Independent Schools

Supporting excellence in every learning journey

Every student, teacher and school have unique needs and aspirations. That’s why we’ll work with you to create the best suite of teaching, learning and training solutions for your school.

Bringing together your knowledge and leadership with our content and assessment expertise, we can support academic excellence and holistic development for every student.

HMC Gold Partner 2025-2026

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Services to support your school

Onscreen Assessment

Thousands of students are already taking our Pearson Edexcel GCSE and International GCSE exams onscreen, and more options are available every year.  

There are currently 9 International GCSEs available for onscreen assessment for UK Independent Schools. Plus, our GCSE in Computer Science, Paper 2, is assessed onscreen.

Learn more about onscreen assessment

Qualifications and assessment

We believe in helping all learners to achieve their potential, regardless of their background, ability, or learning style.  

Pearson is in a unique position to offer UK independent schools a broad range of qualifications from International GCSEs, GCSEs, PQs, A levels and BTECs to suit all schools and learners.

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Project Qualifications

An exciting suite of qualifications for students of all abilities and interests to carry out self-directed learning, or for teachers looking to accredit bespoke programmes of study.  

Foundation, Higher and Extended Project Qualifications are available and optional thematic pathways include our EPQ in Artificial Intelligence and our brand new HPQ in Investigative Science. 

Explore our Project Qualifications

Resources for primary schools

We're home to some of the UK’s most popular Primary resources, from our Bug Club Family addressing key aspects of the DfE’s Reading Framework – phonics to skilled reading – to Power Maths, our whole-class maths mastery programme created in partnership with White Rose Maths. We provide teachers the very best programmes, assessment and PD for Reception to Year 6.

Discover our resources for 5-11

Resources for secondary schools

Our winning combination of Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 print and digital learning resources are designed to help every learner make progress, and reach their next step. 

Highlights include our new 2024 French, German and Spanish GCSE resources. 

Discover our resources for 11-18

Activehub

ActiveHub is our digital teaching and learning tool, designed for school leaders, teachers and learners.  

The platform is a one-stop shop, bringing together assessments, rich data insights, as well as front-of-class and independent intervention resources for Key Stages 3 & 4 in one single space.

Find out more about Activehub

Mocks Service

The Pearson Edexcel Mocks Service provides schools and colleges with GCSE, International GCSE and A level exams for use in mocks. We also offer a Moderation Service that can support teacher CPD. With both onscreen and paper-based options available, the Mocks Service can help your students gain vital insight into the examination process, while saving you valuable time.

Discover our Mocks Service

Pearson Revise

A blend of print and online materials that provide unbeatable exam insight and practice, full topic coverage, and tips from examiners. Our books and Pearson Revise Online – featuring digital tools including quick quizzes, a revision planner, and online flashcards - can help every student revise independently with confidence, with in-built features to support their wellbeing.

Learn more about Pearson Revise

PD Academy

The Pearson PD Academy is an online portal that supports all teachers and educators in their continuous professional development. 

Explore our range of free and paid-for courses today.

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The Pearson School Report 2025

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We've just released the fourth edition of the Pearson School Report. Over 14,000 voices, including teachers, learners, colleges, tutors and home educators, joined the conversation.

Read the 2025 report

Curriculum and Assessment Review

The Curriculum and Assessment Review gives us and the wider sector the opportunity to share our views on how curriculum and assessment can bring together a love of learning with fundamental knowledge and skills.

Explore our recommendations

The Olympic Mindset Podcast

What do Olympians and educators have in common? That’s what The Olympic Mindset Podcast seeks to answer. Join Dominic Broad (Director of Education at Thrive Education) and his guests as they take the extraordinary experiences from athletes (and beyond) and apply them to school leadership, wellbeing and everyday life.

Listen to The Olympic Mindset Podcast

News and insights

  • Learner update: No BTEC external assessments to take place in February or March this year

    No decisions on summer exams yet

    11:30am

    Dear BTEC Learners,

    I appreciate the last week will have been extremely challenging as you tried to understand the implications of the DfE and Ofqual guidance on the vocational exams you were due to sit this January.  We know that for some of you it will have meant your school or college deciding exams would take place, while for others they were cancelled.  We want you to know that since this guidance was issued, we have been consulting very closely with DfE and Ofqual to determine the safest and fairest route forward for you, whatever decision your college or school made. 

  • Educator update on VTQ assessments

    11:30am

    Dear Colleague,

    I appreciate the last week was extremely challenging as you worked through implications of the Department of Education (DfE) and Ofqual guidance regarding January 2021 vocational exams. Since this guidance was released, we have been consulting very closely with DfE and Ofqual to determine the safest and fairest route forward for you, and your learners.  

  • BTEC learner update on examinations going ahead - 5 Jan 2021

    Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a new lockdown and the news that schools and colleges will close to the majority of learners, we have been working with the Department for Education (DfE) to understand what this means for BTEC exams scheduled for January. Our aim has been to bring you the clarity we know you need and deserve, as soon as possible.