Editing Edexcel (section)

{{short description|British multinational education and examination body owned by Pearson}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                     = Pearson Edexcel
| image                    = Edexcel.svg
| size                     = 200px
| formation                = {{sda|1996}}<ref name="EdexcelHistory"/>
| merger                   = ULEAC and [[Business and Technology Education Council|BTEC]]
| type                     = [[Examination board]]
| language                 = [[English language|English]]
| leader_title             = Chair
| leader_name              = [[Mary Curnock Cook]] CBE
| headquarters             = [[Strand, London]], United Kingdom
| region_served            = <!-- Please do not add anything here without either, (1) citing a reliable source directly, or (2) checking that the addition is supported elsewhere in the article as per WP:INFOBOXCITE -->
| parent_organisation      = [[Pearson plc|Pearson]]
| website                  = {{url|qualifications.pearson.com}}
}}

'''Edexcel''' (also known since 2013 as '''Pearson Edexcel''')<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/news-policy/press-releases/2013/change-of-awarding-organisation-name-from-edexcel-to-pearson.html|title=Name change from Edexcel to Pearson {{!}} Pearson qualifications|website=qualifications.pearson.com|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> is a British [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] education and examination body formed in 1996 and wholly owned by [[Pearson plc]] since 2005. It is the only privately owned examination board in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tes.co.uk/news/school-news/breaking-news/ofqual-orders-further-conflict-interest-review-privately-owned |title=Ofqual orders further 'conflict of interest' review into privately-owned Edexcel |access-date=14 June 2015}}</ref> Its name is a [[portmanteau]] term combining the words '''''ed'''ucation'' and '''''excel'''lence''.

Edexcel regulates school examinations under the [[British Curriculum]] and offers qualifications for schools on the international and regional scale. It is the UK's largest awarding organisation offering academic and vocational qualifications in schools, colleges and work places in the UK and abroad. It is also recognised internationally.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.britishcouncil.cn/en/exams/school/pearson |title=Pearson Edexcel |access-date=14 June 2015}}</ref> In 2019, Edexcel was the focus of significant controversy following a leak of an [[GCE Advanced Level|A-level]] examination.