EdexcelsChallEnging inspirEd lEarninginternational gCsEwww.edexcel.com/internationalgCsEabout Edexcel Edexcel is a Pearson company and at Pearson we take learning personally. We believe education is for everyone, and we provide the tools for people to learn: whatever their age, wherever they are, in whatever fashion they choose. Edexcel at a glance (www.edexcel.com)l Edexcel is the UKs main government regulated examination awarding body.l Awarding over 375,000 school leavers with GCE A Levels.l A levels and BTEC Level 3 qualifications which enable students to gain entry into UK Universities.l Educating over 1.7 million learners across 80 countries.l Qualifications offered by 5,400 schools, colleges and employers.l Processing over 8 million exam scripts each year.l Part of Pearson since 2005, strengthening its position in the global educational market.Pearson at a glance (www.pearson.com)l One of the worlds largest providers of educational publishing and learning solutions.l Teaches around 100 million people to speak and read English.Edexcels international gCsE at a glanceWe are always striving to provide students and teachers with modern and relevant qualifications. Edexcels International General Certificates of Secondary Education (International GCSEs) are level 1 and level 2 international qualifications that prepare students for academic and vocational study at level 3, including progression to GCE AS or A levels, BTECs, the Edexcel International Diploma or employment.Edexcels International GCSE qualifications are:l Relevant and academically thoroughl Currently available in 40 subjectsl Recognised as equivalent, grade for grade, with United Kingdom GCSEs, with the same status in terms of university entry requirements l Recognised around the world by employers and educators.Many International GCSEs have specific international elements. Our specialists have developed subject content to make the specifications relevant to students worldwide. The internationalisation of our curriculum is present in many subjects. For example, our International GCSE in English Literature encourages the reading and studying of literature from around the world. Teachers can select from a wide range of international prose, drama and poetry. Our International GCSE in History provides teachers with the opportunity to select the areas of study that suit their needs and resources with no compulsory content. There are currently more than 100,000 student entries and registrations in Edexcel International GCSE qualifications in countries throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle-East and Latin America. 1about the international gCsE Our International GCSEs continue to go from strength to strength directing students towards a better future.Edexcels International GCSE qualifications are currently available in 40 subjects to provide more choice to students wishing to study a variety of subjects.CategorySubjectsart Art and Design Business/financeAccounting Business Studies Commerce EconomicsEnglishEnglish (as a 2nd language) English Language A English Language B English LiteraturelanguagesArabic (as a 1st language) Bengali Chinese Classical Arabic French German Guajarati Hindi Modern Greek Sinhala Spanish Swahili Tamil Turkish UrduhumanitiesBangladesh Studies Geography Global Citizenship History Islamiyat Pakistan Studies Religious StudiesMathematicsMaths Further Pure Mathematics A Mathematics B2CategorySubjectsscienceBiology Chemistry Human Biology Physics Science (Double Award)TechnologyICTExaminationsInternational GCSEs are linear qualifications, meaning that students take all of the exams at the end of the course. International examinations are normally held in the May/June examination series with some subject availability in the January examination series.Course StructureAll Edexcel International GCSEs are single tier (one level for all candidates) with the exception of Maths A which has a Foundation Tier and a Higher Tier.Most Edexcel International GCSEs have two or more exam papers. These are: Accounting, Arabic 1st Language, Art and Design, Bangladesh Studies, Bengali, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Chinese, English Language A, English 2nd Language, English Literature, French, German, ICT, Maths A, Maths B, Further Pure Maths, Pakistan Studies, Spanish, Science (Double Award), Physics. The remaining subjects have one exam paper only.Grade% of UMS marksa*90a80B70C60d50E40F30g20GradesStudents 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 difficu