Cambridge · IGCSE
Study IGCSE English 1st Language online at a flexible pace, with teacher contact matched to your chosen journey. Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons per subject, and Journey 3 adds two live lessons per week. Inventum is a Cambridge-accredited online school teaching learners aged 14–16 in more than 50 countries.
50+
Countries represented
10
1-to-1 lessons per subject on Journeys 2 and 3
130+
Subjects offered
Cambridge
Accredited curriculum
The Cambridge English 1st Language syllabus shown here covers 4 topics. Your exact specification is confirmed before enrolment. Teacher contact and lesson format depend on the learning journey you choose.
The Cambridge route shown here has 2 externally marked papers. Exams are sat in person at a suitable registered exam centre. The family arranges registration and pays the centre; paid assistance from Inventum is available separately.
Structured and extended writing questions. Questions will be based on three reading texts. Externally assessed
Extended writing question and a composition task. Externally assessed
Journeys 2 and 3 include ten one-to-one lessons with a specialist teacher for every enrolled English 1st Language subject. Additional sessions can be purchased separately.
Journey 2 includes recordings of the precision-teaching lessons. Journey 3 includes those lessons live twice each week for every enrolled subject.
No fixed 9-to-3 timetable. Fit study around training, travel, relocation or recovery.
Cambridge qualifications are accepted by universities and employers internationally.
Yes. You can take English 1st Language as a single subject alongside another school, or as part of a full-time IGCSE programme with Inventum. Many families start with one subject and add more later.
English 1st Language is assessed through 2 externally marked papers: Paper 1 - Reading, Paper 2 - Directed Writing and Composition. Full details are in the assessment section above.
Written exams are taken in person at a suitable registered exam centre. Your family is responsible for finding the centre, registering by its deadline, and paying its fees. Inventum offers a separate paid add-on to help find and communicate with a centre; the centre's own fee is not included.
IGCSE English 1st Language is recognised internationally and supports progression to A-Levels, IB or other post-16 study.
Fees depend on which learning journey you choose and how many subjects you take. The fees page sets out each journey, and a discovery call gives you an exact figure for your situation.
Combine English 1st Language with any of these — most students take several.
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