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Cambridge International revision,
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Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE)
IGCSE, O Level and International AS & A Level, sat in schools across more than 160 countries.
Cambridge International is the most widely sat international curriculum, and its qualifications are recognised almost everywhere. Assessment is linear and paper-based, with June and November series that let students in either hemisphere sit at the sensible point in their year.
Cambridge International at a glance
- Qualifications
- Cambridge IGCSE · Cambridge O Level · Cambridge International AS Level · Cambridge International A Level · Cambridge Pre-U
- Grading
- IGCSE and O Level graded A* to G. International AS Level graded A to E; International A Level graded A* to E.
- Exam series
- June and November series, with an additional March series in some countries including India.
- Results
- Results are released roughly two months after each series.
Worth knowing about Cambridge International
The specifics below are the ones that change how you should plan. Always check the current specification with your school or the awarding body — specifications get revised, and the version you are entered for is the one that counts.
Many IGCSE subjects are tiered into Core and Extended papers, and the Core tier caps the grade you can achieve — worth confirming which tier you have been entered for well before the series.
International AS Level can be sat as a standalone qualification or carried forward into the full A Level, which opens up a staged route through sixth form.
The November series is a genuine second chance rather than a niche option, and resitting a single component is often possible without redoing the whole qualification.
Cambridge papers are explicit about command words, and marks are frequently lost by answering a 'describe' question as if it said 'explain'.
Practical papers in the sciences are sat separately from theory papers and need their own preparation.
What each teacher does for Cambridge International
All eight are AI, and we say so plainly. What is real is the output: sessions in your calendar, sources in your book, citations checked, cards queued until you can recall them cold.
Daniel · Study planner
Takes your Cambridge International subjects and works backwards from the real timetable. June and November series, with an additional March series in some countries including India. Sessions land in your calendar as real events with reminders, and the plan adjusts when a week goes wrong.
Sarah · Subject tutor
Explains at the depth Cambridge International actually assesses, with worked examples, then asks the questions that check you have understood rather than just followed along.
Tommy · Quizzer
Turns each concept you get into a spaced-repetition card and brings it back at widening intervals until you can produce it cold. IGCSE and O Level graded A* to G. International AS Level graded A to E; International A Level graded A* to E. Most of the gap between where you are and where you want to be is recall under pressure, not understanding.
Margaret · Librarian
Finds sources, summarises them at three depths, imports them into your subject book and formats the citations in MLA, APA, Chicago or Harvard.
Eleanor · Writing coach
Reads your extended answers and essays for structure and argument, and shows you where a marker stops following you — without rewriting it for you.
Charles · Citation checker
Checks every in-text citation points at a real entry in your bibliography, and flags the ones that do not before a marker does.
Penny · Proofreader
Catches grammar, spelling, and the sentences that technically parse but will not survive a tired examiner.
Sam · Accountability
Tracks what you actually did against what the plan said, and tells you early when Cambridge International preparation has slipped far enough to need a different plan rather than more willpower.
Subjects students bring us
These are the Cambridge International subjects we see most. The teachers are not limited to them — if you are sitting something rarer, tell them during onboarding and the plan covers it the same way.
- Mathematics
- Additional Mathematics
- English Language
- English Literature
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Combined Science
- Economics
- Business Studies
- Accounting
- Computer Science
- History
- Geography
- Global Perspectives
Cambridge International: fair questions
Am I on the Core or Extended tier?
Your entry will say, and it matters more than almost anything else in your revision planning: the Core tier caps your maximum grade, so if you are aiming above that cap you need the conversation with your school early, not after mocks.
Should I carry AS forward or sit the full A Level at the end?
Both work. Carrying forward spreads the pressure and gives you a result in hand; sitting everything at the end lets your strongest understanding count. It is worth deciding deliberately rather than by default — the two produce very different two-year plans.
How do I prepare for the practical papers?
As their own subject. They test method, measurement, error and interpretation rather than recall, so Sarah works through experimental reasoning and Tommy drills the standard techniques and their sources of error.
Other boards in International curricula
IB Diploma Programme
Six subjects, three core components and 45 points — the most structurally demanding pre-university curriculum.
Pearson Edexcel International
International GCSE and International A Level, with January and June series and a unitised structure.
Oxford AQA International
International GCSEs and A-levels built from AQA specifications, on January and June series.
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