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Thinking and Working Mathematically: an exciting new feature of the Cambridge...

How do you get learners to really think like mathematicians? That question was the starting point for the development of ‘Thinking and Working Mathematically’ (TWM) – one of the most exciting new...

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Top tips for using Assessment for Learning in maths

As teachers around the world try to find new ways to support students who have experienced disrupted learning, I believe that Assessment for Learning (AfL) techniques are more important than ever. AfL...

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My positive experience of teaching Art & Design virtually

Many schools around the world are now more settled into the routine of online teaching or a mix of in-class and online sessions. It is truly amazing how teachers and students have adapted and how they...

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Teaching through the lens of Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly disrupted teaching and learning for many schools. However, what has become clear is that this disruption has been both negative and positive. Teachers have had to...

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Where do Cambridge International students go to university and what do they...

Every year, Cambridge International sends out a survey to over 2,500 schools in over 130 countries. We ask schools to let us know where their AS & A Level students from the previous year have...

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Developing Curriculum Progression – forwards, backwards, up, down and across

In Cambridge International’s Curriculum Programmes team, we are often asked how we design our curriculum and how we ensure progression of learning. Well, let me start by saying it is a complex,...

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Inclusive education – new resources for new thinking

The pandemic is a useful moment to experience and reflect on the experiences of students who have special or diverse needs. Many of us who don’t have such needs have, perhaps for the first time, been...

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A clear path for learners: two schools talk about their experiences of...

Rachel Evans has been Principal at Novaschool Sunland International in Spain for six years and is a NABSS Inspector (National Association of British Schools in Spain). The school caters for students...

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From making tea for the minister to presenting to 10,000 – one school’s...

An interview with Rob Ford, Director of Heritage International School, Moldova. Tell us about the school Heritage International School was established in 2017 as the first truly international school in...

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Food for thought: the impact of nutrition on teaching and student learning

What we eat and drink – and how much – has a great impact on how we function, both on a daily basis and over the longer term. Moreover, our food and drink choices don’t only impact ourselves, but also...

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Helping learners with the transition back to school – ‘professional love’

In my role as an Emotional Health Practitioner, I recently delivered an online teacher training day about working with students post-lockdown, and on staff wellbeing. Over the course of the training,...

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Strengthening Cambridge’s foundations – our journey revising the Cambridge...

Decisions on whether to change a curriculum are never easy. For Cambridge International, it’s about striking a balance between ensuring our learners are receiving the very best international education,...

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Ensuring fairness in unique times – comparing teacher predicted grades to...

The education world has undergone a greater disruption as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic than at any other time in most of our lives. When the outbreak struck, exam boards, including Cambridge...

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Returning to the classroom: A South Asia perspective

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the closure of schools all over the world, keeping more than 1.2 billion learners out of their classrooms. Many of these learners transitioned successfully from...

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Listen to our latest podcast on applying to IE University in Spain during the...

Choosing a university course is one of the most important decisions a student will make. Making a decision this year has been especially difficult due to the COVID-19 outbreak. IE University in Spain...

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Thinking differently

As the world continues the struggle against the Covid-19 pandemic, Professor Jerry Lucido from the University of Southern California tells us why developing a global perspective is now more important...

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How schools in Denmark adapted to classroom teaching during the Covid-19...

Schools in Denmark reopened on 15 April, just over a month after closing due to the coronavirus outbreak. Two months on, school leaders, teachers and pupils from St Josef’s International School,...

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Learning never stops – supporting our younger learners (and their families!)

Learning in lockdown is tricky on so many levels, so how can we support our youngest phase of learners to keep learning, remain motivated, stay confident, and above all, look forward to getting back to...

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Listen to our latest podcast on what Covid-19 means for learners applying to...

In the current circumstances, things are a little different for university applications. Moreover, universities are teaching online and Cambridge International qualifications are awarded using a...

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Taking humanities offline in the time of Covid-19

The study of humanities is central to a well-rounded education. As the education writer Valerie Strauss set out in a 2017 Washington Post article: “When you take courses in any humanities discipline,...

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