A Different Route to GCSE Success

We Know That Not Every Young Person Thrives in a Large Classroom

Some young people are capable of achieving GCSEs but find it difficult to learn in a busy mainstream environment. They may have lost confidence, struggled to access the right support or started to believe that GCSEs are no longer within their reach.

Inclusion Compass offers a different route. We will provide a calm and supportive environment where students are understood, teaching is adapted to how they learn best and they can begin to believe in themselves again.

Why Inclusion Compass Is Different

We understand how each student learns

Every student will complete a learning assessment before attending their first lesson. This will give their teachers a clear understanding of their strengths, the areas they find more difficult and the approaches most likely to help them learn.

Support will be in place from day one

We will not wait for a student to struggle before putting support in place. Teaching will be planned around each student’s learning profile, and appropriate reasonable adjustments will be considered from the beginning.

Classes will never have more than six students

Our classes will be limited to six students. This means teachers will have the time to explain, revisit and adapt learning while making sure that every student receives the attention they need.

Teachers will be carefully selected

Our teachers will be selected for their subject knowledge, experience and ability to work successfully with young people who may have found education difficult in the past.

Examination fees are included

We will help with examination registration, and relevant GCSE entry fees are included in the programme. We will also consider access arrangements and reasonable adjustments where appropriate. Where approved, students will sit their examinations in a smaller, calmer environment.

We will help students prepare for what comes next

Students will have one hour of employability teaching every week. This will help them understand their options, develop essential workplace skills and build a clear pathway into further education, training or an apprenticeship.

What Will Students Study Each Week?

GCSE English – Two hours each week

GCSE Maths – Two hours each week

Employability Skills – One hour each week

Five hours of education each week

A maximum of six students in every class

What Is Included?

• An individual learning assessment before the first lesson

• Five hours of teaching each week

• GCSE English and maths

• A weekly employability lesson

• Classes of no more than six students

• Teaching based on each student’s learning strengths

• Reasonable adjustments considered from day one

• Support with examination registration

• Relevant GCSE examination entry fees

• Consideration of examination access arrangements where appropriate

• Guidance towards further education, training or an apprenticeship

Fees

£795 for each six-week block

The programme will run throughout the academic year, with places booked in six-week blocks.

The fee includes teaching, the initial learning assessment, employability support, help with examination registration and relevant GCSE entry fees.

Who Can Enquire?

We welcome enquiries from:

• Parents and carers

• Home-educating families

• Schools and alternative provisions

• Local authorities and other professionals

Parents and carers do not need to wait for a formal referral. You can contact us directly to discuss your child and whether Inclusion Compass may be right for them.

Starting in October 2026

Our first Year 10 and Year 11 groups are planned to begin in October 2026 at a Liverpool venue.

Places will be limited because every class will have no more than six students.

Registering your interest does not commit you to taking a place. We will contact you to discuss your child’s needs, explain how the provision will work and answer any questions you have.