Edexcel, formally known as
Pearson Edexcel - London Examinations, is a
multinational education and examination body. Edexcel, the only privately owned examination board in the UK and part of
Pearson PLC, is a portmanteau term combining the words
Education &
Excellence. It regulates school examinations under the British Curriculum and offers qualifications for schools on the international and regional scale. Edexcel is the UK’s largest awarding organisation offering academic and vocational qualifications in schools, colleges and work places in the UK and abroad. The British curriculum offered by the Edexcel International board is among the most taught at
International Schools along with the curricula offered by Cambridge International Examinations and, the most dominant educational exam board in the international school sector, the
International Baccalaureate Organization.