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FAQs
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Would NorthStarUK's pre-GCSE courses enable my child to re-enter secondary school in the UK ?
General FAQs
Although NSUK does not claim to follow the National Curriculum in precise detail, our courses do broadly shadow the National Curriculum. 
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Do pre GCSE courses prepare my child for both GCSE and IGCSE courses?
General FAQs
Yes - our pre-GCSE courses have been specially written to ensure that our students are fully prepared to undertake GCSE and IGCSE studies when they have completed Year 9.
 
Does my child need to be good at typing?
General FAQs

Typing or keyboard skills are important for all students these days - indeed, most university...
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To what degree do parents need to be involved?
General FAQs

This is a difficult one to answer without spending some time chatting matters over!

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Why choose NorthStarUK?
General FAQs

This is a really important question.  There are so many correspondence colleges offering...
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Do you set entrance exams or tests to determine what year my child should be enrolled in?
Enrolment FAQs
We do not set entrance exams but we do provide assessment tests in maths, English and Spanish which can be found in the Info Centre on the NorthStarUK trial site.
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What courses do you recommend to provide a balanced pre-GCSE curriculum?
Enrolment FAQs
We do not feel able to provide much advice on this since parents are best placed to understand the gifts and talents of their own children.
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How many pre-GCSE courses should I enrol my child in?
Enrolment FAQs
Generally parents should guard against enrolling in too many courses.  Some parents enrol their daughter in all of our courses - others only enrol in one or two.
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How do I know which textbooks to buy?
Enrolment FAQs
All of our courses are based around readily available textbooks and other resources.
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Can anybody under the age of 11 enrol in NSUK?
Enrolment FAQs
NorthStarUK does offer English in Year 6.  For all other courses, parents with children...
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Can any one over the age of 18 enrol?
Enrolment FAQs
NorthstarUK is primarily orientated towards helping parents meet the...
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Can I enrol my child for both Edexcel and CiE IGCSEs?
GCSE & IGCSE FAQs
Some parents may wonder whether it is possible to enrol students on Edexcel and CiE IGCSEs.
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Newsflash
Whilst all of our families are enjoying a well-earned break over the summer, NorthStarUK is moving, or at least our online home is moving to large an dmore powerful servers.
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