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Information about goods and services which are listed below is accepted in good faith but these items are not necessarily endorsed by HEAS.
Correspondence Courses
Catherine Mooney IGCSE English Courses
www.catherinemooneytutoring.co.uk
IGCSE English Language and English Literature courses are offered from £285, supplied on paper and on audio CD. Catherine gives friendly help with exam technique; past papers and 10 marked assignments are included. Catherine provides telephone and email support and guidance on finding a centre.
Additionally Catherine offers an essay writing course and Word Weavers courses are offered for children aged 8 to 12 years at £105 per level.
Little Arthur Independent School
St. Martin’s, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall TR25 0QL
01720 422457 www.homeeducationspecialists.org.uk
Little Arthur Independent School provides IGCSE Distance learning courses which are offered in Maths, English, Environmental Management, Geography, History, Biology, Physics, Agriculture, Accounting and Business Studies. Courses are priced from £245.
Key Stage 3 (11-14) courses are also available in Maths, English, Science and History for £150. A complete service for the home educator.
Send an A5 SAE for details. Little Arthur Independent School is a registered University of Cambridge International Exam Centre.
National Extension College (NEC)
Michael Young Centre, Purbeck Road, Cambridge CB2 2HN
0800 389 2839 (freephone)
www.nec.ac.uk/home-educators
NEC offers over 100 distance learning courses, including 20 GCSE subjects and 23 A level subjects. NEC discounts of 10% or more for home educating families depending upon how many courses are purchased. Course details and enrolment forms are available by post or from the NEC’s website.
Oxford Home Schooling
4 Kings Meadow, Oxford OX2 0DP
0870 789 0800,
0800 011 1024 (Student Adviser)
www.oxfordhomeschooling.co.uk
Oxford Home Schooling offers a range of distance learning courses which cater for students from Key Stage 3 onwards, as well as GCSEs, IGCSEs and A levels. One GCSE course costs £350, two GCSEs £650, three GCSEs £950. One full A level costs £425, two A levels £800. There is an option to pay in instalments.
Oxford Home Schooling has kindly offered home educators a 10% discount for each course. To obtain the discount, send a copy of your HEAS registration card along with the application form.
Sam Martell Distance Learning Science Courses
IGCSE Biology and Chemistry (CIE)
Sam Martell BSc (Hons) Mont Dip
www.sammartell.co.uk
Sam is a home educating mother of four and these courses have been designed for children who are learning from home. Many hands-on activities are included. The courses may be started at any time and students may take as long as they need at no extra charge before taking the exam. Tutor marked assignments and contact if needed.
Now available: Edexcel IGCSE Biology course, key stage 3 and primary weekly science packages.
Educational Psychologist
Dr Ben Jeffes
Educational Psychologist
www.childprofiles.co.uk
ben@childprofiles.co.uk
Phone: 01727 758773
North London, Hertfordshire and the surrounding counties
Materials and Supplies
Scientific and Chemical Supplies Limited
Carlton House, Livingstone Road, Bilston, West Midlands WV14 0QZ
Tel: 01902 402402, fax: 01902 402343.
www.scichem.com
All the product catalogues may be viewed online and prices are given. SciChem
will accept orders from parents who are teaching their children at home if they
are HEAS subscribers. The order must be accompanied by a letter of confirmation from HEAS and we will send this letter to you on request. Send the letter to SciChem with your order; faxed orders will be accepted as well. Further details of how to order are given on page 4 of the catalogue. There is a delivery charge of £5 for orders of up to £50. Goods over £50 will be sent free of charge. Certain items which are marked ‘Surcharge’ in the catalogue will incur an
additional delivery cost.
Miscellaneous courses
Education City
EducationCity offers all parents who home educate £10 off when they subscribe. Annual subscription is normally £29.95 (£19.95 with home educator discount)
EducationCity is a comprehensive online resource offering a range of engaging activities to support learning in English, maths, science and modern foreign languages for children aged three to 12 years. French, German and Spanish are offered (not available in Northern Ireland).
MathsNet GCSE are offering online subscriptions for GCSE and A-Level. The annual subscription is normally £36 including VAT and allows 2-users, the parent/tutor and the pupil. The programme lets tutors choose questions and work which is marked automatically. MathsNet has contacted HEAS to offer our subscribers free 1 month subscription if you would like to try it out.
Between the GCSE and A Levels they offer over 12000 pages of tuition, testing, assessment and automatically marked exam practice.