Introductions
About CIE
 Part of the world-renowned
University of Cambridge

CIE is the world’s largest
provider of international
examinations
 Offers school qualifications
such as IGCSE, O Level and
A and AS Level, plus
professional qualifications in
areas such as IT, business
and management
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About CIE
 CIE has over 6000
examination Centres in
over 150 different
countries
 Cambridge
qualifications are
recognized by
universities, colleges
and employers across
the globe
Downing College
CIE Middle East
& North Africa
CIE Middle East and North Africa - Countries
Algeria
Bahrain
Burkina Faso
Chad
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Palestine
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
UAE
Yemen
Total
Centres
350
Qualification range
 International GCE Advanced Level and Advanced
Subsidiary
 IGCSE, O Level and related qualifications
 Work related qualifications - Cambridge International
Diplomas
 Diagnostic Tests – Checkpoint
 Cambridge International Primary Programme
 Qualifications for Young Learners - Cambridge ICT
Starters
Progression
UNIVERSITY
EMPLOYMENT
A LEVE
AS LEVEL
e IGCSE
O Level
Checkpoint
Primary
CHECKPOINT
Age 14
Cambridge International Primary Programme
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What is the Primary Programme?
The Cambridge International Primary Programme is a comprehensive provision for
teaching, learning and assessment in the core subjects of English, Mathematics and
Science, for children aged approximately 5 to 11.
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Primary
Progression
Tests
Cambridge
Primary Curriculum
Framework
Teacher
support
materials
Primary
Achievement
Tests
= Programme
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Key Benefits of the Progression tests
• Provide an independent measure of student progress
• Monitor progress and allow individual target setting
• Highlight strengths and weaknesses to inform future teaching and learning
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Key Benefits of the Achievement tests
• Summative measure of performance at the end of the primary phase
• Certificate of Achievement for all students
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Teacher support resources
• Planning booklet
• E-learning course
• Classroom resources
• Schemes of work
• Primary Teacher Support website and online community
• Recommended text books and full mapping documents
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To sum up
The Cambridge International Primary Programme:
 Provides a curriculum for the core subjects of English,
Mathematics and Science at the primary phase
 Provides recommended learning materials that
encourage best practice in teaching and learning
 Provides a suite of assessments which enables
schools to independently measure the progress of their
students
 Provides a Cambridge certificate of achievement for
students at the end of their primary schooling
 Was developed in consultation with a number of
Cambridge schools around the world
 Provides a solid foundation on which learning at the
secondary phase can build
Cambridge Checkpoint
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What is Cambridge Checkpoint?
 Checkpoint tests are provided by University of
Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), one of the
world’s leading providers of examinations
 Cambridge Checkpoint curriculum (from age 11 to 14)
with diagnostic tests at the end of the programme
 Checkpoint tests are available in:
 English
 Mathematics
 Science
Who is Cambridge Checkpoint for?

Specially designed for students of
about 14 years of age who are about to
start courses leading to IGCSE or O
Level in English, Mathematics or
Science
What are the benefits?
 Checkpoint is not a formal qualification - it is a useful
progress check ahead of important external
examinations at age 16
 It identifies students’ strengths and weaknesses in a
subject, individually, as a class, and for the school as a
whole
 Students, and their parents, can see where they are
doing well and where they should concentrate their
effort
 Checkpoint can help students get better grades in the
future
What are Checkpoint tests like?
 2 papers in each subject
 Each paper is about an hour long
 Questions are designed to be suitable for students of all
cultural and language backgrounds
 Completed papers are sent to Cambridge to be marked
by trained and skilled examiners
 Students are provided with a report and a Statement of
Achievement
 Schools are provided with a report on the whole school
and on individual teaching groups
The Student Report
Overall result
for the subject
Results in each
major topic
The student’s
strengths
Brief explanation
of what each
Checkpoint score
means
The student’s
weaknesses
Statement of Achievement
Level of
achievement
reached by
student across
the whole test,
expressed as
score on
Checkpoint
scale
Level of
achievement
reached in
each of three
main topics,
expressed
as score on
Checkpoint
scale
The Centre Report
Checkpoint score
for subject as a
whole
Checkpoint
score for each
main topic area
Checkpoint
scale explained
Performance of
all students in
each sub-topic
When can Checkpoint tests be taken?
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Checkpoint tests are offered twice a year
 May
 October
Results are usually delivered within five weeks of the
test being taken
Feedback is provided on the individual student’s
performance and that of their cohort or year group
Questions
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