The solid foundation for success in future exams.
Key stage 3, often abbreviated to Ks3, covers the first 3 years of secondary education in the UK. Typically studied by 11-14 year olds in school, Ks3 is not examined.
Without the distractions of a busy classroom or the pressure of a looming exam, Oxford Home Schooling students can study the basics of these subjects but they also have the freedom to go into more depth and expand their interests without the worry of sticking to a set exam syllabus.
Our Ks3 courses cover a wide range of topics and general education and they provide excellent preparation for GCSE and IGCSE courses to follow.
This course has been designed to guide students in a simple and logical way through the fundamentals of Maths. Each lesson aims to build a firm foundation for further study, an understanding of basic principles and as your child’s confidence grows so will their ability to solve everyday practical problems.
£14.99 / month
Subscribe to the courses you wish to study. The courses contain all the study material you require to pass your chosen subject including many self assessment questions and assignments with comprehensive suggested answers. The course also includes assignments which you can choose too have marked by one of our fully qualified tutors
The minimum subscription period is 6 months, after that you can cancel your subscription at any time. If you wish you can optionally purchase a physical course pack at the point of enrolment.
You will be allocated a tutor from our bank of PGCE qualified tutors. Your tutor will arrange a free 15 minute induction call with you to introduce themselves and the course to you. As you require further assistance, you can purchase:
The Oxford Home Schooling Key Stage 3 Maths course has been designed to gently introduce your child to the various aspects of the Key Stage 3 Maths curriculum. It is written in an informal and lively style with plenty of diagrams and illustrations to keep your child engaged with the material.
The course is divided into three one year sections, corresponding to the school years, 7, 8 and 9. Some students may take three years to complete the course, others may take two years or proceed even more quickly. By the end of the course, students should be in a good position to tackle a GCSE or IGCSE programme (Key Stage 4) in earnest.
The course covers the National Curriculum for Years 7 to 9, otherwise known as Key Stage 3.
There are no formal examinations for Key Stage 3 Maths.
The Recommended number of study hours for this course is 200 hours. You will need to fit all of this in
Because of the unique way Oxford Home Schooling courses are structured your support will last for as long as you are subscribed to the course, regardless of whether you decide to do the course in 12 months or 18.
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KS3 courses are the building blocks designed to prepare your child to begin studying for GCSE, which is formally examined.
With no exams to worry about, your child can take as much or as little time as they need to assimilate the basic principles in KS3. This can be a time in school when gifted children become bored and troublesome if they find it all too slow and easy while others may be put off learning if they have not had time to grasp the first principles of a subject. Oxford Home Schooling has the flexibility to cope with both of these extremes and every child in between.
There isn’t a specific age requirement to start a Key Stage 3 course but we strongly recommend that the pupil is a minimum of 10 and preferably 11 when they start the GCSE course and also that they are academically capable of starting the course. If the student is not 10 before they start, we may have difficulty allocating you a tutor. There is no upper age-limit.
You may take out a subscription and start any time of the year you like. The earlier the better! The important thing to think about is the context of secondary education as a whole and the objectives you have as a family.
Once you have taken out a subscription, you will get access to your course online immediately and (optionally) your printed course materials will arrive a few days later.
No. Students may jump in at Year 8 or Year 9 instead. If a student has already completed Year 7 (or Year 8) within a school environment, they find they were repeating skills and knowledge already acquired. But any course makes assumptions about prior knowledge and our Year 8 courses do assume the prior knowledge that comes from a Year 7 course. Our Year 9 course, similarly, assumes knowledge from both Year 7 and Year 8. So it may take a little while to adapt.
This is one of the main objectives of our KS3 courses. Some of our GCSE and International GCSE courses may go back briefly to first principles for the benefit of those who are new to the subject but a student’s chances of success are hugely enhanced if they have achieved a firm grounding at KS3 first.
The courses are largely self-sufficient so no additional textbooks should be required. The exception, perhaps, is English, where students will need to acquire certain novels, plays and poetry books. Access to the internet is advantageous at all levels of education, including KS3. Our science courses assume access to various very basic items of equipment for home-based experiments, usually under parental supervision.
Poor numeracy also comes at a price. It is estimated that it costs the UK economy an eye-watering £20 billion each year.
What should you be doing while in the momentum of exams?
It gives all young people an opportunity to play to their non-academic strengths, or to be temporarily free from the endless gravy train of vigorous study, exams, results, and resits.
