Luminary Tech Path 2026/27

A weekday GCSE programme for home educating families.

Six subjects, three ability groups and a specialist teacher for each subject, in Shirley, Solihull. Monday to Wednesday, with an optional fourth day for Qur'an and Arabic.

6subjects, two hours each every week

3ability groups, placed by assessment

10children per group, maximum

12taught hours a week

The week

Three core days, with an optional fourth

Four taught hours a day, Monday to Wednesday. The Forge opens every single day at 09:30. Thursday is optional, for Qur'an and Arabic GCSE.

Time	Monday to Wednesday
09:30 to 10:00	The Forge
10:00 to 11:00	Lesson 1
11:00 to 12:00	Lesson 2
12:00 to 12:30	Break and Salah
12:30 to 13:30	Lesson 3
13:30 to 14:30	Lesson 4
Thursday, optional	Qur'an and Arabic GCSE, 10:00 to 14:30

How the day runs

Teachers stay, groups move

Each teacher keeps their own room all day and the groups move between them. No lost time at the start of a lesson, and every room is set up for its subject.

Every day at 09:30

The Forge

Character, leadership and Islamic studies. Leadership history, enterprise, fitness and health, rhetoric and public speaking. It opens every day, so it is part of the rhythm of the week rather than a separate lesson.

The curriculum

Six subjects, two hours each, every week

Every child studies all six. There are no optional subjects, so no child loses a core hour because a class did not fill.

Mathematics

AQA GCSE, Higher tier

English Language

AQA GCSE

Biology

AQA Combined Science

Chemistry and Physics

AQA Combined Science

Electronics

WJEC GCSE

Mandarin

AQA GCSE

Science carries double the hours

AQA Combined Science is worth two GCSEs

It covers Biology, Chemistry and Physics, so it has four hours a week and two subject specialists rather than one.

Every subject is taught twice a week, on two different days. That gap is what makes homework work: it is set in one lesson and gone through in the next. One piece a week per subject, written into the exercise book, and checked.

The three groups

Placement by assessment, not by age

Every child sits a baseline assessment in week one and you receive the result. Children are placed in week two on the basis of that assessment, and reassessed every term, so a child who moves quickly moves group.

Comet

Beginners and younger learners

Building the foundations in every subject.

Nova

Developing, mid stage

Working towards the GCSE route with depth and pace.

Luminary

GCSE track

Taught apart, with exam technique and the required practicals.

Maximum ten children per group.

Progress you can see

You will not have to ask what your child is doing

Week by week plans

Every subject has a published year plan showing what is taught in which week, including assessment and exam weeks. You get it at the start of the year.

Books that come home

All work in dated exercise books, with worksheets stuck in and the teacher's comments on the page. Not loose folders, not take home packs.

Termly reports

After each assessment week, with the baseline and reassessment results behind them.

Parents' evening

After each exam week. You book a slot directly with your child's teachers.

Fees

One price for every family

What	Cost
Three days, Monday to Wednesday	£350 a month
Four days, including Thursday	£450 a month
Registration	£90 one off, on enrolment
Siblings	10% off for two children, 15% for three or more
Exam entries	Charged separately at cost, around £250 to £280 per entry

Eleven payments

September to July

Payment in advance by monthly subscription, on the same date each month.

Tax-Free Childcare

Accepted

Eligible families save up to 20%. If you are reclaiming through a scheme, pay in full first and reclaim in your own time.

Three days works out at about £8 an hour of specialist teaching. Two siblings on three days is £630 a month rather than £700.

Payment policy

A child who has not paid is not on the register

A child who is not on the register cannot be admitted to the building. The register is how we know who is on site, which is a safeguarding requirement and not only a commercial one.

Term dates 2026/27

Solihull school terms, with two deliberate differences

Term	Runs	Then closed
Term 1	Mon 7 Sep to Wed 21 Oct 2026	26 to 30 Oct, October half term
Term 2	Mon 2 Nov to Wed 23 Dec 2026	28 Dec to 1 Jan
Term 3	Mon 4 Jan to Wed 10 Feb 2027	15 to 19 Feb, February half term
Term 4	Mon 22 Feb to Wed 17 Mar 2027	Eid al-Fitr week, dates to be confirmed
Term 5	Mon 29 Mar to Wed 31 Mar 2027	5 to 9 Apr, second week of Easter
Term 6	Mon 12 Apr to Wed 26 May 2027	31 May to 4 Jun, May half term

Teaching runs 21 to 23 December.

Getting started

The first three weeks, and what you need to do

Week 1, from 7 September. Baseline assessment in every subject. You receive the results.
Week 2, from 14 September. Your child is placed in Comet, Nova or Luminary.
Week 3, from 21 September. Full timetable, teaching from the published year plan.

Places are limited to ten per group and allocated in order of registration. Tell us about your family below and we will be in touch to talk through the programme and the next steps, including the terms, the payment and behaviour policies, and the £90 registration.

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