::: Prepare for your GCSE studies with our specially-tailored Pre-GCSE course

Courses at Bellerbys College - Pre-GCSE

Gain your foundation for academic success - fast

This course is ideal if you:

  • are aged 14 or over
  • need to improve your English before full-time GCSE studies
  • want additional academic study skills that will allow you to excel on your next course


Improve your English and gain academic study skills

The Pre-GCSE course allows you to improve your English while also studying an introduction to a number of academic subjects in preparation for starting the GCSE curriculum.

You will study core subjects of English (10-15 hours per week) and Mathematics, plus the following academic subjects which are introduced during the course: Business, Personal & Social Education, Science, Physical Education, Art and Computer Studies/Information Technology.

Progress directly onto the GCSE programme

The programme leads directly into and integrates with the Bellerbys GCSE course. It runs in June and July as a preparation for GCSE in September and also in September as a preparation for January.

"I teach Pre-GCSE students once a week.  It gives me a chance to get to know this group well and to be sure that if they need someone to talk to they can.  When you first arrive and are young, it is all very different, so a bit of security and stability is an essential start to the course."
Chris Arulraj, Child Protection & Welfare Officer at Bellerbys Brighton