Preparatory Program in GCSE INTENSIVE
Acorn House College
Key Information
Campus location
Southall, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Aug 2024
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Introduction
The GCSE Intensive course is designed to accommodate students who have not attained passes in at least 5 GCSEs, have moved to the UK from other countries, or had an interrupted education. Achievements in English, Mathematics, and Sciences ensure that students have the requisite literacy, numeracy, and core skills required for their A-Level studies, irrespective of the subjects chosen, and are usually required by university employers in later life.
Students studying the GCSE Intensive course will cover two years of GCSE content in a single year and undertake extensive examination preparation. The curriculum is necessarily narrow to accommodate for a time, which has a critical impact on the successful outcomes at GCSE. The students will undertake independent study sessions each week to ensure that they carry out sufficient independent learning following their academic targets and work set.
Personal development is an integral part of the GCSE Intensive course. Students will learn about a myriad of topics, including, but not limited to, healthy living, managing finances, and stress management. Through the Thinking into Character (TiC) program, students are encouraged to change their mindset to overcome barriers and succeed. Additionally, the college will introduce students to the subject of careers to help them identify their future goals and, more importantly, a path to reach them.
SUBJECTS
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENGLISH LITERATURE
MATHEMATICS
PHYSICS
(Other subjects may be available on consultation.)
The curriculum will enable students to achieve 6 GCSEs if they sit triple Science examinations or 5 GCSEs if they sit double Science examinations. ICT provision and social, moral, spiritual, and cultural topics will be built into subject syllabi. As many of our students aspire to move on to further Level 3 qualifications and ultimately a degree, this course satisfies other education establishment’s requirements of a minimum of 5 GCSEs, including Mathematics and English Language.