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Part Time English GCSE Foundation & Higher

GCSE

In Brighton ()

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    GCSE

  • Duration

    36 Weeks

As an essential qualification for many jobs and courses, GCSE English aims to develop your oral communication, language, reading and creative writing skills. GCSE English is essential in most workplaces and a basic requirement for courses of further study. The course comprises the study of a variety of texts, the development of writing skills (including punctuation and spelling)

Important information

Government funding available

About this course

Everyone assessed for suitability and advised accordingly, but likely to previously have achieved Grade D at GCSE.

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Course programme


English GCSE Foundation & Higher (Sept '09)

This course information relates to courses starting in September 2009.

Course code: CGENG1

Course category: Part-time

End Qualification: GCSE

Starting and ending month: September to June

Starting year: 2009

Days of the week: TBC

Course duration: 36 weeks

Time of day: Evening

Formal assessment: Formal assessment required

Course location: Pelham Campus

Course aims:
As an essential qualification for many jobs and courses, GCSE English aims to develop your oral communication, language, reading and creative writing skills. GCSE English is essential in most workplaces and a basic requirement for courses of further study.
The course comprises the study of a variety of texts, the development of writing skills (including punctuation and spelling) and involvement in speaking and listening activities. As a substantial part of the GCSE final grade is dependent on coursework submission, much of the first part of the course will focus on producing this work.

Course content:
On this course you will:
  • Improve your skills in writing, reading, speaking and listening
  • Study a Shakespeare play
  • Study a work of English literature
  • Study texts from different cultures and traditions
  • Learn to use English to explain, describe, narrate, give opinions, contrast, compare, review and comment


Facilities for students:
The college provides:
  • well equipped library
  • subsidised canteen
  • access to Advice & Guidance and Careers Service
  • use of IT


Tutors:
The Team Leader for Adult English and Maths and GCSE is Denise McGoochan.
Denise is a well qualified and experienced teacher of both English and Maths. All other tutors are fully qualified and used to working with adults.

Assessment: Ongoing assignments, written assessments, multiple choice assessments, practical assessments:
Coursework and examination

Awarding Body: AQA

Entry Requirements:
Everyone assessed for suitability and advised accordingly, but likely to previously have achieved Grade D at GCSE.

Interview for entry: Interview required

Progression and links:
Following successful completion of this course, you can progress onto various vocational courses and nationaly recognised courses.

Academic Centre:
CLLN - Language, Literacy and Numeracy

Costs of your Course:
There are five parts to the cost of your course:
  • Tuition Fees
  • College registration
  • Awarding Body registration
  • Resource Fee
  • Exam / Assessment Fees
Tuition fees

How much will the Tuition Fees cost?

Below are the fees for 09/10.

Home/EU students tuition fees (per year) : 275.00

International tuition fees (per year) : 990

If you are under 19 on 31st August 2009 you do not have to pay Tuition Fees, the College Registration, Awarding Body Registration or Exam/Assessment Fees. However, you will have to pay any Resource Fees. Under 19s entering Higher Education will have to pay full costs.
Once you know your tuition fee, please look at the 'Additional Costs'. This will tell you all the extra costs you will have to pay in order to begin or complete your course.
Additional costsPayment dueTotal
College Registration 26.00
Exam Fee 25.10p

Total for 19 and over : 326.00
Total with fee remission : 51
Total for international students : 1,041

Part Time English GCSE Foundation & Higher

Price on request