This September, like every September, Oxford Open Learning will enrol thousands of students onto International GCSE, GCSE and A level courses. This year, like every year, some students will realise that they must enrol onto their course after it is considered practical to do so. When studying a course it is important to have left […]

Andrew Bateson, Oxford Open Learning Chemistry Tutor, writes about the Science and History of “Black Gold” In Oxford Open Learning’s distance learning Chemistry IGCSE course students learn about Crude Oil, its processing and the subsequent products made. There are many examples of the use of crude oil or petroleum through history going as far back […]

Good luck to all Oxford Open Learning students who are going to collect their A Level results today. The results that you have no doubt been anticipating with a mixture of excitement and trepidation will finally be available to you today. You will have to collect them from the centre where you sat your written […]

This year, 2012, A level results will be 16 August and GCSE/IGCSE results will be 23 August. Examination results day is always exciting and often it can be a day of great celebration. However for a few candidates there can be disappointment and in some cases, justified confusion. External or Private Candidates are particularly vulnerable […]

Edexcel’s International GCSE in History has now been accredited for use by state-funded schools in the UK and is called the Edexcel Certificate in History. During the process of accreditation, the qualifications regulator, Ofqual, asked for a small number of changes to be made to the existing International GCSE specification. In order to guarantee the […]

Oxford Open Learning is now making distance learning even more accessible with its brand new online learning courses.  With over 20 years experience in delivering highly successful distance learning courses in print to students world-wide, we are now delighted to launch the first of our online courses via our easy-to-use Oxford Online Learning classroom. Identical […]

  The BBC have an article on how the young jobless need English and Maths GCSE.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15863830 Cities in England with high youth unemployment must do more to raise young people’s attainment in Maths and English, a report says. Research by Centre for Cities found a strong link between results in English and Maths and […]

You’ve been Scammed, on BBC1, made some disparaging comments about home study providers this week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017k60v/episodes/guide We can but hope that the viewer did not form the impression that distance learning was to be avoided at all costs. The truth is that there are a number of distance learning organizations which work hard to provide […]

What are the specification changes? Earlier this year, Edexcel announced small changes to the Edexcel IGCSE English Language A specification. These changes are for teaching from September 2011, and will be assessed for the first time in June 2012 examinations.  The changes affect the mark scheme for the exam, and also include a new digital […]

What are the specification changes? Earlier this year, Edexcel announced changes to the Edexcel IGCSE English Literature specification. These changes are for teaching from September 2012, and will be assessed for the first time in June 2012 examinations. When you have accessed Edexcel IGCSe English Literature page via the link above, click on the links […]