For individual subject pages see the links below.
The main GCSEs that are very difficult for home ed students to access are GCSE sciences, GCSE geography, and GCSE English Language, because of their practical, fieldwork and speaking components. For these, most home educators opt for IGCSE instead (See here for an explanation of IGCSEs).
Practical GCSE subjects, such as Physical Education, Dance, Drama, Film Studies, Art and Music are also very difficult for home ed students to arrange, because they have a controlled assessment/practical/ coursework component. Some of these have been - or are being - attempted by groups of home educators, but they are much more complicated to arrange than exam-only subjects. Home ed students often find alternative ways of studying and gaining qualifications in these subjects. See the subject pages (linked below) for more information, and the Alternative Qualifications page for non-GCSE options.
For more information on subjects and resources, join the Home Education Exams & Alternatives Facebook group or the HE Exams Yahoo Group
Subject pages
- Accounting
- Art
- Astronomy
- Business Studies
- Classics:
- Computer Science
- Dance
- Development Studies
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Management
- Geography
- Geology
- Global Citizenship
- Greek (Classical)
- Hebrew, Biblical
- History
- IT (and separate page on ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence)
- Latin
- Law
- Maths and Further / Additional Maths, plus a separate page on Maths Resources.
- Modern Foreign Languages :-
- Music
- PE and Sports - see Alternative_Qualifications
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Sanskrit
- Science - single, combined or triple? See also separate pages for single sciences:-
- Biology and Human_Biology ; also Biology Practicals
- Chemistry and Chemistry Practicals
- Physics and Physics_Practicals
- Science A-Levels
- Vocational/non-GCSE options for science see Alternative Qualifications: science
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Travel and Tourism
- Veterinary Medicine