Online Tutoring for Home-Educated Students in the UK

Nexus Academy offers one-to-one online tutoring for home-educated students sitting GCSE, IGCSE or A Level as private candidates, from £14 per hour. Sessions are matched to the exam board and specification the centre will enter — Cambridge IGCSE, Pearson Edexcel International, AQA, Edexcel or OCR. Nexus Academy is a tutoring company, not an online school and not an exam centre. A free demo lesson confirms the board, the exam series, and a realistic plan before any paid sessions. There is no lock-in contract.

Nexus Academy works with home-educated students who sit GCSEs or IGCSEs as private candidates: they take the papers at an approved centre without being enrolled there. Families cannot register directly with AQA, Pearson, OCR or Cambridge. The centre makes the entry, charges its own fees, and decides whether it has capacity. JCQ publishes a search tool of centres that have indicated they accept private candidates. Nexus Academy tutors the named board after a free demo lesson, from £14/hr, and does not book the centre or collect exam fees.

Nexus Academy tutors both GCSE and IGCSE, and the practical choice is whichever qualification an approved centre will enter for your child. Many home-educated families prefer IGCSE because most syllabuses are exam-only and sciences often replace coursework with a written Alternative to Practical paper. Domestic GCSEs remain the right route where a local centre offers them and the specification fits. UK universities generally treat the two as equivalent. Confirm the centre and board first, then book a free Nexus Academy demo so tutoring follows that specification from £14/hr.

Nexus Academy offers online GCSE, IGCSE and A Level tutoring for home-educated students from £14 per hour. All sessions are one-to-one, with a personalised study plan and monthly progress reports. There is no minimum commitment and no lock-in. That is a different cost model from a full online school, which typically charges thousands of pounds a year for a full timetable of subjects. Exam-centre entry fees are separate and paid to the centre, not to Nexus Academy. Start with a free demo lesson.

Nexus Academy does not enter candidates, collect exam fees, guarantee a local centre, or act as an exam board. Home-educated students must find an approved centre that accepts private candidates — JCQ’s list is the official starting point — and the centre makes the entry. Once the centre names the board and specification, Nexus Academy matches a UK-qualified tutor to that paper set. Online tutoring starts from £14 per hour after a free demo lesson, with no lock-in.