Check Cambridge/IGCSE school settings
Confirm the Cambridge/IGCSE programme, subject and supported Workspace setup.
Checked on 28 October 2026
Curriculum and country setup
Schools in one country may follow different frameworks. Choose the guide for the curriculum configured in your school’s workspace.
Overview
Cambridge/IGCSE schools need the correct programme and subject syllabus for their teaching year. Keep Cambridge International’s current subject reference alongside the school’s own planning policy.
Get to know the screen
Practice example: all names, records and amounts are fictional. Options vary with your school’s curriculum, currency and access.
Phone example
Interface labels are shown in English. Follow the translated steps below to find each control. Follow the sequence, review the recorded information and choose the next step.
Who can use this feature
Use your own authorised school account. Settings usually require owner, co-owner, administrator or school-leadership access; finance and staff-credit actions have their own permissions. Confirm the specific action with the school lead.
Before you start
Confirm the workspace, academic year, school curriculum and your responsibility for this change. Have the approved school records available and review existing settings before entering replacements.
Have the programme, class levels, subject/ syllabus references and authorised school settings available. Confirm which IGCSE workflow is enabled in Workspace.
Required and optional fields
| Field | Requirement | Format or example | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum, subject and syllabus reference | Check before continuing | Confirm the framework, level, subject and applicable syllabus/version with the school. Catalogue choices must match the intended programme before planning or entering assessment records. | The school’s enabled curriculum, active levels and available rubric catalogue. |
| Level and grading-system category | Check before continuing | Choose the intended active level and an offered category. Choices depend on the school curriculum and catalogue; do not substitute another framework to fill an empty list. | The school’s enabled curriculum, active levels and available rubric catalogue. |
Picklist prerequisites
| Choice | Options come from | Earlier selection | If missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grading categories and level overrides | The enabled curriculum’s rubric catalogue and active class levels. | Confirm curriculum; choose a level before its override category. | Check active classes and catalogue support. Do not choose an unrelated curriculum category. |
| Classes, levels and subjects | School curriculum, academic year, active classes and teacher allocations. | Create the class and allocate its subject before downstream planning. | Check archived classes, year and curriculum; restore or correct setup through the appropriate task. |
Desktop walkthrough
Choose the intended level
Screen walkthrough · 0:12Download GIF ↓- Confirm the school’s configured curriculum and the intended programme, class and subject with the administrator.
- Check class-level subject choices and teacher allocations. Resolve a missing subject in the catalogue before entering a replacement under another framework.
- Inspect Settings → Preferences for the categories actually offered. The current rubric editor has specific CBE and CCP forms; confirm support before assuming it supplies a Cambridge grading form.
- Check the IGCSE lesson form’s Learning Objectives, Rationale and Lesson Development. Compare their wording and activities with the selected subject reference.
- Save authorised settings only through supported controls, reopen them and check the teacher’s planning path. Agree any unsupported mapping with the school lead and support.
Mobile walkthrough
Choose the intended level
Screen walkthrough · 0:12Download GIF ↓On a phone, open the school menu and the feature named in the steps. Open one record or panel at a time. Scroll inside drawers and close the keyboard to reach the lower fields and final action.
Choose prerequisite fields first and check any defaults after changing school, year, class or curriculum. For wide grids and large imports, use landscape or a larger screen; the written instructions remain available.
After an authorised save, wait for confirmation and reopen the record. If a request may have completed, inspect the saved state before trying again.
Save and verify
Staff can identify the correct programme and subject and use the enabled planning path. Workspace setup does not replace Cambridge syllabus or examination-entry requirements.
Troubleshooting
An option or feature is missing
Check school, year, role, curriculum and enabled modules. Clear search filters and wait for loading. Resolve the preceding setup item first; ask the administrator to check access if the choice remains unavailable.
Only CBE or CCP rubric categories appear
Confirm the school curriculum and available integration with support. Do not select a CBE/CCP category to imply it is Cambridge grading; continue only with the supported school workflow.
A change did not save
Read the named validation error and correct that field. Check whether any part of the request succeeded before retrying. Keep the original source record available until the saved version has been checked.
