Exams

If you want your child to take exams, such as GCSEs, your plan must include the year your child will sit exams, deadlines for applying, where they will take exams, and you will need to be familiar with the details of the correct syllabus to follow.

Many subjects also have coursework, which will need to be marked by someone the exam board has approved.

You will also need to contact an exam centre directly and register your child for the exams. You will be responsible for all the fees.

See a list of providers in Kent that accept private candidates (PDF, 115.7 KB).

Exam boards

• OCR
• AQA
• EdExcel
• City and Guilds

Exam centres

• The Tutorial Foundation - accepts private candidates for nearly all examinations, based in Bromley, Kent.
• AQA List - a list of exam centres, schools and colleges- who accept private candidates to sit AQA examinations.

Home educating families often choose to enter their children for International GCSEs (i-GCSEs). These are often 100% exam based.