The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.
We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise.
We have been working in Egypt since 1938. Every year we connect with thousands of students, educators, policymakers, science scholars, creatives, and entrepreneurs in Egypt. The focus of our work is on providing opportunities for young people.

The story of Pearson becoming the UK's largest awarding organisation didn’t start with the formation of Edexcel in 1996. It began as long ago as 1836, when a royal charter gave the University of London its first powers to conduct exams and confer degrees on its students.

We are part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment – an organisation that provides world-leading academic research, learning and assessment globally, backed by the first-class teaching and research departments of the University of Cambridge.

The Council of British International Schools (COBIS) is a membership association that represents more than 400 schools and organisations, globally. A fundamental aim of COBIS is to support our members and represent their interests in Britain and overseas, particularly with Government, education authorities and educational associations. We are committed to advancing the interests of British schools overseas and the commercial organisations that export education resources, products and services. We work closely and in partnership with the Department for International Trade and the Department for Education.

The ISCE committee started with a simple, yet clear vision at the beginning of academic year 2011… This vision is to group most of the internationally accredited schools in Egypt under one umbrella named the ‘International Schools Committee of Egypt’ with the aim of forming a task-force that would ethically work together for the benefit of students, parents, and the Egyptian community directly and indirectly.

The ISCE started with only few schools as members and gradually expanded to include 12 of the most prominent schools in Egypt. Each committee member is fully dedicated to providing all kinds of resources, knowledge and skills as means of support to the rest of the members. ISCE members meet quarterly to express and share ideas, information, and experiences which directly reflect on the international schools positioning in the Egyptian education market, through maintaining high standards and better serving our students.

The Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) was a charity, and an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB) of the Department for Education. In England and Northern Ireland, the QCDA maintained and developed the National Curriculum and associated assessments, tests and examinations, advising the minister formerly known as the Secretary of State for Education on these matters.

Regulatory functions regarding examination and assessment boards have been transferred to Ofqual, an independent regulator.

Education and qualifications in Scotland and Wales are the responsibility of the Scottish Government and Welsh Government and their agencies. In Scotland, for example, the Scottish Qualifications Authority is the responsible body.

In May 2010 the Secretary of State announced his intention to promote legislation that would transfer obligations of the QCDA to Ofqual. The newly formed Standards and Testing Agency took on the functions of the agency 3 October 2011. QCDA's Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Hall, is also a member of the Executive Board of the British examination board AQA