FAQ

We are based solely in Whitechapel /Aldgate (East London), although our students travel to us from across the UK.

There are many hotels, guest houses and B&Bs local to our examination centre – we can send you an up-to-date list of all accommodation near our centre, if required.

There are two ways to ensure the registration for your place to take an exam at this centre:
Firstly, you can click on the following link, which will take you to our online application form in which you should fill in all the relevant details:

https://application.exceltutors.org.uk/exam_application.php

Secondly, if you wish to come in person, you can visit us at our centre, along with your passport/driving license (for ID check) and one passport sized photograph. We recommend candidates to come into the centre, so that in case of any enquiries, the exam officer can help you and complete your exam registration straightaway.
Centre staffs are available to help at every stage of the process.

Exam availability is dependent on the subject, board and level that you wishing to take. Please see our Private Exam Centre page for further details.

You will receive a Statement of Entry (that lists your examination dates), as well as other important examination documents in the months prior to your first examination. Typically, these documents are sent to students sitting examinations in November by late-September, in January by late-October and in May/June by mid-March.

All GCSE, IGCSE and A-Level oral examinations will take place between March and April (i.e. prior to the written examinations in May/June).

We cannot recommend specific qualifications as the decision remains with you although we can advise on the options available. Please note that access to further and higher education and employment are often dependent on gaining specific qualifications most typically passes at GCSE English and Maths. IGCSE qualifications (the International GCSE that is deemed the equivalent of the GCSE qualification across the world) have become increasingly popular and have been adopted by many private and state schools in the UK due to this qualification being based entirely on examinations.

A GCSE pass is not a requirement to sit A-Level examinations at our centre;however we recommend considering arranging some focused one-to-one tuition in order to strengthen the key GCSE skills required for A-Level examinations.

It is not required for candidates to enrol or to attend any classes with us in order to sit their exams at our centre in London; you can simply study independently (either self-study or study through a distance learning provider) and attend at our centre on the relevant examination dates.

If you wish to take tutoring sessions at our centre to help prepare for your examinations, we can arrange for a focused one-to-one tuition provided by a subject-specialist tutor.

We offer oral examinations for a wide range of GCSE, IGCSE and A-Level Modern Foreign Languages, which include French, Spanish, Italian, Bengali and Arabic.

We currently offering Functional Skills English and Maths for Entry Level 1, 2 and 3, and Level 1 and Level 2 for the OCR exam board.

There is no restriction on how many qualifications you can take in one examination series.