How much would it cost to do maths gcse in london? Cheapest way/

lynzpower

Anybody know what is the cheapest way to do maths gcse in london for someone who works full time? Many of the college courses seem to be in the daytimes, when said person will be working?

Any ideas?

Lokolo

http://www.citylit.ac.uk/

Having a brief look, their GCSE Maths course 1 is run on a Sat but doesn't look very good, at the end of doing 1 and 2 (of which 2 is on a Wednesday 2-5...) you get a certificate, which isn't GCSE so.... yeh heh.

Have you thought about going to a local school and asking if there would be any teachers willing to teach you at weekends? To be fair, GCSE Maths isn't too difficult to pass once you get the hang of it (yeh I am biast though as I find Maths easy), you could most probably teach yourself?

I will keep looking for colleges though.

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http://www.hotcourses.com
Option 1: Part-time or evening courses
Option 2: Maths GCSE
Option 3: ALL LONDON

first result is Orpington College which does Maths GCSE Evening classes starting from Sep

http://www.tower.ac.uk <--- looks good, evening classes 6-9, must be prepared to do homework though

lynzpower

to be honest ( its not for me, I luckily passed first time - only just though lol)

I think said person would be able to really do it independently, its only cos they had a lot of fmaily probs that they didnt pass. I believe they will be able to pass it no problems. Just seems crazy that it takes such a long time ( 36 weeks I saw for one of them) person is in 30s and uses maths daily to a good standard IMO. Plus the 200+ cost as they are working seems so much I guess?

Lokolo

Yeh its rather expensive.

Ok what you can do is ask local schools and colleges if you can take the exam at their place, it will cost £30 for the exam or whatever but if you ask politely they will let you take the exam, can't see why not.

You know there are different tiers to maths? Whichever tier they choose to do I recommend they get one of these:

http://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/books_ranged.asp?level=125&subject=205&ranged=1

They are amazing and they got me through my GCSEs. They are quite kiddy though (with little witty comments to make the people chuckle) but they are amazing.

Girlzmum

Can you not get a GCSE equivalent certificate from Learn Direct for free? I remember one of the girls on my diploma course doing it.

Oldernotwiser

Lokolo wrote: »

Ok what you can do is ask local schools and colleges if you can take the exam at their place, it will cost £30 for the exam or whatever but if you ask politely they will let you take the exam, can't see why not.

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The only thing is that if you fail you may bring down their percentage in the league table, which they won't be happy about.

Oldernotwiser

Girlzmum wrote: »

Can you not get a GCSE equivalent certificate from Learn Direct for free? I remember one of the girls on my diploma course doing it.

Yes, Adult Numeracy Level 2 is equivalent to GCSE and is free with Learndirect, although some universities may not accept it for some courses. It might be a good place to start for someone who wanted to do the full GCSE cheaply though.

Woodyrocks

I ordered the GCSE Math's pack from ICS and that was reasonably priced. It is distance learning though which is not for everyone. The good thing however is that due to distance trading laws you can send it back after receipt if you feel it is not for you. They also have 'sales' throughout the year so worth signing up for their newsletter.

Be careful with the learndirect ANL2 especially if you are needing a GCSE or equ' for a course such as PGCE because it will NOT be accepted. You could also look into doing an Access course that has GCSE maths built into it. I am currently doing a Teaching Access that has this component and the Social Science Access students also have it built into their course as you need it for Psychology, Criminology and Sociology etc

You can of course doing it also quite cheaply at your local college. Bromley is mine and they run a GCSE class especially for Adults.

Magnolia

City & Guilds Adult Numeracy is a free course offered to anyone. It is equivalent to a GCSE grade A - C and is accepted by many universities including Oxbridge!! I know for sure as I have rung them and asked (work in student services for a local college)

It really depends on what you want to do with it. If it is to get you on an economics degree course then you will need the GCSE. The best thing to do if it is for a uni course is to ring the uni and ask if they will accept it. If they say no then you are stuck with the 36 weeks of night class. It isn't done at many places as a fast track course - baring in mind that it is a 2 year course done over 1 year.

It could also be possible to join a re-sit class but that option would only be open in September and only available if you got a D as would the 36 week course (exam dates for adults are the same as for the kids)

Find out why it is needed and then decide whether to use the C & G course or if the GCSE is the right route.