BIS Primary – Curriculum Overview
Wednesday 27th August
Inspire , Challenge and Nurture for Excellence
Primary Leadership Team
Shane Nathan
Louise Emmett
Head of Primary
Deputy Head of Primary
Primary Leadership Team
Deborah O’Callaghan
Karl Templeman
Parents as Partners
Student Well-being
Overview FS/KS1
Overview KS2
Primary Leadership Team
Iain Hope
Steve Davey
Assessment and
Reporting
Curriculum
Commitment to Learning
Teachers and Support staff
Accreditation
Quality Assurance
Continuing Professional
Development
Lifelong Learning for all at BIS
Parent Partnerships
Curriculum at BIS
Early Years Foundation Stage
for Foundation One and Two
International Primary Curriculum
(IPC)
Numeracy and Literacy linked to UK
strategies
Overview of Foundation Stage
Use of Early Years Foundation Stage
curriculum from England
Structured and unstructured playbased activities
World class early childhood setting
Further meeting Wed. 17th Sept.
Overview of KS1 – KS2
Development of:
Learning to learn attitudes and skills
Ability to independently choose
appropriate methods to problem
solve across the curriculum
Opportunities to take on school wide
responsibility at an appropriate level.
International Primary Curriculum (IPC)
The International Primary Curriculum (IPC) is an
internationally-minded, thematic, cross-curricular and
rigorous teaching structure.
 Around 2000 schools
 In nearly 93 countries
 For Yr 1 – Yr 6 children in
the 21st Century
 It nurtures a love of learning and encourages the
necessary key skills and personal qualities to promote
LIFE LONG LEARNERS
International Primary Curriculum (IPC)
Three Key Strands
 Academic
 Internationalism
 Personal Goals
International Primary Curriculum (IPC)
Academic
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Science
History
Geography
Art
Design
Society
ICT
PE/Music/Drama
Modern Foreign Languages
International Primary Curriculum (IPC)
Internationalism
 Adapt to differing education systems
 Develop a national and international
perspective
 Enable children to study aspects of
their host as well as their home
country
 Understanding self and others
International Primary Curriculum (IPC)
Personal Goals linked to BIS Learner Profile
BIS Learner Profile
IPC Personal Goals
International Primary Curriculum (IPC)
Personal Goals linked to BIS Learner Profile
Achieving these goals/qualities should be:
 Reflected in the whole curriculum
 Reflected in all aspects of school life
 Not age specific
 Apply to all children and adults within the
school community
Pastoral Care at BIS
Supports the wider aspects of school
life
Promoting well-being
Developing student voice
Fostering independence
Developing understanding and
tolerance
Pastoral Care at BIS
House System - Krakatoa, Merapi,
Agung and Bromo.
Each house has Captains and ViceCaptains - decided though House
Elections in each year group
During the year children are given
the opportunity to earn points for
their house teams
Pastoral Care at BIS
Student Council
Elected by peers
Projects in the last academic year
included promoting healthy eating,
playground issues, CAS Projects and
eco issues
Literacy at BIS
Literacy is the core thread to the entire
curriculum – every teacher is a literacy
teacher
Three
interdependent
strands:
Speaking
and
Listening
Writing
Literacy
Reading
Literacy at BIS
Specific skills taught at age appropriate
levels:
• phonics/spelling
• grammar
• handwriting
• reading
• comprehension
• writing composition (different genres)
Mathematics at BIS
Based upon 4 strands:
Shape, Space and Measures
Data handling
Calculation (is an important area but not
the most important)
Using and Applying (the most
important of all)
Mathematics at BIS
Specific skills taught at age appropriate levels
 Mental skills
 Calculation hierarchy
 Using and applying throughout the
curriculum
Formative Assessment
On-going formative assessment by
teachers – marking work, talking to
pupils, presentations…
Indicates learning that has taken
place and the next steps
Builds a picture of a child’s learning
journey
Summative Assessment
Use of summative assessment such
as standardized tests
Sets benchmarks, highlights
potential achievement, a snap shot
of achievement at a particular
moment in time
Home Learning
Home learning can introduce,
reinforce, review and consolidate
topics/tasks
Develops and extends the links
between home and school
Too much, too little, too easy, too
hard, I have to help, just right…
At home
Please...
Talk!
Read together
Discuss learning
Encourage interests
Use everyday experiences
Support and develop interests
Praise!
Parent Workshops
August 27th
September 3rd
September 10th
September 17th
September 24th
October 1st
October 8th
October 22nd
October 29th
Introduction to the Primary
Curriculum
Primary FOBISIA Games and
sporting competitions
Internet Safety
Early Years Curriculum
Introducing IPC moving forward at
BIS
Reading Helper Workshop
Mathematics the Hierarch
Phonics and reading in FS
Assessment Strategies Year 1 - 6
Inspire, Challenge
and Nurture for
Excellence