Classroom Software is US508 Compliant

US508 compliance in "Word"

To   increase  the  font  size

click on

View > Text Size > Largest

This works for Internet Explorer; for different browsers, and for users wishing to change colours and fonts, we detail the procedures to follow below. 

Alternatively, use the contacts page, or telephone (number follows) zero one six one eight six five five seven one zero (omit the leading zero and substitute your country's international access code, then the digits four four if you call from outside the United Kingdom).

To repeat that phone number, click here.

Browser Settings

Some browsers limit the way you can make changes to the page view. Here are some tips for changes you may be able to make.

Font type or size

To improve visibility, increase the size of text and alter the font.

IE Users (PC)

Choose 'View' (or 'Tools') and scroll down to 'Internet Options'.
Choose 'Fonts' and select your preference; click 'OK'.
Go to 'Accessibility' in 'Internet Options' and click on 'Ignore font styles/font sizes specified on Web pages'.
Click 'OK'.  Your specifications are what you now view  the page with.

Netscape Users (PC)

To increase font size, go to 'View' and then 'Increase Font' - as often as you want.
To change the type of font, go to 'Preferences', 'Appearance', 'Fonts' and choose 'Use my default fonts, overriding document-specified fonts'. This will ensure that the set fonts are ignored by your browser.

Safari Users

Select "View" from the Safari menu bar at the top of the screen.
Select "Make Text Bigger" to increase the text size.
Or, select "Make Text Smaller" to decrease the text size.

IE Users (Mac)

The View Menu has a Text Zoom option offering a range of percentage sizes as well as Make Text Bigger/Smaller options (Cmd & - or +) or you can select Customize Toolbar and add the Bigger/Smaller buttons.

Netscape Users (Mac)

Also offers the Text Zoom and Smaller/Larger (Cmd & - or +) options from the View menu.



Colour of text and background

You may require certain colours to be able to view the site more easily.

IE Users (PC)

Choose 'View' (or 'Tools') and scroll down to 'Internet Options'.
Select 'Colors'.
You can change the colours of text, of links, and of the background page.
Choose 'Accessibility' from 'Internet Options'; click on 'Ignore colors specified on Web pages'.
When you click 'OK', the pages you now view will appear with your choices.

Netscape Users

Go to 'Preferences', 'Appearance', 'Colors' and choose 'Always use my colors, overriding document', then specify your colours.

Safari Users

To change colours, font style, etcetera, you will need to provide your own stylesheet. This is assigned in the Safari Preferences:

Select "Preferences" from the Safari menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click on the "Advanced" button on the preferences pane.
Click on the "Stylesheet" drop down menu.
Select "Other..." from the drop down menu.
Use the "File Open" dialogue box to find your own stylesheet.
Select your stylesheet and click on the "Choose" button.
Safari will now use your personal settings for how a web page should look.
You can also specify a minimum font size for a web page. This means that those web pages which have a font size smaller than you specified will automatically have the size increased to your minimum. This applies to all web pages.

Select "Preferences" from the Safari menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click on the "Advanced" button on the preferences pane.
Tick the "Universal Access" check box and select a minimum font size from the drop down menu to the right.

For other help or problems with this website, please use the contact page, or telephone zero one six one eight six five five seven one zero (omit the leading zero and substitute your country's international access code, then the digits four four if you call from outside the United Kingdom).  Our "Skype" contact is Briteschool.

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Commentary:

Briteschool (TM) is a live, online school following closely the British National Curriculum as a means to help students who may wish to go back into mainstream education at any time, or who wish to go on to do IGCSEs at Briteschool. At present, Exam students started the International General Certificate of Education courses (IGCSEs) in September 2007 for two years.  Places are limited to twelve students.

Students who wish to join only one or two subjects may do so, as long as there is available space in the class.  We encourage children who are having a Home Education and who want part-time extra Maths assistance to apply.  In particular, the lessons taken by children of Upper-Years Primary age are designed in this way.  This suits flexi schooled students in particular.  Students who are undertaking correspondence courses from other providers (for example, with Primary Home Education UK) may also wish for extra support for their studies.

Briteschool, the British E-school, caters for those who wish to prepare for the Common Entrance examinations.    For students wishing for post-16 / post-IGCSE provision, Briteschool plans to adopt Cambridge University's Pre-U programme from September 2008 or 2009 depending on numbers.

As well as being a virtual high school (VHS), Briteschool is a virtual primary school (VPS), and a virtual night school (VNS) - the first college in the UK to offer virtual synchronous pedagogy to this range of pupils.

Students have already started coursework for the ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence).  This means we may find some thirteen year-olds with Driving Licences !  ECDL courses have been running in the Briteniteschool since April 2007.  Registration with your local BCS centre is necessary for testing and certification - we suggest you follow the online testing regime, if it is available.

We also offer an increasing range of "extracurricular activities", including an hour a week of Japanese, a Digital Photography course, our Activities Week every December, and the students run a Newspaper and have put on short "radio" plays.  As we grow, the number of these activities should increase.

Many of the students at Briteschool are being Home Educated, and their geographic location is diverse.  A few attend for only one hour per week; other homeschooled children and young adults attend in the afternoons (GMT) for private lessons - one-to-one, or in small groups.  We hope to extend the range of subjects available to all students, and also the numbers of courses available by tuition and at the Briteniteschool Distance Learning Centre.

As well as being qualified and experienced educators familiar with the education systems in England, Scotland and Wales (as well as overseas systems, including the USA, Africa, and the Middle East), two of our teachers have been Examiners and Moderators for their subject areas; two teachers / lecturers have NVQ Assessment Qualifications, D32 and D33, for Vocational Skills Assessment; we also have a range of other qualifications including Counselling, Online Mentoring, TEFL / EFL and an MBA between us.  See our online CVs for further details.

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Please browse the website under the page headings, and feel free to contact us with any issues, comments or ideas !

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* NOTE: These prices are VAT EXCLUSIVE.  We have to register for VAT once turnover exceeds the turnover-threshold (£61,000).

** NOTE: Tuition may be more than £24.50 for certain subjects or levels - "A"-level, for example, will be more than £24.50 / hour; significant discounts are available for pairs or small groups of students being taught together (four students = £8 each/hour, for example).