How does Cambridge IGCSE differ from UK GCSE?
• Coursework is optional in many Cambridge IGCSE subjects. This helps teachers to structure lessons for different learning styles. • Courses are linear and assessment tends to take place at the end. • Content is not split up into modules and examination papers cover content from throughout the course. • The course is not interrupted by regular assessment points, as with the new modular GCSE. • The examination is not unitised, so students do not retake individual parts. Cambridge IGCSE is internationally recognised as being equivalent to and benchmarked against the UK GCSE. Although there is a huge overlap on content with the UK National Curriculum, there are some differences, including the following: • There are separate English Language and English Literature syllabuses, although GCSE is changing. • Mathematics includes a paper that has longer and more complex questions, although GCSE is changing. • There are over 30 languages syllabuses including First Language, Second Language or Fo
