Code of Practice
Our Code of Practice outlines our approach to assessment and provides a set of standards which we use as a benchmark for our own performance.
Code of Practice (175Kb)
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Ann Puntis, CEO
Ann Puntis has extensive experience in education and assessment. She obtained a BSc (Econ) with First Class Honours at Cardiff University and proceeded to research at the University of Oxford.
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- University of Cambridge International Examinations is the world’s largest provider of international education programmes and qualifications for 5 to 19 year olds.
- Over 9,000 schools in over 160 countries around the world offer Cambridge qualifications.
- We are part of Cambridge Assessment, a not-for-profit organisation and part of the world renowned University of Cambridge.
- Our candidate ages range from 5 to over 70.
- Cambridge IGCSE had its 25th birthday in September 2010.
- Cambridge IGCSE is the world’s most popular international qualification for 14-16 year olds. It is taken in 144 countries and in more than 2,900 schools around the world.
- The top ten Cambridge IGCSE subjects worldwide are:
- Mathematics
- English as a First Language
- English as a Second Language
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Literature (English)
- Information and Communication Technology
- Business Studies
- Geography
- Cambridge examinations are marked by around 9000 highly skilled examiners
- Annual subject entries for Cambridge exams have now grown to 1.9 million.
- There are more than 450,000 entries for Cambridge IGCSE each year.
- We produce around 5.7 million question papers each year.
- Every year we have more than 680,000 subject entries for Cambridge O Level from 80 countries
- We hold more than 16,000 training days a year providing 6,500 teachers from across the globe with the skills and knowledge they need to help their students succeed.
- In 2008, we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the formation of our parent organisation Cambridge Assessment, and in 2009 we celebrated the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge.
- Cambridge International A and AS Levels are taken in 120 countries with more than 340,000 subject entries each year.
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