We are working towards some IGCSEs. The usual questions about IGCSE centre around whether they are recognized as equal to GCSEs, or whether they are accepted by colleges and so on. Usually the answers to these questions have involved assuring others that, yes they are actually recognized as being tougher than GCSEs, they are valid, run by the same exam boards etc etc. Strangely, in the light of recent political announcements it may now become the "in" thing to be doing exams that are not the normal GCSEs, and home educators who have to take the tougher IGCSEs anyway may actually find themselves already taking exams which look more like the government's newly planned ones. Swings and roundabouts of political fashion.
Anyway, that was not what I wanted to blog about today. I just wanted to mention the Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry textbook and say what an excellent textbook it is. It is written in such a friendly way. The author has a website to go with the book with a section especially for home educated students and parents. It actually feels welcoming - and I'm NOT a scientist! Can we do chemistry? With this book, inshAllah, yes we can!