Phnom Penh (FN), Aug. 6 – Oxford University Press a department of University of Oxford and OxfordAQA hosted the event “Future readiness: shaping tomorrow’s leaders” to introduce a whole-school approach to future-readiness for students age 2 to 19, which encompasses the Oxford International Curriculum and OxfordAQA International Qualifications.

Luke Sweetman, Head of Global Partnerships at Oxford explained, education for the future is far beyond just the acquisition of knowledge. Students need to build resilience, be equipped with the right skills and be adaptable to navigate the demands and requirements of future job markets.

“We are excited to bring the Oxford International Curriculum and OxfordAQA International Qualifications here to Cambodia. With this whole-school approach, I am confident students will reach their full potential with a fully comprehensive curriculum, world-class resources, quality professional development, and internationally recognised qualifications.”

The British Ambassador to Cambodia, Dominic Williams, expressed his support for this initiative, stating, “Education is a top priority for the UK in Cambodia. We believe the UK has a lot to offer, especially through educational institutions like Oxford which help young Cambodians develop the skills they need to secure good jobs and support Cambodia’s remarkable development.

I have no doubt that students, and education more broadly in Cambodia, will benefit greatly from the strength of Oxford’s commitment to working here, in partnership with schools. I am excited to see the progress of this new initiative.”

Echoing these sentiments, Khuon Vichheka, Provisional General Director of Teacher Education from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport said, “Oxford’s approach sparks curiosity—the kind that propels students beyond the “what” and into the “why”. Through project-based learning, it empowers students to tinker, experiment, and create. This is crucial as Cambodia moves towards becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050.

Oxford integrates wellbeing and sustainability seamlessly into core subjects and equips them with more than knowledge; it gives them adaptability, empathy, and global citizenship. Our students are not just learners; they are stewards of our shared humanity.

We at the MoEYS are honored to support the collaboration between Cambodian schools with such reputable institution as Oxford.”

This initiative comes at a time when Cambodia is undergoing rapid transformation, and the demand for high-quality international education is on the rise. The Oxford International Curriculum and OxfordAQA aim to meet this demand and contribute to the ongoing improvement of education standards in the country.

First introduced in 2021, the Oxford International Curriculum is being used by over 100 educational institutions worldwide and is now available for schools in Cambodia. It has been designed to bring wellbeing to all teaching and learning and to develop global skills and attitudes through all core subjects such as English, Science, Maths, Computing, Global Skills
Projects, Wellbeing, and Sustainability from early years to lower secondary. The curriculum’s year-on-year progression is designed to prepare learners for international GCSEs, AS and A-levels.

OxfordAQA's International GCSEs and AS and A-Levels, meticulously benchmarked to UK standards, are designed specifically to meet the unique needs of international students and build future facing skills. These examinations also prioritise subject-specific skills over cultural knowledge and language proficiency, aligning with OxfordAQA's unique Fair Assessment principles which emphasise internationally relevant content and design. This means that students outside the UK, and for whom English is an additional language, can be confident they can understand what is being asked of them.

More information about the whole school approach is available at www.oup.com/leadwithoxford.

About Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. OUP is the world's largest university press with the widest global presence.

It currently publishes thousands of new publications a year, has offices in around fifty countries, and employs approximately 5,500 people worldwide.

It has become familiar to millions through a diverse publishing program that includes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, school and college textbooks, children's books, materials for teaching English as a foreign language, business books, dictionaries and reference books, and academic journals.

About OxfordAQA

OxfordAQA is the international exam board that puts fairness first. We are a partnership between Oxford University Press and AQA, the UK’s largest provider of GCSEs and A-levels. Benchmarked to UK standards, our exams only ever test subject ability, not language skills or cultural knowledge-giving every student the best possible chance to show what they can do and get the results they deserve.
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