http://www.cie.org.uk/rss The latest information about Cambridge Pre-U Cambridge University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alison Richard, joined staff including members of CIE's International Curriculum Development Department, to celebrate Cambridge Assessment Group's 150th anniversary. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/features/detail?feature_id=23079 Students in state schools will be able to drop A-levels in favour of more demanding qualifications under plans unveiled on Monday. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=23154 The recent accreditation of the Cambridge Pre-U Diploma structure and the most popular Principal Subjects by QCA has led to a jump in demand for the Cambridge Pre-U Diploma. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=23083 The recent accreditation of the Cambridge Pre-U Diploma structure and the most popular Principal Subjects by QCA has led to a surge in demand for the Cambridge Pre-U Diploma. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/features/detail?feature_id=23006 A new exam that bridges the gap between school and university is winning fans. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=22937 Literature in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Modern Foreign Languages, Psychology and Economics were the first Principal Subjects to receive QCA acreditation, and the Cambridge Pre-U Diploma stucture has also been accredited. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/announcements/detail?announcement_id=22933 CIE has made substantial progress towards the accreditation of Cambridge Pre-U by QCA. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/announcements/detail?announcement_id=21881 The exams watchdog is preparing to back a controversial alternative to A-levels designed to prepare an academic elite for university, it is claimed today. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=21879 Dozens of leading state and independent schools are poised to adopt a new qualification worth more than four A-levels, it emerged on Tuesday. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=21877 Students applying to top universities could soon be able to take a new qualification set to be worth more than four A-levels, an exam board has said. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=21876 CIE enters the New Year having made substantial progress with the submission of Cambridge Pre-U to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/features/detail?feature_id=21859 CIE enters the New Year having made substantial progress with the submission of Cambridge Pre-U to the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=21851 Principals were told that levels of support and recognition were growing at a reception held in London. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/features/detail?feature_id=20662 Top marks at A-level would fall dramatically if AS re-sits in Year 13 were curtailed http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=20730 A new alternative to the A level will enable universities and employers better to identify the brightest students by replacing the grade A with three different achievement bands. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=20727 Principals from more than 100 schools today (26 September) attended a reception at the RSA, London, which could herald a general move towards a more coherent sixth form curriculum, and away from the 'institutionalised resit culture' of modular exams. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=20699 A sustained increase in global exam entries has led University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) to launch a recruitment drive to attract more high-quality examiners. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=20698 A wider range of topics, including more contemporary subjects, marks the new Cambridge Pre-U Geography syllabus, launched this month by University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=20695 It was a full house at Regent's College, London, on Friday 14 September when more than 200 Heads of Department from 113 schools attended a seminar and workshops on Cambridge Pre-U. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/features/detail?feature_id=19945 The Cambridge Pre-U Physics syllabus, launched this month, aims to stem the flow of students away from the subject by offering both a wide ranging syllabus and a new focus on historical and philosophical perspectives. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=8336 New Cambridge Pre-U qualification submitted for UK state school accreditation. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=8320 CIE's Director of International Curriculum Development will take part in a keynote panel debate on the diversity of qualifications across the UK and the impact upon entry to higher education at the 13th UCAS Admissions Conference. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=7962 CIE consults on revised Diploma structure for Cambridge Pre-U. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=7202 Cheadle Hulme School hosts key event on Cambridge Pre-U. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=3195 The first 14 draft Cambridge Pre-U syllabuses will be sent out to over 2,000 schools across the UK and abroad for consultation today. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=3264 Teachers working with University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) on the new Cambridge Pre-U qualification today gave an insight into some of the syllabuses they have developed. http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=3262 The Cambridge Pre-U is an exciting new qualification which will for the first time provide a genuine alternative to A Levels and the IB Diploma. The Cambridge Pre-U will be presented at a conference next week by the Chief Executive of University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). http://www.cie.org.uk/news/pressreleases/detail?pressrelease_id=3263