Level
Lower Secondary (suitable for children aged 11-14 / Years 7–9)
Qualification
Not assessed
Exam board
N/A
Hours of study
4-5 hours a week (plus additional time for completing assignments)
About the course
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Our Lower Secondary English as a Second Language course is designed for children who haven’t previously been taught English and who only have basic English skills, and will help your child prepare for further study of English. They will:
- Develop their skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing.
- Learn how to express themselves creatively and imaginatively.
- Build confident and effective communication skills.
Your child will study the English language through a balanced mix of online and offline learning, completing modules at their own pace. Once they’ve successfully worked their way through this course, they’ll be ready to progress either to IGCSE™ English Language or IGCSE™ English as a Second Language.
Additional information
Requirements: Your child will need to have mastered the basics of English and be able to communicate simple, basic needs to study this course. If they already have a good working knowledge of English, we’d recommend our Lower Secondary English course. If you’re not sure which course will be most suitable for your child, we can offer a free test to help you decide.
Study method: A mix of online and offline study with structured content, designed for more independent learning. Expert Tutor feedback and a dedicated Student Progress Manager are included to help support your child’s progress.
Course content
Key topics
- English grammar and punctuation, targeted towards IGCSE progression
- Developing vocabulary and language awareness
- Listening and comprehension
- Guided speaking practice
- Reading comprehension
- Writing skills for a range of genres
Take a look at our Lower Secondary English as a Second Language homeschooling course to see what your child will be studying, with these exclusive previews on our student learning platform. These will give you an insight into our approach to this subject, the different topics it covers and the types of activities and exercises your child will be doing once they get started.
Our homeschooling approach
Our student learning platform
Our easy-to-use online student learning platform gives your child instant access to everything they need for each of their courses. It’s where they’ll find all their study materials and resources, and where they can upload assignments, find out their grades and receive feedback from their course Tutors. You’ll also have parent access while your child is studying with us, so you can follow their progress and achievements.
Learning and wellbeing support
We understand that every child is different, and our personalised approach to our students’ learning and wellbeing makes sure your child gets the support they need, when they need it. From their own dedicated Student Progress Manager to the option of 1:1 sessions with a specialist Tutor, your child has a friendly team behind them at every stage, so that they can unleash their full potential while studying in a safe and supportive environment.
Personalised, pupil-led learning
We’re the only online school where your child can choose what, how, when and where they study – with no live lessons, set timetables, or crowded classrooms – for a 100% personalised, pupil-led learning experience. Our unique approach to homeschooling lets your child study at their own pace, in ways that work for them, wherever you are in the world – ensuring they really can learn without limits.
Meet the tutors
Lower Secondary English as a Second Language Tutors
Course bundles & savings
Choose the perfect combination of courses for your child with our flexible approach to homeschooling. The more courses you select, the more you save per course.
1-3 courses
From £570 per course
4 courses
From £522.50 per course
5+ courses
From £475 per course
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Trustpilot Reviews
Lower Secondary Level reviews
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Great Educational Bridge
When moving from one country to another, one of the most challenging tasks was to ensure continuity in schooling for our 12-year-old daughter. Wolsey Hall provided the best solution at a reasonable cost. The enrolment process was smooth. We chose seven courses, before being introduced to their respective tutors. All of them were really friendly, helpful and encouraging. What impressed me most was the detailed feedback provided for each assignment. Student Progress Manager Daisy Datson, who was overseeing our daughter's performance, gave us regular updates and messages of support. We stopped online home schooling after completing our move from the Philippines to Scotland. Thanks to Wolsey Hall for helping with the move!
Brian, August 19
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My daughter started home schooling two…
My daughter started home schooling two years ago with Wolsey Hall in which she has completed Year 8 & 9. This was a huge transition for her from a traditional education system to independent learning, which made possible with the great support she has gotten from her tutors and progress manager. The tutors are leaving constructive feedback indicating points of strengths and areas of improvements, which were very helpful in her learning journey. This is apparent in the improvement I saw in her grades since she started in addition to herself confidence.
Abdullah Aljifri, July 14
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Elective Home Educating with Wolsey Hall Oxford
We have been elective home educating since November 2023 and the change in our daughter’s mental health has been amazing. We chose WH for online learning (year 7) and do not regret that decision at all. We have found the structure of the lessons; a mixture of textbook and interactive learning together with the assignment schedule is just what our daughter needs. Laura Hobley, our Student Progress Manager is extremely helpful with answering any queries we have and regularly gets in touch with our daughter to support her studies. All of the tutors have been extremely friendly and helpful and our daughter has found their feedback very encouraging and adds validation to her studies. We are very happy with our move to elective home education and are very thankful to WH for supporting us on this journey.
Michelle Misiak, April 15, 2024
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Home Education with Wolsey Hall
For us the Covid Lockdowns were seen as an opportunity to test home-schooling out without putting our daughter’s education at any more risk than that of her peers. The concept was met with great enthusiasm, both on our part as well as hers, and we all learned a great deal pretty quickly… We were supported initially by her mainstream school with lesson material but quickly established we needed to supplement this with additional learning in order to fill the voids between her recorded level of achievements in school and her actual knowledge. We registered with lots of really great educational websites, played about on YouTube and generally muddled through having fun and trying to make things work. We loved the concept of home schooling, particularly the freedom, but needed a more structured way of delivering a consistent education. Then we discovered Wolsey Hall. We enrolled our daughter into year 6, her next full school year, and have never looked back. As I write this review, she has just completed year 7. What’s not to love? The Canvas Platform is fantastic - it’s clear, reliable, intuitive, informative and encouraging. The Course content is inspiring – each course is in depth, probably more so than in a mainstream school, but well presented, well evidenced and there’s sufficient resources, both in physical text books and additional web learning, to make this more than achievable. The tutors are so encouraging – With an overall progress manager and individual subject tutors there is never a lack of feedback, advice or praise. Each tutor knows their subject and has taken the time to get to know our daughter. We have experienced only first-rate interactions with every member of the team that we have encountered – friendly, knowledgeable, timely – thank you. Freedom – Learn when it suits! Wolsey Hall has meant that we can factor our school time into our life style rather than factoring our life style round school time. My daughter rides horses and she can now do so “in school time” without it affecting her education. We can travel in our Motorhome “out of term time” and experience cheaper prices and enjoy shorter queues. Social interaction – this was a big one for us but Wolsey Hall have it covered. With various clubs, competitions and activities to get involved in you are never alone. She might be sitting in our dining room or on the end of her bed but she is interacting with people all over the world. All of a sudden having a few friends at school doesn’t seem enough anymore and the world isn’t as big as it once was. Home schooling has also enabled her to take on a volunteering role at a local riding school giving her access to many other people than can be found in the confines of a class room. Would I recommend Wolsey Hall? 100% yes I would, and we have never looked back since!
Lydia, August 8, 2022
Rated 4.7 / 5 based on 270 reviews.
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