GCSE Astronomy students

All new GCSE Astronomy students signed up with the OASA should

  • Have an assigned course advisor*
  • given a link to the VLE www.onlineastronomycourses.co.uk/Academy
  • Link to www.onlineastronomycourses.co.uk/wiki
  • Also have username and password for each
  • Link to Liverpool Telescope https://www.schoolsobservatory.org/ (course advisor provides)
  • A study planner (New student VLE and forum both have copies download 2021/22 or download it here  study planner GCSE 9-1 (2020)
  • If a book has been ordered it will be in the post shortly after final payment is made.

Please also read the notes on Observational Tasks

Please also understand there are observational tasks to accompany the course which you can learn more about here

Suggested start.

Check ALL logins work. So the forum, VLE, and Wiki pages.

then,

Login to the VLE and view the notes in the New Student website (for GCSE 9-1) this contains invaluable information to help you get started. Please do not be overwhelmed by the duplication of material. This is to ensure all students get access to the material.

*Please note, although the course advisor is there to assist please keep in mind this is not their full-time job, as such there could be a delay between initial email and response. As you can imagine for what we charge (and what we pay them), they are unable to offer 1-2-1 tuition via Skype, which is why they offer mainly email support.

Course advisors are happy to take a reasonable number of email queries and will assist with observational tasks, however, as previously mentioned, they are not paid to offer individual Skype (or telephone) support. You may however be able to arrange this with them for an extra fee, which OASA takes no commission for.

If a course advisor is happy to make a personal call regarding an issue, this is due to their own good-will and not something that is OASA policy. Our course advisors are very passionate and often happy to go the extra mile. But please keep in mind they are not bound by agreement to offer more than email support for OASA.

Thank you in advance for your understanding. Any questions or queries, please email info@onlineastronomycourses.co.uk