GCSE / iGCSE English Language including exams.

You must complete at least 50% of the course and pass the associated assignments before you are eligible to be entered for the exams.

Average completion timeframe

The average time it takes to complete the course is 18 months.

Assessment requirements

The assessment consists of written exams

Exams required

Tutors & Exams will provide the exam centre and oversee the examination process.

Membership required?

No membership is required to enrol on this course.

Additional requirements

Learners will choose between GCSE and iGCSE when booking their exams. Full details of both are in the course (unit 2).

Certification Timeframe

You can expect to receive your certificate 3 months after receiving the result.

Extension Rules

£40 for six months, maximum of twice. If expired more than six months ago, or have already had two extensions, then they need to restart the course and pay again.

All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.

*You will have access to the course for 24 months.

• Critical reading and comprehension: Identifying and interpreting themes, ideas and information in a range of literature and other high-quality writing; reading in different ways for different purposes, and comparing and evaluating the usefulness, relevance and presentation of content for these purposes; drawing inferences and justifying these with evidence; supporting a point of view by referring to evidence within the text; identifying bias and misuse of evidence, including distinguishing between statements that are supported by evidence and those that are not; reflecting critically and evaluatively on text, using the context of the text and drawing on knowledge and skills gained from wider reading; recognising the possibility of different responses to a text
• Summary and synthesis: Identifying the main theme or themes; summarising ideas and information from a single text; synthesising from more than one text
• Evaluation of a writer’s choice of vocabulary, form, grammatical and structural features: Explaining and illustrating how vocabulary and grammar contribute to effectiveness and impact, using linguistic and literary terminology accurately to do so and paying attention to detail; analysing and evaluating how form and structure contribute to the effectiveness and impact of a text
• Comparing texts: Comparing two or more texts critically with respect to the above

• Producing clear and coherent text: Writing effectively for different purposes and audiences: to describe, narrate, explain, instruct, give and respond to information, and argue; selecting vocabulary, grammar, form, and structural and organisational features judiciously to reflect audience, purpose and context; using language imaginatively and creatively; using information provided by others to write in different forms; maintaining a consistent point of view; maintaining coherence and consistency across a text
• Writing for impact: Selecting, organising and emphasising facts, ideas and key points; citing evidence and quotation effectively and pertinently to support views; creating emotional impact; using language creatively, imaginatively and persuasively, including rhetorical devices (such as rhetorical questions, antithesis, parenthesis)

Once you finish each module you will need to complete a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) to evidence your understanding. This is completed online, then submitted to your tutor for marking. Your tutor will then assess the assignment and return it to you with its final grade and feedback. 

On successful completion of all assignments included in the course, you will be ready to take your exam! In order to achieve this qualification, you must complete all exams in a single year.

Tutors & Exams

Our Tutors and Exams services deliver examination and assessment facilities that are designed for private and home educated candidates.

As it stands, Tutors and Exams has five examination centres in different locations around the country, these include Bolton, Coventry, Doncaster, St Neots Cambridgeshire and Wimbledon. Each of these centres is approved for examination delivery by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ).

Our Tutors and Exams service also boasts a dedicated Science laboratory, which is based in Birmingham and has the ability to deliver A Level Science practicals throughout the year and access to another Science laboratory located in London.