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FREE* Online, Fast-Track GCSE English and Maths courses from Kent Adult Education
Date Published: 30/09/2025
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Our Intensive GCSE Courses
Our GCSE courses will take place online but in real time so you will be able to interact with the tutor and other class members. It is essential that you have access to a computer and a good internet connection to be able to participate.
Exams will take place in person at one of our centres. You will be asked your preference but we will not be able to confirm until exam entries have been submitted in the new year.
Exam Centre choices will be;
- Ashford
- Canterbury
- Dartford
- Maidstone
- Margate
- Tonbridge
Preparing for the assessment
To give yourself the best chance at assessment, it is strongly recommended that you do some preparation and revision. The following websites will give you some excellent preparation and revision tools.
BBC Teach Skillswise
This site provides a good grounding in the foundation skills in maths and English. It uses examples that may arise in daily life and shows you how you can apply your maths and English skills to them. Visit BBC Skillswise for more information.
BBC Bitesize
Use the KS3 and GCSE sections of this site to familiarise yourself with the types of topics and styles of question that you may find in the GCSE exams. Once you've clicked on your chosen subject area (in your case, this will be either maths or English Language), you will be asked to choose the exam board for the GCSE you are sitting. We use AQA as our exam board, so please click on that option for content tailored to AQA students.
Both the Maths and English assessments are handwritten papers and must take place in one of our centres. Each paper has an 80 minute time limit (1hr 20min). If you have a diagnosed specific learning difficulty that means you need extra time, different coloured paper or to take the assessment in a room by yourself, please state that when you book.
Following your assessment, we will contact you via email in the next 14 days from submission to give you details of your result and any next steps. If you are unsuccessful in either assessment, we will refer you to our Skills team. They offer Functional Skills Maths and English classes which will help you with any missing knowledge.
If you are successful with your GCSE application, you will be given a password and told how to enrol on one of the courses. A member of our Learner Experience team will be able to advise you times, days of the week when classes will take place or you can view course details here.
Booking Your Assessment
Assessments will close no later than Friday 15th December 2025, or sooner if all places have been allocated. Kent Adult Education operates a first come, first served policy.
To book an assessment please use our booking tool link. The tool will allow you to easily choose the best date/time and, if needed, alter your assessment. Please ensure you request any access or support requirements if required as we will not be able to provide them on the day without prior notice.
If you struggle to use the tool, you can call us on 03000 41 22 22 and state which centre you're trying to contact. Please be aware opening times for each centre vary and we cannot guarantee availability at your nearest centre.