10月24日上午，青苗教育集团与牛津AQA国际考试局及英国文化教育协会在青苗国际双语学校成都校区隆重举行了战略合作签约仪式。

此次签约仪式的圆满举行，标志着青苗在国际化教育道路上又迈出了重要一步，必将满足学生和家长对优质国际教育资源多元化的需求，推进青苗国际课程体系更加完善，进一步拓宽青苗学子的升学通道。

牛津AQA国际考试局 

AQA全称The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance，作为英国最大的考试局，是英国A-Level、GCSE最新课程与考试改革标准的领衔制定者。2015年与牛津大学出版社(隶属于牛津大学) 历时三年，联营组建牛津AQA国际考试局 (Oxford International AQA Examinations)，开启AQA International GCSE和A-Level课程体系建设与测评实施的新篇章。 

2017年，牛津AQA正式进入中国，致力于为中国International GCSE, AS和A-level考生提供更优、更新的英国课程，为越来越多的国际学校及其学生提供更坚实的一体化教育支持，使学生在高质量的学习、评估与测试中取得长足进步。

签约牛津AQA国际考试局意味着青苗学子将获得哪些实际权益？

国际课程更加多样化：牛津AQA课程致力于培养学生的创造力、进取心、批判性思维和自主学习能力，帮助学校实现国际GCSE和A-Level课程的进一步发展。 

教师素质整体更加完善：牛津AQA线上一体化教学支持资源生态系统不断完善，全面持续地助力老师实现最优教学。

坐在家门口参加“世界高考”：可以在学校参加A-Level课程学习，与全球考生以及英国本土学生完成同步测试，取得全球广泛认可的A-Level文凭证书。

更加多元化的升学通道：凭借A-Level成绩，可以直接向英国的牛津、剑桥以及美国的常青藤等世界一流名牌大学投递申请。

British Council英国文化教育协会

British Council英国文化教育协会是英国提供教育机会与促进文化交流的国际机构，为英国以及世界各地的人们创造相互学习、理解与交流的机会，与全球100多个国家开展合作，涉及艺术文化、英语语言、教育和社会发展领域。

British Council英国文化教育协会是全球英语教学与测评的领导者，在英语测评领域已有80余年的经验积累，拥有丰富的学术资源和完善的考试服务体系，为全球客户提供各类英语测评产品和服务，致力于与各国政府、教育机构在英语教学与测评领域展开深入交流，在英语教学改革、师资培训、教育国际化等诸多方面开展更为深入的合作，为提升学生的英语综合运用能力及拓展国际交流机会提供切实有效的帮助。

British Council英国文化教育协会自1979年在中国开展工作。2019年是我们在中国成立40周年。我们通过人文交流、开展艺术和文化项目、提供教育机会、语言学习和评估等多样性的中英文化交流来庆祝纪念。

签约British Council英国文化教育协会全球伙伴学校联盟项目对学校有哪些积极影响？

签约British Council英国文化教育协会全球伙伴学校联盟（PSGN：Partner School Global Network）项目，意味着青苗教育集团的学校将加入British Council英国文化教育协会为英式国际课程的学校而专门打造的全球学校社区网络。我们将与世界30余个国家、数千所优质国际学校建立联系，在国家、区域乃至全球不同层面上和伙伴学校交流切磋。PSGN成员学校享受的服务内容具体如下：

一、协助学校引进备受推崇的英式国际课程体系。

二、享受高质量考试管理及国际权威的英语水平测评服务，支持英式课程体系的合规稳健运营。

三、获取一系列的线上线下资源及活动，加强学校领导和教师的持续职业发展，推动教师与学校管理团队的全球交流与合作。

四、享有为学生、家长和学校的整体发展而打造的各类活动与丰富资源，支持学校教学活动与发展，为广大学生提供国际化教育。

总之，青苗教育集团与牛津AQA国际考试局及British Council英国文化教育协会此次战略合作签约仪式，将意味着三方将共同致力于为更多学生提供坚实的教育支持，为青苗学子提供更多选择和学习的机会，使学生在高质量的评估与测试中不断进步！三方携手发展，共创精彩未来！

24th October 2019

Beanstalk Education Group

Oxford International AQA Examinations

British Council

The Signing Ceremony of Strategic Cooperation and Licensing

BIBS Chengdu Campus

The ceremony is another important milestone of the internationalization of Beanstalk’s education service, which will meet the need for diversified high-quality international education resources from students and parents, improve Beanstalk education’s international curriculum program, and widen BIBS students’ enrollment passages.

 Oxford International AQA Examinations 

AQA, the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, is the largest British examination authority and one of the three British licensing organizations. It is also the creator and rule-maker of the new A-Level and GCSE curricula. In 2015 AQA and Oxford University Press (a department of Oxford University) jointly established the Oxford International AQA Examinations and unfolded a new era of AQA International GCSE and A-Level curriculum system construction and assessment execution. 

Oxford International AQA Examinations entered the Chinese market in 2017, and is committed to providing better and newer British curricula for Chinese International GCSE, AS and A-level examinees, and offering stronger integrative education support to international schools and students and helping them achieve further development on high-quality learning, assessment and examinations. 

What does the strategic cooperation with Oxford

 International AQA Examinations bring to BIBS students?

Diversified international curricula: The Oxford International AQA curriculum is devoted to cultivating student’s creativity, desire, critical thinking and self-directed learning, and improve international school’s GCSE and A-Level curricula program.

Improved teaching resources: The improved Oxford International AQA online integrated teaching resource ecosystem provides continued support to optimal teaching. 

Taking world exam at home: A-Level study, examinations and diploma awarding can be completed in-house the BIBS campuses synchronously with worldwide examinees.

Widened enrollment passages: With the A-Level exam results students may submit their application directly to world top universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and US Ivy League schools.

British Council

British Council is the UK’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. British Council creates friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. British Council  maintains partnership with more than 100 countries, on art and culture, English language, education and social development.

British Council is the leader of global English teaching and assessments with over 80 years of experience and rich academic recourses and sophisticated examination service. British Council provides different kinds of English assessment products and services to clients around the world, remains open communication and partnership with foreign governments, education organizations on English teaching promotion, teacher training, and education internationalization, helping students to improve comprehensive English skills and supplying more international exchange opportunities.

British Council started its services in China in 1979 and will welcome its 40th anniversary in 2019. The celebration will include a series of cultural and educational exchange, art and culture activities, education opportunities, language learning and assessment programs.

What does the cooperation with the British Council bring to BIBS?

Signing up the British Council global PSGN (Partner School Global Network) brings BIBS into the British Council global community school network for the British curricula. BIBS will be connected to and communicate with thousands of elite international schools from more than 30 countries. The PSGN member school benefits include:

Help introducing highly regarded British international curriculum program.

Access to high-quality exam management and internationally authoritative English assessment services, supporting regulated operations of British curricula.

Access to various online and offline resources and activities, strengthen career development, global communication and cooperation of school management and teachers.

Access to rich resources and programs designed for integrated development of students, parents and schools, enhancing school teaching and development with international education.

The signing ceremony among Beanstalk Education Group, Oxford International AQA Examinations and the British Council is a commitment on further substantial support and continued improvement via quality assessments, for more future students.