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We produce several documents to help you plan and teach our programmes and qualifications. These materials are available from our School Support Hub.


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Specimen papers are available to download on our School Support Hub. You can use these papers:

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Schemes of work are medium-term course plans. They suggest a possible teaching sequence, activities for the classroom and suitable past paper exam resources. They will help you:

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Our Teacher Guides are available for our most popular syllabuses. These provide:

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Teacher guides also include tips to help you develop your learners' language skills at each stage of the course.

Next Steps guides

Next Steps guides

Our new ‘Next Steps’ guides help teachers give learners a clear understanding of the transition between Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International AS & A Level.

The guides outline key differences between Cambridge IGCSE and Cambridge International AS & A Level study and include answers to students’ frequently asked questions and suggested resources. 

They also suggest a classroom activity to help learners prepare for the type of lesson they can expect once they start their Cambridge International AS and A Level course.

The guides are now available for:

  • Cambridge International AS/A Level Biology 9700
  • Cambridge International AS/A Level Chemistry 9701
  • Cambridge International AS/A Level Physics 9702
  • Cambridge International AS/A level Mathematics 9709
  • Cambridge International AS/A Level English Language 9093

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