The document provides an introduction to the Edexcel International Curriculum offered at Phoenix International Academy. It discusses: 1. Edexcel is a UK-based board of education that offers international GCSE, AS, and A levels and is recognized in India and by international universities. 2. The Edexcel curriculum focuses on concept-based and application-oriented learning rather than rote learning to encourage higher-order thinking skills. 3. Phoenix International Academy will implement the Edexcel curriculum and prepare students to take Edexcel examinations from primary school through the international GCSE and A levels.

1. Introduction to Edexcel International Curriculum
Phoenix International Academy
Under management of
Sapient Global Educational Trust ®

2. Agenda
• Introduction – Profile of Trust Members
• What is Edexcel?
• Why Phoenix International Academy (PIA)?
• Edexcel Curriculum and its implementation @ PIA
• Curriculum Explained in detail
• Q & A

3. Diverse & Global Experience, Local Application
Trust Members
Asha Kalale, President
Bhaskar Kalale, Vice President
Tejaswini Alvar, Secretary & Center Head
Santhosh Kumar, Treasurer
Academic Advisors: Terry Gibson, Felicity Gibson

4. School Boards: More Confusion, less Education!
Indian Board
• State Boards – specific to each state
• Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
• Indian Council of Secondary Education (ICSE)
International Board
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) – Cambridge, Edexcel
• International Baccalaureate (IB)

5. What is Edexcel?
• UK based board of education that offers International GCSE, AS and A levels
• Recognized by the Government of India
• Member of the Council Of Boards Of School Education in India (http://www.cobse.org)
• Recognized by Association Of Indian Universities (http://www.aiuweb.org)
• Part of Pearson group and was formerly known as “London Examinations”
• One of the three international boards authorized to operate in India

6. Edexcel Curriculum
• Designed for pupils in international schools
• Discourages ‘rote’ learning
• Strong framework for a full, engaging and inspiring learning experience
• Prepares students for entry to Indian and Foreign Universities
• On par with other international curriculum
• Mandates standardized Achievement Tests at Primary (Grade V) and Lower Secondary
(Grade VIII) levels

7. How is it different or similar to other boards of education?
• Focus on concept-based learning & NOT content-based learning
• Huge stress on building application skills and practical knowledge
• Edexcel trained teacher nurtures “spirit of inquiry”
• Application-oriented system of assessment: ensures higher order thinking
skills are internalized, prepares students for progression into higher
education, with a responsible, questioning and progressive mind.
• On par with other international boards of education: International
Baccalaureate (IB) and Cambridge International Examinations in terms of
curriculum content, assessment protocols and teaching-learning systems.

8. Profile of a good Edexcel School
• Pre-Req: Must apply for and get Edexcel affiliation
• Age and grade appropriate infrastructure
• “Concept-learning” labs for core subjects – Language, Mathematics and
Science
• Adequate facilities such as labs, libraries and activity rooms
• Continuous Professional Development of teachers
• Blended learning opportunities for students
• Additional infrastructure to support co-scholastic programmes – Sports,
Performing Arts etc.

9. Why Phoenix International Academy?
• Demand for a good international school in Mysore
• Significant gap in what any international curriculum mandates to be taught
and what is actually imparted
 Compromises a child’s future
 Unfair to parents who rely on the school to do the ‘right thing’
• Current State
 Inspection by Pearson Edexcel Board completed.
 Affiliation verbally confirmed, Affiliation Fee remitted.
 Will have approval to be an international examination centre.
 Assembled highly qualified teachers from across Mysore.
 Teacher training under Edexcel standards completed over last 2 weeks

10. Why Phoenix International Academy?
• There is a significant gap in what Edexcel mandates to be taught and what is
actually imparted
 Compromises a child’s future
 Unfair to parents who rely on the school to do the ‘right thing’
• Current State
 Inspection by Pearson Edexcel Board completed.
 Affiliation verbally confirmed, Affiliation Fee remitted.
 Will have approval to be an international examination centre.
 Assembled highly qualified teachers from across Mysore.
 Teacher training under Edexcel standards completed over last 2 weeks

11. What to expect at Phoenix International
• Phoenix International Academy (PIA) will prepare students for the
International GCSE (Standard X) and IA Level (Standard XII) examinations.
• Pearson Edexcel conducts examinations at key levels to benchmark students.
• Question papers for these examinations are set in the UK, conducted at PIA
(strong room is a key requirement for affiliation).
• Answer sheets are sent back to the UK for evaluation.
• Students therefore compete with their global counterparts at key levels.

12. Level & Examination Explained
Level Examination Subjects offered
At the end of Primary
(Standard V)
Primary Achievement Test
English
Mathematics
Science
At the end of Lower Secondary
(Standard VIII)
Lower Secondary
Achievement Test
English
Mathematics
Science
At the end of I-GCSE
International General
Certificate of Secondary
Examinations
All subjects
At the end of IAL International Advanced Level All subjects

13. Nomenclature Comparison
Boards of education in India Edexcel @ PIA
LKG to UKG Foundation Levels (1 & 2)
Standards I to V Primary
Standards VI to VIII Lower Secondary
Standards IX and X International GCSE (I-GCSE)
Standard XI & XII International Advanced Level (IAL)

14. Subjects offered @ Phoenix
Primary to Lower
Secondary
International GCSE International Advanced Levels
Group I Group II Group I Group II Group III
English English English English(AS) English(AS) English(AS)
Hindi/Kannada/French Maths Maths Maths Physics Bus.Studies
Mathematics Physics Business Studies Physics Biology Accounting
EVS/Science Chemistry Accounting Chemistry Chemistry Economics
Social Studies Biology Economics AICT AICT AICT
ICT French French
ICT ICT

15. Progression - 1
• A student who completes International GCSE, with a minimum of Grade C in
five subjects, is eligible to enter other national boards (such as CBSE, ICSE &
State Boards), as well as international boards such as Pearson Edexcel, CIE
(Cambridge International Examinations) and IB.
• A student who completes IAL, with a minimum of Grade C in four subjects, is
eligible to enter any college or university in India or abroad.

17. The Thinking Classroom