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Choosing your exam board

Our exam boards, Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and Pearson Edexcel, offer qualifications that are accepted and respected by universities and institutions around the world.

Exam Reforms: IGCSE and IALs

Significant reforms to schools and college exams in the UK are having an impact on the international exams delivered by the British Council all over the world.