Frequently Asked Questions_

Smart Academics trading as Smart Ed UK. Our registered office is Smart Ed UK High Street, Eston, TS6  9EH

iGCSE, A Level exams and practicals are sat the Smart Ed UK Exam centre based in South Cleveland, England

Practicals are usually held in Spring of each year, while the written exams are in May/June.

All exam fees will be paid by the student directly to Smart Ed UK.

The GCSE (General Certificate in Secondary Education) and the IGCSE (or International GCSE) are essentially the same thing, in that they are both world-class, Level 2 qualifications that have been accredited to the same standards, grade for grade, and should be recognised in the exactly same way by employers and academic institutions.

The key difference between the GCSE and IGCSE is the emphasis on the exams. In the past, GCSEs allowed an element of coursework to count for final grades, which was viewed as lowering the standard of the qualification. However, the UK government toughened these rules, bringing it more in line with the difficulty of the IGCSE.

All colleges and universities in the UK accept the IGCSE equally and many private and international schools choose to offer the IGCSE in preference to the GCSE. It’s currently studied in 55 countries worldwide and is offered at over 350 independent schools in the UK alone.

We enter candidates with either AQA or Edexcel and sometimes a combination of both.

We currently do not enter candidates for CIE, Eduqas, The Welsh Board or OCR.

• Choose your subject and register with us.
• It is important that you convey as much information as possible – particularly your entry codes. Your course provider will have details of this. If you are self taught, please refer to the exam board for subject/ code entry details.
• When exam boards open their entry platforms , we will register your entry with them and provide confirmation of this as soon as this is available, by issuing your Statement of Entry, which will have details of times and dates of your exams.
• You will receive instruction from us of our location and what is expected on exam day.
• After your exam, we await grading from the exam board, who issue your Statement of Results on results day in late August.
• Certificates are available in December for exams in the previous Summer season and in March for the previous Autumn exams.

Yes as we have very limited capacity, this is on first come first served basis and for additional time needs only.

Yes. We are part of a consortium that offers A level exam practical exams at a laboratory in Liverpool. This has full JCQ endorsement. 

For practical reasons, we are unable to other DT, Art, Food Technology, Textiles, Drama, Dance or PE at this time.

Please fill out the exam entry form and confirm payment, marking it as MOCK EXAM on your form and we will arrange convenient slots for your exam. This can be conducted at our venue at your convenience. 

We are able to endorse your mock exam grades for UCAS application, if we are able to verify that they were taken under timed conditions with us.

We offer classes online in small groups or 1:1 ;  always in real time and with tutor input and support.