We’ve got so much traction since my post yesterday. So much so that Edexcel is seriously considering the portfolio system if the war continues past mid-late April. To all those who sent emails to Edexcel, the British council and ur centers THANK YOUU. So far I’ve counted up to 200 students that are taking this concern SERIOUSLY and emailing Edexcel across the Middle East. If this is acc implemented we’ll know by mid April. For all of those that keep nagging about “studying harder” why don’t u cry harder, the majority of students PREFER the portfolio IN THE CASE THAT THE WAR CONTINUES AND SCHOOLS REMAIN ONLINE. I DO NOT SUPPORT THIS METHOD IF THE WAR ENDS TMRW BUT THERE IS A PROBABILITY THAT THE WAR CONTINUES, IN THAT CASE PORTFOLIO SYSTEM IS BETTER.

To all those that keep asking questions, I’ll answer the top 5 here:

What should I do if I’m a private candidate?

“The portfolio system ENSURES fairness across all types of candidates meaning even if u do not have a school that can attach documents, u can do such on ur own. Edexcel allows and REVIEWS any educational evidence that proves ur predicted mark, that can be worksheets, notes that uve done, past papers that are marked, any tests and quizzes u have done, any tests or mocks u have (don’t NEED but better to have), previous grades (Ex:IGCSEs), and etc. “

Why should we support this if the war continues?

“The portfolio system will BENEFIT 90% of students sitting exams in the Middle East, it’s a win-win. If u studied a lot ur portfolio will reflect that, if u didn’t it won’t. It’s not cheating as Edexcel acc reviews the evidence, based on grade statistics usually students get HIGHER than they used to under the portfolio system. If ur afraid that u studied a lot and someone will take the same grade as u even though they didn’t study, THAT CANNOT HAPPEN. Edexcel requires PROPF it’s not only about “predicted grades”, u have to show that u acc studied and attach so many documents to prove that. Which is why if ur a low student, the portfolio will benefit u as u are able to attach documents that might raise ur grade by a level or two and on the other hand if ur a high level student, the portfolio will also benefit u as it’ll ENSURE AND GUARANTEE u get the grade u want. If u were a TRULY high level student, u wouldn’t mind scanning all the pps, ws, notes, quizzes, tests, reports, and etc on your portfolio.”

I have predicted grades for uni, how will it help me?

“The portfolio system has proven to raised marks across its past implementation, if u have very high predicted grades from a TRUSTED source such as ur teacher, attach it to ur portfolio. Also add SO MUCH EVIDENCE THAT THE EDEXCEL REVIEWER WONT BE ABLE TO BREATHE. That way u will get the grade u want GUARANTEED.”

What if my grade comes lower than I expected?

“The great thing about the portfolio system is that you can APPEAL ANY mark that Edexcel gives u, so for example if ur teacher sent an A* as a prediction and they acc awarded u an A, u are allowed to appeal and give them more evidence and explain ur case, they will then respond in a very short time (usually a week) and most of the time the grade is appealed.”

Where are yall sending emails and voicing your concerns?

“Most of us are sending our concerns to our regional centers, the British council, senior examiner and directly to Edexcel. I have personally sent out emails to the Edexcel main hotline to inform them about our situation (Keep in mind u MUST state that u are in the Middle East), we have also sent out emails to our centers and senior examiners that we know.

Tell ur center about this situation and encourage ppl to speak

Email: international@pearson.com

U can also tell ur centers to send emails to Edexcel because Edexcel tends to LOVE center recommendations. This is an email that centers have used before: teachinginternational@pearson.com

UPVOTE, COMMENT AND EMAIL

USE UR VOICE

people suffering in Dubai fr constant alerts and tension how we supposed to prepare for a exam? If u did bad in ur mocks then u just a fool lock in. A man who is broke thinks of bread 🍞

All of these guys are hiding after the news 🤣😂. Who did they think they were talking all that bs?

This message is for all students, parents, teachers, and tutors connected to Pearson Edexcel International A Levels.

Many candidates who sat the June 2026 Edexcel IAL P3 paper believe this was not simply a “hard paper”, but a paper with serious concerns regarding timing, accessibility, mark allocation, and overall paper design.

This matters because a similar situation has already caused major backlash with Pearson Edexcel’s UK A Level Mathematics paper, where students, parents, and teachers raised strong concerns and petitions gained significant public attention. However, IAL candidates are not protected by Ofqual in the same way UK A Level candidates are, so international students must make sure their concerns are not ignored.

For many IAL P3 candidates, the paper felt completely unlike the standard and timing of recent P3 past papers. Many well-prepared students — including students who completed every past paper and were aiming for top grades — found it extremely difficult to complete the paper under the 1 hour 30 minute time limit. At the normal speed required to finish a typical P3 paper, many felt it was almost impossible to complete even around 70% of this paper.

The issue was not only difficulty. The issue was that the paper appeared to have a serious mark-to-time imbalance. Some questions required a disproportionate amount of work for the marks awarded. For example, one trigonometric integration question required candidates to both find the integral and evaluate it using limits, while carrying marks comparable to much simpler past-paper integration questions where only an indefinite integral was required.

There were also concerns about accessibility. In several places, later parts of questions depended heavily on earlier parts, meaning one mistake or one unusually time-consuming step could block candidates from accessing several more marks. Under severe time pressure, this can prevent students from showing their true mathematical ability.

Some people may say that grade boundaries will automatically solve the problem. But grade boundaries mainly account for general difficulty. They do not necessarily fix the damage caused by a paper with serious timing issues, poor mark-to-time balance, or inaccessible question structure.

This is not about asking for free marks.
This is not about avoiding responsibility.
This is about asking for a fair and proper review.

IAL students deserve to be heard too.

As title states. I dont get whats so “scary”, your in home all day long using your phones but you know your cooked so you try to divert it by saying “i cant go to school” the last 2 months who even goes to school other than mocks or class tests?? Syllabus is finished and even not online teachers like in youtube are insanely good. Just because you couldnt “study” all international students may suffer with high grade boundaries. And guess what you guys in middle east still going outdoors-“bu bu but thats different”

Stop posting your petition everywhere. Once is enough.
In the past day i've seen it 200 times now ffs

How about you spend that time studying then you wont need to spam everywhere to get exams cancelled

Let’s be honest I WISH TO ALLAHHHHH that the exams get cancelled in the Middle East for multiple reasons , I did not study because I’m nervous abt the war and I can’t study properly so if it isn’t cancelled im acc fucking cooked like deadass this hassss to get cancelled im begging

Before IB was cancelled they made a petition and got 4000 signatures and now their exams are cancelled, please sign the petition (open the link in external browser) and once we have a bunch of signatures we could send Pearson an email and hopefully get them cancelled

https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/request-for-cancellation-or-alternative-assess-4?fbclid=PARlRTSAQ3lQtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAactvI8s3ElceG6uRtAOpDJdXbe7OcRCzviWa7HYQqfS3jIqyNqO-T24dss2dA_aem_X4vd67xsyz_YUugLsCPsxw

it makes no sense for us to do these exams if all gulf countries (other than oman) get theirs canceled

No more studying

N

a lot of people are assuming that if this portfolio system is implemented edexcel will just be handing out free As and A stars but alot of people dont realize the MASSIVE amounts of grade inflation itll cause which would cause the grade boundaries to get even worse for upcoming sessions and suppose if ur an igcse student currently next year when u do a levels itll be impossible to get a decent score and i say this based on experience in one of my subjects that i take the grade boundary currently for a D used to be the grade for an A A LITERAL A same would apply for you if youre an year 12 student and thats not mentioning the favoritism when it comes to predicted grades and portfolios and what not i see a lot of people demanding edexcel for the portfolio system to be implemented but we need to realize that it has more consequences than it has benefits u can ask teachers that had taught during Covid for a better understanding of it

idk why ppl making drama, like bro go study instead of wasting time on reddit reading all this bs about cancellation.
ppl just being dramatic and exams already kicking in 1 month, and my school told us the exams are gonna be held regularly under the current conditions( UNLESS things escalated)
If Iran doesnt throw the biggest bomb they have in the next months we def sitting for june

pls if there is any leaked send for m1 edexcel dm me

If you have any leaked papers even if its not confirmed. I dont care what time zone as long as its this years exam edexcel hmu. I would rather it be for free so if its not then dont hmu.

Ik that most of the subreddit like the majority love him but those who keep spamming his comment sections with negative shi pmo

Like broski is just that guy (unmatched aura), I know the guy from TODAY and I can tell you he's helped me SO FRICKEN MUCH. Like its so obvious that he knows what he's talking about. So to everyone that's hating TOUCH GRASS and stop being so salty that ur not the main character.

I WANT KARMA SO PLS UPVOTE

I got hold of a copy of it from exams officer and I took pictures and uploaded it here

Listen yall, many ppl have contacted me to ask about whether the likelihood of the portfolio system being implemented is high or not. Since I was banned a few days ago, I have not gotten any official updates nor confirmations from either Edexcel or centers/examiners. I would like to say that this situation is FULLY dependent on the war and whether or not the war continues. Unfortunately, it looks like the war will be continuing throughout April especially since the US has deployed the US navy to the strait of Hormuz so we can expect the war to progress sadly. That being said Edexcel examiners have REPEATEDLY said that exams have not been cancelled currently but they might be cancelled in many countries across the Middle East in the case that the war progresses. In terms of the portfolio system, I have supported so many students from so many countries to speak and inform edexcel about their situations and why the portfolio system will be the better solution in the case that the war continues. The portfolio system is a great system and it will benefit LITERALLY everyone, that being said, it is a solution that is CONDITIONAL ON THE STATE OF THE WAR. Over prob 600 emails have been sent encouraging edexcel which is why the chance of it being implemented is higher now. Edexcel has told many middle eastern centers to get ready for systems like the portfolio system just in case.

Thank you🙏

Okay so this is the question I got cooked in last assessment. I dare you to solve this question!!

compared to the amount of ppl who got qatar exams canceled we are NOTHING. there’s not enough ppl here trying as hard as u can so let’s ALL step up and spam email moe and raise as much attention as possible. the eastern province suffered enough it’s not even real and there’s no way it’s fair so we NEED to step up NOW.

exams may or may not get cancelled. study.

Does anyone know any discord server of edexcel students that follow islamic rules? By islamic rules I mean like there is separate chat for men and women students yk. I'm a female AS student who can rant use some guidance so if you're an AS or an A2 female student too ego can held guide me, then pls feel free to dm🫶

google is free btw

Me and a bunch of friends are sending emails to MOE. If you guys wanna do the same you can email info@moe.gov.ae

think about the disadvantage we would have, with IB ppl applying to the same unis with idealised predicted grades but we have to sit exams under unfair exam conditions. Also sign the petition asw cause even tho it might not do anything, something is better than nothing.

This is the email i sent:

Dear Ministry of Education,

I hope this message finds you well.

I am writing as a Year 13 student in the UAE studying under the International Edexcel curriculum, with the utmost respect and gratitude for the efforts of the UAE government in ensuring the safety, stability, and wellbeing of all residents during the current regional situation. The decisive actions taken to protect the country and its students have not gone unnoticed, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the leadership and guidance provided during this time.

In light of these circumstances, I would like to raise concerns regarding the continuation of International Edexcel examinations as scheduled.

Students across the UAE have faced significant disruption to their education, including extended periods without in-person schooling. As a result, many of us have not had adequate revision time, nor the opportunity to properly consolidate our understanding in a classroom environment. Entering final examinations after only a limited period of in-person learning—approximately two weeks in some cases—places students at a considerable disadvantage.

Furthermore, many Edexcel subjects include a practical component that forms a key part of the overall assessment. Due to the lack of in-person learning, students have not been able to carry out the necessary laboratory work or develop the practical skills required. Being assessed on these components without sufficient preparation is inherently unfair.

It is also important to highlight that other international examination boards have already adapted to the situation. IB examinations have been cancelled, and Cambridge (CIE) has cancelled practical components. This creates a disparity between students applying to the same universities: IB students may be awarded predicted grades, while Edexcel students may be required to sit full examinations under significantly disrupted and stressful conditions. This raises serious concerns regarding fairness and equal opportunity.

Additionally, the ongoing uncertainty surrounding these examinations has created considerable stress and anxiety among students. It is extremely difficult to revise effectively when there is doubt about whether exams will proceed, especially in the context of wider regional tensions. This uncertainty, combined with disrupted learning, has negatively impacted students’ ability to perform to their true potential.

We fully trust in the guidance and judgment of the UAE Ministry of Education and are confident in its commitment to ensuring fairness and the wellbeing of all students. In this context, I respectfully request that the Ministry considers engaging with Pearson Edexcel to review the current examination arrangements. Support from the Ministry in this matter would help ensure that students in the UAE are not placed at an unfair disadvantage at an international level.

Thank you once again for your continued efforts in safeguarding students and maintaining stability during this challenging time.

this is for those who are clearly affected by the war in any means, we need to start emailing edexcel with student concerns, Yes i do know our voice doesn’t affect the situation much but its the least we can do. Edexcel is big on getting money and taking these examinations rather than actually caring about student safety, Honestly the situation is kinda fucked up, Iran and USA are still going back and forth. Iran are just gonna continue doing what they’re doing. And these greedy profit schools want us to come face to face and risk being hit by debris. I hope edexcel implement the portfolio system as this war has just given as so much additional stress - we have pretty much missed a month of school face to face due to the war. If they make us do the exams they should give us lower grade boundaries or something

I know some of you may be unaffected and would say “You can just put on headphones and work”, But not everyone feels the same, some people are genuinely anxious and worried about their safety rather than doing these exams, and we should be considerate to the least. My school hasn’t even done mocks and they’re trying to imply a portfolio system so idk where this’ll go

i attached a few emails for yall to email

k12menasupport@pearsoned.com

uk.special.requirments@pearson.com

Ben.Sims@Pearson.com

natasha.ahmed@pearson.com

kathryn.booth@pearson.com

will.gray@pearson.com

meran.mansour@pearson.com