The Council of International Schools (CIS) is a membership community committed to high quality international education.
Our CIS community includes more than 1300 schools and universities, representing 123 countries.
As a global non-profit membership organization, CIS provides services to primary and secondary schools, higher education institutions and individuals.

British Schools in the Middle East supports a network of high quality British international schools in the region. In addition, we facilitate an invaluable partnership between member schools and business partners specialising in educational services, products and tools.
 
British Schools in the Middle East offers a robust and varied professional learning calendar to support career progression pathways at all levels, as well as providing high-level sporting, academic and performing arts events for our Students. Our Headship Induction Partner Programme provides new Principals and Heads with the support they need while they find their feet in the region. We support the accreditation of member schools and lobby regulatory bodies to the benefit of our schools. 

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.

Pearson plc is a British multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London, England. It was founded as a construction business in the 1840s but switched to publishing in the 1920s. It is the largest education company and was once the largest book publisher in the world.

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