IGCSE English Language (Edexcel)

A little info about this class...

Study for your IGCSE in English Language following the Edexcel exam board curriculum with a group of like-minded home-ed students.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CLASS IS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK  BECAUSE OF IT’S POPULARITY WITH THE SAME CONTENT AND PLACES ARE LIMITED.  PLEASE ONLY SIGN UP FOR ONE OF THE SESSIONS PER WEEK  PER CHILD AS WE ARE UNABLE TO GIVE REFUNDS IF YOU SIGN UP FOR MORE THAN ONE SESSION, AS THAT STOPS SOMEONE ELSE FROM HAVING THE OPTION OF A PLACE.

Unlike all our other courses, the price for IGCSE is £5.00 +VAT a week per student to reflect the amount of work the teacher will need to do to successfully guide you through your IGCSE. All marking and feedback is included in the price. You will be expected to do 1 – 2 hours of independent work each week.

For safeguarding purposes, each Zoom lesson includes a brief registration at the beginning which requires children to have their webcam switched on. If your child would like to join lessons but is anxious about this or needs to have their face covered during lessons for religious or any other reason please get in touch, and we can arrange an alternate method of registration for them.

Follow the Edexcel IGCSE English Language course in this class which is suitable for students aged 14-16. In these weekly sessions, we will read and discuss a selection of texts from newspapers and other articles. You will learn how to analyse and summarize an article, as well as how to express your opinion in writing. You will also learn how to write in a range of different styles for different readers. It is an advantage if you are a strong reader. Each week we will explore a different text before breaking off into small groups to discuss and debate what we have read. Reading aloud will always be optional, so you do not have to do so if you don’t want to.

Due to some of its themes and content of this course, the age for this class is 14 – 16. If your child is younger than 14 but you would like them to study this course, please make sure that you are aware of the content and either watch the recordings before your child watches them or watch the lessons with your child to ensure that you are happy with the content and can talk it through with your child.

The full content for IGCSE English Language (Edexcel) is covered in 24 months. Please be aware that all our GCSE and IGCSE courses offer a rolling curriculum and cater for children with a wide range of abilities, previous knowledge/study and willingness to work independently. Although we cover the curriculum in the period stated, it is the parent’s responsibility to ensure that your child has covered and understood the entire syllabus, kept appropriate notes and has carried out exam practice before they sit their exam. Our teacher will give short exam practice throughout the course and teach the children how to answer the questions, but it is a good idea for your child to sit practice exam papers in the run-up to their actual exam. Our teachers are always happy to help and advise but please make sure you know what your child has studied and areas that need more work before they are ready to sit the exam. Generally speaking, our recommendation is to start around April /May for May/June exams two years later or September / October for November exams two years later. To find out more please read Taking GCSEs/IGCSEs with LLP.

To prepare for the exams, you will be required to write essays and practice important exam skills. This will be monitored by your teacher and you will receive feedback after each. Of course, you may also complete the course without taking the final examination, if you wish to. Unlike all our other courses, the price for IGCSE is £5.00 a week to reflect the amount of work the teacher will need to do to successfully guide you through your IGCSE. All marking and feedback are included in the price. You will be expected to do 1 – 2 hours of independent work each week.

Our Page Turners book club is great for practising analysing text. If you feel your child might benefit from extra practice at the skills needed for IGCSE English language or literature, sign up!

Resources for this Class 

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Essential 
Pens
Lined paper/book
Highlighter

If you do not have the budget for the recommended or bonus materials, please do not feel that you have to buy them.

Recommended
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Edexcel English Language Poetry Anthology (this can be downloaded from the class notes.)
New Edexcel International GCSE English Language: Complete Revision and Practise (Paid Link)

Bonus/extra things your child might want
A folder to keep all worksheets and written work together to revise from
Print out of the specification (on the LLP webpage)
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9-1) English Language A Student Book(Paid Link)