Working with Egypt to develop a bilingual education system
Together with the Egyptian government agency, the Education Development Fund, we have developed and delivered an innovative bilingual education system for Egyptian state school students, delivered through a group of purpose-built schools.
We have designed, developed and delivered curricula and assessments for 4-18 year olds across a range of subjects. We’ve also supported teachers by providing teacher training in the form of face-to-face workshops and online learning, with an emphasis on sensitivity to individual learner needs and continuing formative assessment.
We have also introduced continuous professional development for teachers and schools leaders, linked to Cambridge teacher qualifications and delivered in English and Arabic.
The schools are now well established and oversubscribed. Improvements in teaching and learning have been impressive with 85% of the first Grade 11 cohort gaining a grade C or above in exams equivalent to Cambridge International AS Level.
UK NARIC, the designated United Kingdom national agency for the recognition and comparison of international qualifications and skills, has evaluated and benchmarked the new Egyptian qualifications.
UK NARIC’s 2018 evaluative study found that:
- subjects passed at Level 3 (L3) are considered comparable to GCE A Level standard
- subjects passed at Level 2 (L2) are considered comparable to GCE AS Level standard
- subjects passed at Level 1 (L1) are considered comparable to GCSE standard, where CNISE L1 grades of A*-C may be considered comparable to GCSE grades 9-4.
UK NARIC has previously released comparisons for CNISE Chemistry, Maths, and Biology at Level 2 and Level 3, and Economics, English, Chemistry, and Physics at Level 2. Here is the executive summary of its 2016 and 2017 studies of selected Level 2 and Level 3 subjects.