Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Sciences - Onboarding Guide - Welcome to Pearson

Oct 20, 2026

Step-by-step teacher onboarding guide for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Sciences, outlining how to find qualifications and subject pages, download key specifications, and locate guidance for advice, updates, and networking. Covers how to review useful documents, order published resources, attend free live webinar training, plan the course using course planners and mapping, run practicals, and develop maths and practical skills. Includes exam preparation support covering Edexcel Online, assessment guidance, exemplar and topic support, exam materials, Exam Wizard, results services, and stationery.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages14

Reading Time35 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Step 1: Find our qualifications webpage

Step 2: Locate the subject webpage

Step 3: Download the specification

Step 4: Know how to get advice & sign up to subject updates and network

Step 5: Review useful documents

Step 6: Order published resources

Step 7: Attend training

Step 8: Plan Your Course

Step 9: Ensuring that your students are well-prepared for examinations

Edexcel Online (EOL)

Assessment guidance and exam materials

\ Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Sciences Onboarding Guide Welcome to Pearson 3 Step 1: Find our qualifications webpage 4 Step 2: Locate the subject webpage 5 Step 3: Download the specification 6 Step 4: Know how to get advice & sign up to subject updates and network 7 Step 5: Review useful documents 7 Step 6: Order published resources 8 Step 7: Attend training 9 Step 8: Plan Your Course 11 Course Planners 11 Scheme of Work 11 Mapping Document 11 Running practicals and developing maths & practical skills 12 Step 9: Ensuring that your students are well-prepared for examinations 13 Edexcel Online (EOL) 13 Assessment Guidance 13 Exemplar Material 13 Topic support 13 Exam Materials 13 Exam Wizard 14 Results Plus 14 Access To Scripts 14 Stationery 14 Introduction Welcome to Pearson Onboarding Guide We have created this step-by-step guide to assist teachers with preparing to deliver Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Sciences successfully. We hope that you find this helpful. If you have any feedback or questions on this guide, please do let us know on [teachingscience@pearson.com](teachingscience@pearson.com) Tel: +44 (0) 344 463 2535 (Teaching Services team | Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm GMT) Step 1: Find our qualifications webpage Step 1 This is located here. There are three tabs atthe top. The first tab ,“Overview” has a guide to the linear and modular International GCSEs which is useful to share with parents and students. The second tab “About International GCSEs” provides an FAQ about the qualification including the use of bilingual dictionaries. The last tab “The 9-1 grading scale explained”, does what it says to help those of you who are more familiar with theA*-U grading scale. N. B. You may wish to simultaneously get setup on Edexcel Online (see step 9) which is a portal to a range of services as this can take awhile to process. Your Exams officer should be able to set this up for you. Step 2: Locate the subject webpage From the “Overview” tab you will be able to select the subject you are interested in . For example, click B for Biology and then click Biology. You will see a pop-up window that provides you with the linear or modular option. Note that Double and Single award are under“Science”. For convenience, the subject pages for all IG Science qualifications are provided below . | IG Biology (Linear) | IG Biology (Modular) | IG Human Biology (Linear) | | --- | --- | --- | | IG Chemistry (Linear) | IG Chemistry (Modular) | | | IG Physics (Linear) | IG Physics (Modular) | | | IG Science Double Award (Linear) | IG Science Double Award (Modular) | IG Science Single Award (Linear) | Step 3: Download the specification The specification can be found on the top left corner of the respective subject webpages linked in the table on the previous page. This is the key document which you should use to find out what your students need to learn, what they will be examined on including practical and mathematical skills and how they will be examined. Examination authors make use of this ( not the textbook)when creating exam questions. Use that to plan your lesson content. Step 3 Step 4 Step 6 Step 5 You may find it useful to refer to past paper questions, mark schemes and examiner reports to gain clarity on the depth required for each specification point by clicking on Exam materials in the “Course materials” box or by going on to Exam Wizard (see Step 9) . Step 4: Know how to get advice & sign up to subject updatesand network The contact details of Tim Lawrence, our International Sciences Subject Advisor , is located below the specification. It is highly recommended that you sign up for the monthly subject updates he provides so that you can bethe first to know about any new support materials or important updates. While you are here you might as well catch up with the most recent update which can be found in the “News and updates” bo

FAQs

What does the guide help teachers do for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Sciences?

It provides a step-by-step onboarding route to prepare teachers to deliver Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Sciences successfully, from finding qualifications to planning course delivery and exam readiness.

Where can teachers download the key specification for each subject?

Teachers can download the specification from the top left corner of the respective subject webpage linked in the subject table.

How does Step 9 support exam preparation for students?

It covers using Edexcel Online (EOL) and exam support resources such as assessment guidance, exemplar material, topic support, exam materials, Exam Wizard, and results services to ensure students are well prepared.

Oct 20, 2026

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