Retaking GCSE & more

It really depends what you want to do.

My daughter dropped out of school, did a GNVQ Art and Design level 3 at 16 (equivalent 4 GCSEs for entry purposes, and then did jobs till she did a foundation year to get onto a degree at 23. So as others are saying GCSEs may not be the fastest route it depends where you want to get to.

My other two children both left school about the same time, since we then knew home education was a thing, and they did their own study and the took the GCSE exams at a local retakes college who are often happy to have external students join the exam room for a small fee.  So long as you do examination focused rather than coursework focussed exams you dont need to have a distance learning college if you dont want the tutoring, or to do lab work.  This is the lowest cost GCSE route if cost needs to be kept down.  International IGCSEs are designed for exam based qualifications for people not in a standard class setting and are very highly regarded.  The exam boards Edexcel or AQA publish lists of their exam centres so you can find one local to you. 

I retook my English gcse once and maths 4 times 

GCSEs are really only a gate-keeper to A-levels - I'd have a long think about what you're trying to achieve long term because there may be a quicker, better and cheaper way to your destination.

What sort of job are you looking to do?   

What sort of salary do you think you're worth?     

Once you can answer those, work backwards from there and the path may be more obvious..

adult colleges exist and offer GCSE's to people 16+ including adults. However unless you can get government funding you'll have to pay for it. If you never got any GCSEs of c grade or better and are under 24 I think the government may pay for some GCSEs? My local college charges about 400£ for once gcse.

there are many people offering gcses online - i would start with your local further and higher education centre

https://www.online-learning-college.com/courses/gcse-courses/          300 - 400 quid  per gcse approx

Hi, I have been through wanting to redo my GCSE's as an Adult when i was 22 year old and i was told that their is literally no point or available opportunities that allow adults to retake their GCSE's.

Their are ways around this, but it may involve you undertaking an advanced level three diploma where they may make you retake your GCSE's. some colleges will make some of their students who achieved under a C grade or what is know equivalent to a C grade or lower to retake their GCSE's. 

If you are unable to get onto a level two or level three course their are entry level one courses you can do before that progresses to level 2 course which then leads on to a standard level 3 course. The difference between a standard level three course and an advanced level three is that the standard is usually one year and the advanced is a two year course.

Entry level course are provided by most colleges and most of them a part time. if your under 24 years old they should be free. however you can only progress to next level if it within the same field or science. You can do as many entry level courses without them costing you but if you pursue level 3 you only get funding for one course until your expected to pay and yet again that's under the age of 24.

If your over the age of 25 and you have never pursued a level two course or higher or didn't complete it for specific reasons there are schemes that fund you however if you fail to complete the course or do not achieve the required grade you will be expected to pay for the course yourself.

If anything most employers are looking for you to obtain certificate qualification of functional skills level two in both numeracy and literacy which is provided during college course or the job centre can put you through your functional skills. 

The best thing you can do is figure out what your passion is, if it requires qualifications and technical skills then apply for college in the subject at entry level or level one and work to level three and then apply to do advanced level three apprenticeship but this only applies to the trades including Electricals, Plumbing, Engineering, Computer programming & medicine.

If you looking into wanting to become a vet or Doctor it is impossible without having obtained GCSE at the top grade when at school as application to these institutions look at first attempts at GCSE's, First Attempts A levels only. There are way around this but they are extremely difficult to get into. If you do get onto one of these pathways through without first attempts they usually require you to do a Pre-degree and foundation courses which is often three years before pursuing the vet surgery and human medicine which can be anywhere around seven and thirteen years depending specialisation. 

If you wish to something such as content creation their are online tutorials and online education platforms that can teach you the fundamental skills that a free, if your unsure dabble with this option first.

Online courses are not always a good option most of them offer meaningless qualifications in business administration, Retail, adult Social care and are often poorly managed and may incur a incompletion fee. most people never complete these courses or complete them and get charged by the provider.