How to Become a Cambridge International School

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1 How to Become a Cambridge International School Alessandra Varriale Manager, Italy, France & Southeastern Europe 21/03/2017

2 The Cambridge Assessment Group

3 Cambridge International Examinations our offering Progressive and flexible Cambridge Primary 5 to 11 years old* Cambridge Secondary 1 11 to 14 years old* Cambridge Secondary 2 14 to 16 years old* Cambridge Advanced 16 to 19 years old* Cambridge Primary Cambridge Primary Checkpoint Cambridge ICT Starters Cambridge Secondary 1 Cambridge Secondary 1 Checkpoint Cambridge ICT Starters Cambridge IGCSE Cambridge O Level Cambridge ICE Cambridge International AS and A Level Cambridge Pre-U Cambridge AICE *Age ranges are for guidance only

4 Cambridge IGCSE International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) International version of the GCSE Linear assessment (but with core/extended structure) Suitable for students from 14 to 16 years old Internationally recognised as a passport for progression

5 Where to start from?.. Why do you want to introduce the Cambridge IGCSEs in your school? Make it relevant for teachers Involve the Language department Involve the CLIL department Involve all teachers who have shown interest in the project Make it relevant for students Chose the Cambridge IGCSE subjects Enrich your offer - Offerta Formativa Plan the implementation with the correspondent Italian subject Make it relevant for the school Improve your school s facilities Become Exam Centre for the Cambridge IGCSE qualification Enter to a worldwide Global Community of Cambridge Schools

6 Where to start from?..your best friend is the syllabus! Available online at Over 75 subjects, including 30 languages Syllabus overview/past papers, examiner reports and specimen papers/syllabus updates/support material Each Syllabus has a code Syllabus structure: Introduction Teacher support Assessment at a glance Syllabus aims and assessment objectives Syllabus content Description of components

7 When to apply?... After Collegio Docenti and Consiglio d Istituto have approved the Introduction of the Cambridge programmes After all teachers involved with the Cambridge programmes have planned the implementation with the National Curriculum After the offer (Offerta Formativa) has been carefully planned for your students After you have read and understood the standards requested by Cambridge to become a Cambridge International school Before: the Open Day Orientamento in your school the deadline for Entries in your school

8 Italian website and new video Perche Cambridge

9 Becoming a Cambridge school There are four steps to becoming a Cambridge school

10 Post Registration Support The Teacher Support Coordinator will be provided with Username and Password to access to the Teacher Support Website The Exam Officer will be given access to the online training for Exam Officers The Exam Officer and the Teacher Support Coordinator will be provided with the Username and Password to access to the Marketing Resources Trainings are available online and face-to-face

11 Upcoming Cambridge IGCSE training in Rome April 2017 Introductory Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language (0510) Introductory Cambridge IGCSE International Mathematics (0607) Introductory Cambridge IGCSE Art and Design (0400) Extension Cambridge IGCSE Geography (0460) April 2017 Extension Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language (0510) Extension Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) Extension Cambridge IGCSE Biology (0610) Extension Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625) To book visit cie.org.uk/events

12 Cambridge International Examinations in Italy There are 168 registered Cambridge Schools in Italy at the moment (200 by the end of the September) over 100 are State Schools The Cambridge International Schools are spread throughout the Country, the large number of CISs is in Lazio with 50 schools, 20 in Lombardy, 15 in Campania and 16 in Puglia. 80% of these run Cambridge IGCSE Programmes and qualifications Entries have increased of 49% compare to last year 76 Schools have made Entries for all Cambridge programmes More than 4500 students have sit a Cambridge Exam this year Entries for IGCSE have increased of 55% compare to last year (average of 5 Subjects per school) The most popular subjects for Cambridge IGCSE are Mathematics, Geography English as Second Language(0511), Biology, Physics, History and Art and Design

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