Racial and cultural equality

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Qualifications and assessments

The Black Curriculum

We worked with The Black Curriculum to address racial inequality in classrooms, and help increase Black British history being taught in schools.

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GCSE (9-1) Drama qualification

As part of our continued commitment to diversity and inclusion, we added four new performance texts to ensure that the choice for teachers is broader and more representative. 

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2024 Pearson Edexcel GCSE French, German and Spanish

Built on a foundation of inclusivity, accessibility and transparency, we’ve created qualifications that take a student-centred approach and cater to the needs of all learners.

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Our Lit in Colour Partnership

We hope to encourage schools to make the switch to a more diverse English Literature curriculum through the Lit in Colour Pioneers Programme.

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Pearson Edexcel GCSEs - Migration thematic study

We’ve added a new Migration topic (Migrants in Britain, c800-present and Notting Hill, c1948-c1970) to our current Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History specification. 

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GCSE Geography: summary of DE&I improvements

We've listened to feedback around our content, and as a result, have amended a small number of geographical terms in our GCSE Geography specifications to improve the curriculum experience for students and make it more inclusive. 

GCSE Geography A Issue 4

GCSE Geography B Issue 3

Accessible Assessments Guide for Pearson Science Qualifications

As part of our commitment to continuous improvement of assessment, we have taken steps to refine our papers to improve the examination experience for all students. Here are some of the steps we have taken to make our papers more accessible and inclusive. 

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Latest blogs

  • Digital Assessment Research: Marking Consistency

    We believe that exams should be a fair and accurate reflection of students’ performance – regardless of whether an exam is taken onscreen or on paper.

    That’s why our research programme not only focuses on comparability of student performance, but also explores if and how marking may compare between paper and digital exams formats.

  • Digital Assessment Research: Evolving Accessibility and Inclusion

    Understanding digital assessment experiences for students with SEND

    We believe that all students should be able to best show what they know and can do in exams – regardless of whether those exams are taken onscreen or on paper, and irrespective of each student’s unique background, ability or needs.    

    That’s why we’ve been using a range of methods to research how different learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) experience digital assessments. The findings can help us better understand if, where, and how technology can enhance accessibility and inclusion in exams.