About Edexcel
The story of Pearson becoming the UK's largest awarding organisation didn’t start with the formation of Edexcel in 1996. It began as long ago as 1836, when a royal charter gave the University of London its first powers to conduct exams and confer degrees on its students. Edexcel qualifications are world-class academic and general qualifications from Pearson, which include GCSEs, A levels, International GCSEs, NVQsand Functional Skills. . Edexcel is one of only 5 boards accredited by the government of UK to offer GCSEs and GCEs in state funded schools in the UK.
Edexcel, formerly known as London Examinations and the largest awarding body in the UK of academic and vocational qualifications. Formed over 100 years ago by a royal charter, the Edexcel Board is respected across the world as an advocate of quality educational standards. Edexcel is a part of the Pearson Group, the world’s foremost educational services company, comprising the Financial Times, Penguin Publishing, Pearson Education and Pearson VUE among other group companies.
Edexcel,which is present in over 110 countries worldwide, . https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/support-topics/understanding-our-qualifications/find-a-pearson-centre.html- list of edexcel centres worldwide offers the International GCSE and GCE AS & A Level qualifications for schools. These qualifications are recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and students are eligible to apply to universities in India..
Why take an Edexcel qualification?
Edexcel has helped thousands of people make progress in their lives, whether in the classroom or in the workplace.By combining world-class qualification standards with a forward thinking approach and International content, Edexcel qualifications are the ideal pathway to today’s top universities, offering learners access to tomorrow’s global opportunities.
They also offer teachers the high-tech support they need to help students achieve their full potential and make the most of these opportunities.
Advantages of Edexcel International GCSE curriculum :
The Edexcel curriculum is one of the most recognized qualifications around the world. International GCSE courses are renowned for developing vital educational skills, including recall of knowledge, oral skills, problem solving, initiative team work and investigative skills. Edexcel International GCSE offers a flexible course of study that gives candidates the freedom to choose subjects that are right for them, while providing them with a broad knowledge base and lifelong skills. This world class curriculum is ‘student friendly’ and helps the students to ‘think out of the box’. The resulting qualification provides a foundation for higher level courses, such as levels, the Advanced International Certificate of Education, the North American Advanced Placement program and International Baccalaureate and Intermediate Education in State and Central Schools.
- International GCSE’s are recognized as a reliable record of attainment which counts towards entry to universities and colleges around the world.
- A good grade in International GCSE English as a Second Language is accepted for entry by almost all universities in the UK, Germany, Canada and Australia as evidence of adequate competence in the English Language.
- International GCSE Science will help the students to develop scientific abilities and skills relevant to the study of science which will be of use in everyday life. Students will gain an awareness of the study and practice of science and will understand that scientific applications have both beneficial and detrimental effects on the individual and the environment.
- In India, International GCSE is accepted as equivalent to 10th grade of other Indian boards and Edexcel is one of the approved boards and an associate member of COBSE (Council of boards of school education in India).
- • In India, GCE – ‘O’ level and GCE – ‘A’ level of Edexcel is recognized by AIU (All India Universities) as equivalent to +2 stage qualification of an Indian Board giving access to the bachelor degree programs at all Indian Universities
Where can Edexcel take me?
Our Edexcel qualifications can give you a variety of options, such as:
- The opportunity to continue in education
- Setting you on the right path into employment
- The opportunity to undertake an Apprenticeship.( with BTEC qualifications)
Whatever your plans, Edexcel’s academic and general qualifications can take you in the right direction.
Edexcel’s International Qualifications
How is it delivered?
Available in English, maths and science, the Edexcel International Primary Curriculum has been designed with the school and pupil in mind. It features a comprehensive teacher programme package with an array of support materials to help teachers implement the curriculum, plus progress and achievement tests that allow the school to benchmark pupils against international averages
Progress Tests : Allows you to test pupils’ knowledge and monitor their progress throughout the curriculum.
Achievement Tests : Designed to be taken at the end of Class 6 and class 8 , the International Primary Curriculum Achievement Tests provide pupils with a tangible record of achievement to use when progressing to 11-14 studies, and then on to International GCSE or equivalent. Externally marked by us at Edexcel, these tests comply with rigorous global standards and provide certification at the end of Year 9 (Class 8). Achievement tests that allow the school to benchmark pupils against international averages. To help the school track pupils’ progress and gain internationally recognised certification of their achievement.
The Edexcel International Lower Secondary Curriculum caters for pupils from Grade 6 to 8 (ages 12-14) and is available for English, Maths and Science. Based on the UK National Curriculum Key Stage 3, it gives pupils a well-rounded education while giving teachers an easy-to-implement framework and an easy way to monitor pupil progress.
International General Certificate for Secondary Education (International GCSE) is for students aged 14-16 and equivalent to class 10 in India. Constantly refined, the periodically revised specifications for International GCSE offer the most up-to-date education with latest references and innovative assessment models coupled with extensive online and offline teaching resources IGCSE curriculum begins from Class 8 and ends in Class 10. The Exams are held in two sittings, the first at the end of Grade 9 and the second at the end of Class 10.
Grades and Marking in Edexcel
Students are awarded raw marks for each exam paper and for any coursework that they have completed. These marks are added together to give an overall mark. During the awarding process, Edexcel decides where the grade boundaries lie and students are awarded a grade based on where their mark lies within these boundaries. Students’ overall raw marks are converted into the Uniform Mark Scale (UMS) marks to take account of variations in difficulty between papers.
Grades may vary slightly in difficulty from year to year. For example, a mark of 58 in one paper in a January exam session might represent the same level of achievement as a mark of 42 in a different version of the same paper in the following summer exam session. The UMS ensures that these two marks have the same value when contributing to the final grade.