How Cambridge English Qualifications help your students

Our in-depth exams support your students to improve their English step by step. The qualifications are available from Pre A1 Starters through to C2 Proficiency, and each targets a particular level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Our qualifications have been carefully designed to help you to develop your students’ skills and confidence. They help you to structure your language-learning curriculum, so you have a clear idea of how best to prepare your students. The topics and tasks in the exams are designed to reinforce the learning your students do in class.

Recognised and valued worldwide

Cambridge English Qualifications are a mark of excellence, trusted and recognised by over 18,000 universities, employers and governments around the world. Your students will be able to use them to travel, apply for jobs, or get a place at an international university.

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“Growing up I understood the importance of having something with global recognition. It makes me feel a bit special.”

Michela
Student, Italy

Giving learners real-life communication skills

All of the tasks in Cambridge English Qualifications are based on authentic situations and test all four skills – speaking, writing, reading and listening – so preparing for their exams helps students develop the skills they need inside and outside the classroom. Our exams are full of motivating topics and tasks that make learning enjoyable, effective and rewarding.

“Preparing for the Cambridge exams gives our students confidence, not only in themselves, but also to face real-life situations.”

Patricia
Teacher, Spain

International benchmarks

Each Cambridge English Qualification is clearly matched to a level of the CEFR is used. It is used worldwide to benchmark language ability and plays a central role in language education and policy.

We offer a seamless journey from Pre A1 Starters to C2 Proficiency. As language learning can be a long process, it’s important to have regular milestones to aim for – our exams provide focus and pace to keep your students motivated, every step of the way.

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Based on research

Our qualifications are designed specifically for school-aged students and are based on extensive research into how children develop language skills. They give students regular milestones to keep them motivated and celebrate their progress. All Cambridge English Qualifications are based on the work of our research team – the largest of its kind in the UK. We constantly review our exam content to make sure it is right for your students, based on the latest research.

As well as contributing to international journals and conferences, we regularly publish the findings of our research in our own publications, including Studies in Language Testing and Research Notes.

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Our English-language partnership with PISA

We are the English-language assessment partner for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) – the world’s largest comparison of educational outcomes. Our partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to develop PISA Foreign Language Assessment will give the world unprecedented insights into the effectiveness of language teaching and learning.

Learn more about our partnership with the OECD