IGCSE, taught properly, at home
Durus at Home teaches the IGCSE curriculum online to Years 7–11 in Maths, Triple Science and English Language. We take a deliberate, structured approach to academics, teach the life skills schools overlook, and give you complete visibility over every lesson your child is taught.
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IGCSE Years 7–11 Maths Triple Science English Language Fully online, UK-based
Complete parental visibility
Handing your child’s education to someone else takes trust, and trust shouldn’t require faith. There is no black box at Durus at Home. You can inspect the curriculum before we teach it, watch how lessons went after the fact, and follow your child’s progress week by week.
Every topic, in order, before it’s taught. From day one you see the full scheme of work for the year, down to the exact specification points each lesson covers.
A short, honest report every week: what was taught, how your child engaged, where they’re strong, and what we’re working on next. No waiting for a termly parents’ evening.
Every lesson is recorded and available to parents. Sit in whenever you like, review anything after the fact, and see exactly how your child is being taught, not just what.
You speak to the person actually teaching your child, never a support inbox. Raise a concern, request a focus area, or adjust the plan at any point in the year.
Who we are
Durus takes its name from the Arabic word for lessons, and from a conviction that a lesson, done properly, is a deliberate thing. Not a worksheet and a wish, but a structured hour with a purpose your child can articulate at the end of it.
We started Durus at Home because we watched capable students drift through classrooms built for the average. We believe the two things that most shape a young person’s future are the academic results that open doors, and the life skills that carry them through once the doors are open. Schools are measured on the first and rarely find time for the second. We are deliberate about both.
Teaching online is not our compromise; it’s our choice. It lets us keep groups small, match students to genuinely strong subject teachers regardless of postcode, and put a record of every lesson in parents’ hands. No physical classroom can offer that.
Beyond the syllabus
Woven into every week, not bolted on as an afterthought. Our life skills strand is planned with the same rigour as our academic teaching.
Programmes
Students can join at any point from Year 7 to Year 11. Years 7–9 build genuinely secure foundations; Years 10–11 follow the IGCSE specification to examination. Every programme includes our life skills strand and full parental reporting.
Years 7–11
From confident number work in Year 7 to the full IGCSE specification: algebra, geometry, probability and statistics, taught for understanding first and exam technique second so both hold up under pressure.
Years 7–11
Biology, Chemistry and Physics as three distinct IGCSEs, the route that keeps A-level sciences and competitive university courses open. Practical understanding is taught deliberately, with demonstrations and data work built into the course.
Years 7–11
Reading that goes beneath the surface and writing that earns marks: structure, precision and voice. Students write every single week and get real feedback on it, because nobody learns to write by being talked at.
In development
We add subjects deliberately, one at a time, when we have the right teacher and not before. Tell us what your child needs when you enquire and we’ll let you know what’s next.
Ask about upcoming subjectsPricing
One clear fee with everything included. No surprise “resource charges”, no per-report add-ons. Paid annually or monthly, and you’re never locked in for the year.
£3,000 per year
Around £250 per month
Premium
£X,XXX per year
Final premium pricing to be confirmed
Not sure which fits? Book a free consultation and we’ll advise honestly, even if that means telling you we’re not the right fit.
What parents say
“What convinced me was being able to see the whole year’s maths plan before we paid a penny. Six months in, the weekly reports still arrive every Friday. I know more about what my son is learning now than I ever did when he was in school.”
“My daughter went from dreading English to reading her essays out loud at dinner. The lessons are recorded, so when she said a topic was confusing I could actually watch it and talk it through with her. That’s never been possible before.”
“We chose home education for our own reasons, but I worried about structure. Durus gave us the rigour of a good school without giving up the visibility and values that made us home educate in the first place.”
Resources for parents
Honest, practical writing for families educating at home. No sales pitch, no fluff.
Motivation is a system, not a personality trait. What actually works when the kitchen table is the classroom.
Budgeting, focus, and speaking up: the curriculum your child will use every day of their adult life.
Where your child sits their Edexcel IGCSE papers, how private candidate registration works, and the dates that matter.
Questions parents ask
We teach to the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (IGCSE) specifications across all of our subjects. Before your child starts, you’ll see exactly which specification we’re following, and you can read the full specification document yourself, because you should never have to take our word for what’s being covered.
Lessons are live, taught by a subject specialist to a small group over video, on a regular weekly timetable. A typical lesson runs: retrieval practice on prior learning, new teaching with worked examples, guided practice with live feedback, and a clear summary of what was learned. Students need a laptop or tablet, a stable internet connection, and a quiet place to work. Every lesson is recorded, and structured homework follows each one.
Three ways, all included: you receive the full scheme of work before teaching begins, so you know every topic in advance; you get a weekly progress report covering what was taught and how your child is doing; and you can watch any lesson recording at any time. If anything concerns you, you speak directly with the tutor, not a support inbox.
Yes. Home-educated students sit IGCSEs as private candidates at approved exam centres across the UK, typically registering in the autumn before summer exams. We guide you through choosing a centre and registering, and we plan the course so your child is genuinely exam-ready, with timed past-paper practice under real conditions, well before they walk in.
Years 7 through 11. Students joining in Years 7–9 follow our foundation programme, which builds towards the IGCSE specification; students joining in Years 10–11 go straight into IGCSE teaching. Every student starts with a short, low-pressure assessment so we place them by what they actually know, not just their age.
No full-year lock-in. Enrolment runs term by term, and you can pay annually or monthly. We ask for one month’s notice if you decide to leave, so we can wind down properly and hand over records. We would rather earn your renewal every term than hold you to a contract.
Tell us early. The weekly reports mean neither of us should be surprised. We’ll first adjust the approach: a different group, extra support on a weak area, or a change of pace. If your child’s first month with us doesn’t feel right, we refund it in full. After that, cancellation is one month’s notice with any unused annual payment refunded pro rata.
As a planned weekly strand, not an occasional assembly-style talk. Study habits are coached inside every subject lesson, and a dedicated life skills session each week covers topics like financial literacy, communication and critical thinking, with the same preparation and parental visibility as our academic teaching. You’ll see the life skills syllabus up front, just like the academic one.
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Every enrolment starts with a free, no-obligation consultation: a proper conversation about your child, where they are, and whether we’re the right fit. Send us your details and we’ll point you straight to our booking calendar.
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