The course director has no discretion on this, no matter how mature or able the child.

If you have not registered and you wish to apply for a place on one or more of these courses, please email juliette.grassby@lscollege.ac.uk

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