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Privacy

This website is operated by Abstract Education Limited and whose registered address is First Floor, Town Hall, New Road, Brixham, TQ5 8TA. We are committed to protecting and preserving the privacy of our visitors when visiting our site or communicating electronically with us.

This policy sets out how we process any personal data we collect from you or that you provide to us through our website. We confirm that we will keep your information secure and that we will comply fully with all applicable UK Data Protection legislation and regulations. Please read the following carefully to understand what happens to personal data that you choose to provide to us, or that we collect from you when you visit this site. By visitinghttps://www.abstracteducation.org you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

Types of information we may collect from you

We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information about individuals who visit and use our website:

Information you supply to us. You may supply us with information about you by filling in forms on our website. This includes information you provide when you submit a contact/enquiry form. The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address and phone number.

Information our website automatically collects about you. With regard to each of your visits to our website we may automatically collect information including the following:

  • technical information, including a truncated and anonymised version of your Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, operating system and platform;
  • information about your visit, including what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got to the site (including date and time); page response times, length of visit, what you click on, documents downloaded and download errors.

Cookies

Our website does not use cookies. 

How we may use the information we collect

We use the information in the following ways:

Information you supply to us. We will use this information:

  • to provide you with information and/or services that you request from us;

Information we automatically collect about you. We will use this information:

  • to administer our site including troubleshooting and statistical purposes;
  • to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
  • security and debugging as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure.

This information is collected anonymously and is not linked to information that identifies you as an individual. We use Google Analytics to track this information. Find out how Google uses your data at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245. 

Disclosure of your information

Any information you provide to us will either be emailed directly to us or may be stored on a secure server. We use a trusted third party website and hosting provider to facilitate the running and management of this website. They meet high data protection and security standards and are bound by contract to keep any information they process on our behalf confidential. Any data that may be collected through this website that process, is kept secure and only processed in the manner we instruct them to. They cannot access, provide, rectify or delete any data that they store on our behalf without permission.

We do not rent, sell or share personal information about you with other people or non-affiliated companies. 

We will use all reasonable efforts to ensure that your personal data is not disclosed to regional/national institutions and authorities, unless required by law or other regulations.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Third party links

Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the third party websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

Your rights – access to your personal data

You have the right to ensure that your personal data is being processed lawfully. Your subject access right can be exercised in accordance with data protection laws and regulations. Any subject access request must be made in writing to info@abstracteducation.org. We will provide your personal data to you within the statutory time frames. To enable us to trace any of your personal data that we may be holding, we may need to request further information from you.

Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to info@abstracteducation.org.

Universal IGCSE and A Level Questions

The courses that we offer are flexible which means you are able to work through them at your own pace.
 
When you login to the online portal, you will have access to your course(s) which will include resources, assignments and practise exam papers. Assignments and mock papers will be marked and graded by your tutor. You will also be able to message your tutor and our support team as many times as you need to through the messaging facility on the portal. In addition, you will also be able to visit our online e-Library which has a large range of books, search for exam centres and see the dates and times for your exam series.
All centres charge different amounts for exams. Therefore, it is best to check with the individual centre. As a rough estimate, we would say exams cost approximately £100-£150 GBP per written paper.
You can enrol online via the website. You would need to click onto the subject that you would like to take and select the ‘enrol now’ button. This will add the course to the basket and when you are ready, you will be able to go through to the checkout.
 
Alternatively, you can also make payment by bank transfer or we can send you a direct payment link to enrol. If you require any of these, please just let us know.
 
Please note that you do not need to enrol onto the course(s) by a certain date. Our enrolments are flexible meaning you can enrol whenever you are ready to begin the course.
We don’t currently offer monthly instalment plans to learners, however you may be able to spread the payments over a certain amount of months with Paypal. This will all depend on your circumstances and where you reside permanently.
 
In order to see if Paypal is an option, please add the course to the basket and go through to the checkout to see.
 
Alternatively, we can accept debit card, credit card and bank transfer.

This will depend on the awarding body you choose for your course.  Here are the links to the exam centres for each awarding body:

AQA (UK A Levels Only)

https://www-forms.aqa.org.uk/student-and-parent-support/private-candidates/finding-a-school-or-college

Cambridge (CAIE)

https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/why-choose-us/find-a-cambridge-school/

Edexcel (Pearson)

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/support-topics/understanding-our-qualifications/find-a-pearson-centre.html

We are also partnered with Tutors and Exams who offer various exam centres over the UK.  As we are an approved learning partner, you may be eligible for a discount on your exam fees.  Feel free to get in touch with Tutors and Exams to find out the fees they charge.

There is no set start date for our courses. Therefore, you can enrol anytime and begin your studies straight away.

For predicted grades, you would need to complete a range of assignments and sometimes practise mock papers too.  From this work, your tutor will be able to determine your grade and pass this onto the college, university or employer you are applying to.

We can provide recommendation letters or references to your chosen college, university or employer.  We just ask that you complete some of the work on the portal so that your tutor can explain how you are as a learner.

IGCSE

All our IGCSE courses provide you with two years support and access. This doesn’t mean however that you must take the course over two years.
 
Some learners wish to complete their courses sooner than two years.  You could therefore fast track the course and complete it much quicker. There would be no additional fee to take the course on a fast track basis.
 
If you require any of the courses for longer than two years, please let us know and we can best advise you.
 
As a rule, the recommended study hours for an IGCSE course is 130 hours. That is time spent studying, not completing assignments and not including revision.

For IGCSE Mathematics, Edexcel offers a foundation tier or a higher tier.  Each tier provides access to the following grades:

Edexcel IGCSE Mathematics 9-1 grading system

  • Foundation tier (Grades 5-1)
  • Higher Tier (Grades 9-4)

With Cambridge, they offer a core or extended assessment.  Each assessment provides access to the following grades:

Cambridge IGCSE Maths 9-1 grading system

  • Core Assessment (Grades 5-1)
  • Extended Assessment (Grades 9-3)

Cambridge IGCSE Maths A*-G grading system

  • Core Assessment (Grades C-G)
  • Extended Assessment (Grades A*-E)

We can cater for all tiers and if there is a certain grade you are working towards, please let us know on your enrolment application when you sign up.

For IGCSE Science (Biology, Physics and Chemistry) subjects you will not need to complete a physical practical endorsement.   Here are some further details on the individual awarding bodies.

Edexcel Biology, Chemistry and Physics

Edexcel have two externally written examination papers in order to achieve the IGCSE qualification.  There is no option with Edexcel to take a physical practical endorsement.

Cambridge Biology, Chemistry and Physics

Cambridge have three externally written examination papers.  For the third paper, learners will take the paper titled ‘alternative to practical’ rather ‘practical test’. Therefore, they will not need to take physical practicals.

You can fast track IGCSEs with our college.  We do not charge extra for this service and you will just need to let us know once you have enrolled so that we can notify our tutor support team.

If you are planning on sitting exams within the next 4-5 months, we recommend you contact your chosen exam centre to ensure that there are still places available and that there are no late exam deadline fees to be paid.

There is no formal age for the IGCSE course and therefore anyone can take them. We have learners from age 13 through to retired people taking our IGCSE courses.

We can offer you a 10% discount when you enrol onto more than one IGCSE course.  If you apply the code ‘IGCSE10’ on the checkout page once all IGCSEs have been added to the basket, this amount will be deducted from the total.

A Level General Questions

All our A Level courses provide you with two years support and access. This doesn’t mean however that you must take the course over two years. You could fast track the course and complete it much sooner. There would be no additional fee to take the course on a fast track basis.
 
In order to fast track your A Level course, just choose the exam series you would like to sit exams in.  It is best to go for an exam series where there are at least five months until the first exam.  Otherwise, you may find it hard to secure an exam place with your chosen exam centre.
 
once you enrol onto the course, you will just need to state on the enrolment form which exam series you are working towards.  This information will then be passed onto your tutor.
 
If you require any of the courses for longer than two years, please let us know and we can best advise you.
 
As a rule, the recommended study hours for an A Level course is 360 hours. That is time spent studying, not completing assignments and not including revision.

For A Levels, you will need to attend a centre in order to sit your exams. For centres nearby, please see the following links:

AQA
https://www-forms.aqa.org.uk/student-and-parent-support/private-candidates/finding-a-school-or-college

CAIE
https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/why-choose-us/find-a-cambridge-school/

Edexcel
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/support-topics/understanding-our-qualifications/find-a-pearson-centre.html

The A Levels we offer are the same as what you would achieve in College. They are official qualifications which carry UCAS points for University. Please note that you will still need to check the individual course requirements at your chosen University to ensure that you meet the criteria.

You can fast track A Levels with our college. We do not charge extra for this service and you will just need to let us know once you have enrolled so that we can notify our tutor support team.

If you are planning on sitting exams within the next 4-5 months, we recommend you contact your chosen exam centre to ensure that there are still places available and that there are no late exam deadline fees to be paid.

We can offer you a 10% discount when you enrol onto more than one A Level course.  If you apply the code ‘ALEVEL10’ on the checkout page once all A Levels have been added to the basket, this amount will be deducted from the total.

A Level AQA

You can find a list of AQA exam centres via the following link:
 
https://www-forms.aqa.org.uk/student-and-parent-support/private-candidates/finding-a-school-or-college
 
Please note that all centres charge different amounts for exams and have different procedures in place for each subject that they offer. Therefore, it is best to check the centre’s requirements with them as soon as possible. If there is anything you are unsure of, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will best advise.
If you opt to take the practical endorsement for the AQA Science A Level, you will need to arrange and pay for the written and practical exams separately with an AQA registered centre. With the A Level Science Course we provide, you will cover the full specification including the practical part. If you feel you need some ‘hands on’ experience with the practical element, some exam centres will allow you to go in beforehand to practise. This would however be their decision as to whether they offer this service.

A Level Cambridge (CAIE)

You can find a list of CAIE exam centres via the following link:
 
https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/why-choose-us/find-a-cambridge-school/
 
Please note that all centres charge different amounts for exams and have different procedures in place for each subject that they offer. Therefore, it is best to check the centre’s requirements with them as soon as possible. If there is anything you are unsure of, please do not hesitate to contact us where we will offer our advice.

With most Cambridge A Levels, there is an exam series in June and November.  One exception being Classical Studies which only has one exam series in November.  If you need to know exact exam dates, we would need to know which exam series you are looking to sit exams for along with the country you will be taking exams in.

The set texts for the CAIE A Level English Literature course will depend on the year you are looking to complete the exams.  Please could you let us know this information so that we can find out the texts for you.
 
or
 
Here are the set texts we have available currently:
 
Locate set texts on the course page of the portal. They are normally towards the top of the course page. You could attach the actual doc to the email if it looks ok.

A Level Edexcel (Pearson)

You can find a list of Edexcel exam centres via the following link:
 
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/support-topics/understanding-our-qualifications/find-a-pearson-centre.html
 
Please note that all centres charge different amounts for exams and have different procedures in place for each subject that they offer. Therefore, it is best to check the centre’s requirements with them as soon as possible. If there is anything you are unsure of, please do not hesitate to contact us where we will offer our advice.

Functional Skills

Functional Skills ICT is currently in the process of being replaced with Digital Skills, however we haven’t been given a start date for Digital Skills as yet and this has been unknown for a while.

In the mean time, it may be worth looking at our IGCSE ICT course with Cambridge where exams fall in June and November each year:

Source link to IGCST ICT Cambridge on website and paste into email.