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Elective Home Educated GCSE Programme

This course is extremely popular and those applying now cannot be guaranteed a place on this course. You are still encouraged to apply and we will do our best to secure you a place on this course but this cannot be guaranteed. Once you submit your application you will need to come to a drop-in enrolment session.

— Drop-in enrolment sessions

Course outline

This one-year programme is for students in the equivalent of Years 10 -11 and for those who are ready to undertake a GCSE programme (determined by gaining a grade 3 or above in English and maths online initial assessments administered by the college).

Each GCSE is delivered over 4 hours each week. There is also a personal and social development session included in the programme.

    We recommend you study both GCSE English and Maths as part of your programme. If you join us in the equivalent of Year 10 you can study either English or Maths in the first year and the other in second year. If you join us in the equivalent of Year 11 you can study both in the same year.

    Students can choose three or four subjects from the list below.

    • GCSE English Language
    • GCSE Maths
    • GCSE Art
    • GCSE Drama
    • GCSE Business
    • GCSE History
    • GCSE Religious Studies
    • GCSE Sociology
    • GCSE Psychology
    • GCSE Biology
    • GCSE Chemistry
    • GCSE Physics

    Students will sit a mock exam in January and GCSEs will be sat in May and June

    Students on this programme can also apply for one of our half-day short courses for home educated students (timetable permitting), and would then only be able to apply for up to 3 GCSE options.

    Register your interest

    Due to the extremely high number of applications we have received this year, we do not have any places left on our 14-16 Elective Home Educated (EHE) courses starting September 2024.

    If your child will still be a Pre16 for September 2025 we can add your details to our Enquiries List, and you will receive notification when our applications open in November, and an invite to a Parents Information evening. To add your details to the Enquiries List, please fill out the form below.

    Alternatively, you can look at the Alternative Provision list for Nottinghamshire.

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    How to apply for this course

    Due to the extremely high number of applications we have received this year, we do not have any places left on our 14-16 Elective Home Educated (EHE) courses starting September 2024.

    If your child will still be a Pre16 for September 2025 we can add your details to our Enquiries List, and you will receive notification when our applications open in November, and an invite to a Parents Information evening. To add your details to the Enquiries List, please complete the register your interest form.

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    Location Date
    High Pavement Sixth Form
    Chaucer Street
    Nottingham
    NG1 5LP

    Start: Monday 2nd September 2024

    Course code: C000456 / Q000719

    Duration

    1 year
    Level Level 2
    Entry requirements

    Students must be electively home educated and registered with your local authority.

    You will also attend an interview and undertake online maths and English tests.